The location of Glen Bar is not conspicuous, it is not on the bustling bar street of Sanlitun, but away from the bustle, tucked away in a commercial building on Sanlitun South Street.

Ye Shikun pushed open the heavy door, and behind the door was a wood-carved cheongsam, which was unique and full of classical charm.

The bar is not large, about 100 square meters, and there are only five or six tables except for a bar filled with various brands and whisky bottles. The bar as a whole is dominated by dark brown tones, ceiling marble lamps from Spain, furniture, jazz music played in the bar, all details are the nostalgic style of the modern era in the twenties and thirties of the United States, which is unique.

The hoarse singing voice of the jazz master makes the whole space have a spirituality.

This is a bar with a strong western tavern flavor, very secretive, very thick, and full of "private" taste.

Jiang Chengxin was sitting on a high stool at the bar, and when he saw him come in, he raised his hand to signal.

"It's nice and quiet...... , I thought you were going to take me to a noisy place......" Ye Shikun sat on the high chair next to him and said with a smile.

Jiang Chengxin shook his head, "Alas, I've been playing a little crazy with those SCC guys recently...... I need to be quiet now, too. ”

He was talking about the group of young people he met at the Golden Harbor Circuit last time who played supercars, and they had recently formed a supercar club, which often organized racing cars, and then a group of people went to nightclubs to party Happy.

Jiang Chengxin, a prodigal son who loves excitement and excitement, is like a fish in water.

Recently, in addition to helping Ye Shikun prepare for the establishment of the Financial Holding Group, during his time in the capital, he was basically "singing every night".

Ye Shikun smiled: "It's rare, you also want to be quiet...... By the way, what about Lao Yi?"

"I don't know, he said there was something wrong, he would be late. Jiang Chengxin said.

At this time, a bald man with a short beard wearing a white casual suit and jeans, holding a cigar in one hand and a wine glass in the other, came over to greet Jiang Chengxin.

"Ron, your friend, is it your first time? Welcome!"

Jiang Chengxin introduced to the two:

"Leo, let me introduce you, this is Lao Guo, Guo Wei, the owner of this Glen bar, known as Brother Whiskey in the rivers and lakes, he is a big name in the Beijing whisky circle...... Lao Guo, this is Leo, Ye Shikun, my partner. ”

"Leo, hello, call me Lao Guo, you also like whiskey?" Lao Guo put the wine glass in his hand on the bar and shook hands with Ye Shikun.

"Luckily, I drink more red wine and less whiskey. Ye Shikun smiled and shook hands with him.

Jiang Chengxin said on the side: "Lao Guo was recommended to me by Xiao T here, and Xiao T said that talking about whisky with Lao Guo will benefit a lot." …… In the past two days, I have taken it, and I have never heard anyone talk about whisky so vividly and thoroughly! Lao Guo's understanding of whisky is really good!"

Xiao T is Tian Gang, the boss of CJW, the stronghold where Ye Shikun and the others often meet, and he is also very familiar with Ye Shikun.

Ye Shikun nodded suddenly, no wonder Jiang Chengxin could find such a secret bar in the capital.

Guo Wei smiled gently: "Ron, you are too polite, I have just drunk wine for so many years and have some of my own feelings." Leo, what would you like to drink?"

Ye Shikun asked: "Ron said, you are an expert, do you have anything to recommend?"

Lao Guo thought for a while, "Why don't you try Laphroaig for 10 years, as one of Islay's iconic wines, it is definitely not to be missed, and a friend once asked me an interesting question: if I were exiled to a desert island for ten years, during which time I could only drink one whisky, what would you choose? My answer is: Laphroaig 10 years." ”

"It's certainly not the highest-scoring wine, but it's very personal, and it's because of this imperfection that you can ponder it for a longer time, and this kind of flawed beauty, this feeling of regret, is the true nature of life. ”

When Ye Shikun heard him say this, he couldn't help but want to try it, nodded and smiled: "Okay, then bring me a cup, I will feel it too!"

For whisky, Ye Shikun does not study as much as red wine, and usually drinks some popular brands.

For example, Chivas, Johnnie Walker, Jackdaniels, Ballantine's, etc.

Pour half a glass of whiskey into a Rock glass, add a puck, and it's as simple as that, but it's full enough!

Lao Guo was fine, and he also sat at the bar and chatted with the two while drinking.

During the conversation, Ye Shikun learned that Lao Guo's ancestral home was SD and he was born in Hong Kong, but listening to his fluent Mandarin, in Jiang Chengxin's words, "I have never seen a Hong Kong person like Lao Guo who looks like Lao Pao'er."

Lao Guo was very interested, and told the two of them the story of drinking whiskey.

"I remember the first time I drank whisky when I was fifteen or sixteen years old, and I saw a very beautiful triangular bottle in my father's cupboard, yes, Glenffindy. But one bite in, it's too strong!"

"Later, when I went to the bar, I would drink some Blend Whisky like Jonnnie Walker, sometimes until I got drunk, and the pain of drunkenness is still fresh in my memory, but that's when I started to get used to the taste of whisky. ”

"I grew up in Hong Kong, my first job was in marketing and advertising, and I knew a lot of people, and I often smoked cigars with some friends in the cigar room of the Mandarin Hotel in Hong Kong, where there were many children of families and many great cigar customers. The first wine that gave me the charm of whisky, I remember very well, was The Macallan 12 Year Old Single Malt, and I had a feeling of "how it tastes so good!" and it is a heavenly combination with cigars. Since then, I have been irrepressibly in love with single malt ....... ”

"Tasting whisky requires a quiet and slow taste, and each glass takes at least almost an hour: the sensation of the whisky, the changes it makes when it slides down the throat, and the blooming sensation that time brings to it. ”

"Whisky is not rushed, otherwise it would be easy to miss its full beauty. Each whisky is made through a complex process and a long wait, and the way in which I used to taste it after taking a sip was inadequate here and flawed there, gradually made me feel that it was an arrogant method, and I gave an evaluation without in-depth understanding. ”

"If whisky is light, then time is like a prism that can refract the wonderful spectrum, and only by tasting it slowly will it reveal all the beauty without missing anything!"

Haruki Murakami has a book called "If Our Language Is Whisky", and he says, "It's a long time, but it's worth the wait." Whiskey is the one to wait for.

Did you know?

Whisky slumbers in oak barrels, and the years allow it to evaporate a part of it every year,

At the same time, the years have given it an extra fragrance and richness.

Is it not the same with the life of man?

People will always feel that the years go by, and the face is easy to age,

But we always forget that in the warmth of time, we actually gain more.

How you can keep what has evaporated depends on how you give it up!

Whiskey is such a magical thing,

It's a great way to hear.

Something unhappy happens, and a glass of whiskey can make people forget;

Happy things happen, a glass of whiskey can celebrate;

If nothing happens, drink a glass of whiskey and let something happen!