Episode 102 A cup of Martini
"Was there anyone in the store just now? I seem to hear you talking to someone in full swing," Sister Yun asked impatiently as she just walked down the steps.
Lin Yang was so happy that he thought he had done a very awesome thing just now. He also winked at Sister Yun, although he and Sister Yun had just met, what had happened in just over an hour.
makes him feel that the mature and delicate Sister Yun is like her own sister, and he has a sense of intimacy with Sister Yun who hates to see each other late.
"Yes, a guest just came!"
"Oh! What, where are the guests? Sister Yun said as she walked into the bar and found at a glance that the utensils on the counter were neatly cleaned up, and the bar counter was also wiped clean.
Eyebrows fluttered and glanced at Lin Yang, and he smiled even more beautifully.
The curly brown and yellow curls make her skin fairer, and her delicate facial features, coupled with a touching smile, add a touch of maturity and stability between her eyebrows, giving her a kind of otherworldly beauty. There are those unsophisticated teenage girls, unattainable charm.
She smiled and said, "Did you pack all these things?" ”
Being seen by others about his achievements, Lin Yang was naturally happy.
"Yes, what do you think I've cleaned up? I don't know what these things are called, and I don't know where to put them, some of them are placed in the wrong place, Sister Yun, you're welcome, just criticize me directly! ”
Lin Yang's fake modesty made Sister Yun giggle, how could she, who was deeply sophisticated, not see Lin Yang's careful thinking at this time. She patted Lin Yang on the shoulder.
"I didn't expect you to be quite diligent! Well! Yes, my sister likes diligent people! ”
Lin Yang looked complacent, emotionally even more unscrupulous, casually picked up an ounce cup like an hourglass from the operating table, and asked with an innocent expression.
"Sister Yun, what is this? Why put it here? ”
It was the first time that his face was revealed, and he was coquettish to his relatives, Sister Yun liked his expression very much at this time, and she hadn't gone back to her hometown to see her relatives for a long time.
He does have a younger brother who is three years younger than himself, about the same age as Lin Yang, the relationship between the sister and brother is very good, and the younger brother is also very handsome, and even a little similar to Lin Yang, so that when he saw Lin Yang at the door, he almost thought he had seen his own brother.
It was precisely for this reason that he stopped Lin Yang from behind.
So now she is talking to Lin Yang, just like talking to her own brother, she feels so close!
She took the ounce cup from Lin Yang's hand, dragged the connection in the middle of the ounce cup with one finger, shook it gently, and the ounce cup was on her finger, and obediently turned around.
"This thing is one of the most common tools in bars, essential for bartenders, you don't look at this little thing, it works very well, you have to use this thing to make a special cocktail."
Lin Yang blinked his eyes when he heard this, "Then what is its name?" ”
Sister Yun glanced at him mysteriously, "Its name is ounce cup, from the United Kingdom, the ounce is originally a capacity unit in the United Kingdom, but this unit is now divided into the British and American systems, the British ounce is 28.41 milliliters, and the American one ounce is 29.27 milliliters." ”
"Oh!"
Lin Yang didn't know how to answer, and he couldn't react to Sister Yun's explanation at all.
In fact, Sister Yun didn't care about his answer at all, and sat back on the bar stool lightly, elegantly crossing Erlang's legs.
The long white and slender legs made it difficult for Lin Yang to listen to him intently.
The ounce cup in her hand skillfully rotated around her fingers, and then pressed one finger against the rim of the ounce cup, just like a football player holding a football ball on his forehead, swaying more like the top bowl of the acrobat he saw when he was a child.
However, she was not satisfied with the current performance, and came to a difficult one, with a flick of her fingers, the ounce cup spun like a spinning top on the cover of his fingernails.
Like a little swan dancing ballet, on her fingers, one by one, she rotated, and finally Sister Yun gently grabbed it in her hand, and smiled shallowly at Lin Yang, her smile was charming and moving.
I really didn't expect that the slender jade hand that looked weak and boneless was so dexterous, and now she gently unfolded the jade hand and held the small ounce cup in the palm of her hand, and the ounce cup reflected the colorful lights above her head, and put on a colorful coat in her hand.
She continued, "Working in a bar, dealing with this tool every day, the base of a cocktail is mostly an ounce, or one and a half 1/2 ounce. ”
As he spoke, he pointed to the funnel on both sides of the ounce cup, "The big side is an ounce, and the small side is 1/2 ounce." ”
Sister Yun's words, Lin Yang listened gloatingly, his left ear went in, and his right ear went out. Anyway, he felt that although this thing had a lot of magic and little to do with him, he didn't need to memorize letter by letter like learning English words.
Anyway, his English is the worst of all subjects, and it is better to be a doctor after a long illness, or a disaster than a long drought, since he can't understand it, he will treat it with an indifferent mood.
Lin Yang took the ounce cup from Sister Yun's hand, he thought about it, like Sister Yun, let the ounce cup turn obediently around his fingers, but he tried it, and felt that it was very difficult. So he simply pinched the middle of the oz cup between his two fingers.
Just about to put it back on the countertop, Sister Yun pointed to his hand excitedly and said, "Yes, that's how you take the ounce cup, your movements are very standard, if you haven't learned it before, I think you have a lot of talent as a bartender!" ”
Hearing him say this, Lin Yang's face burned inexplicably, he looked at her embarrassedly, and quickly put the ounce cup on the countertop, "Sister Yun, you are too good at making fun of me, I don't even know what this thing is called, and the bartender, I don't know what he does." ”
Sister Yun especially likes to see Lin Yang's appearance at this time, even more like his own brother Cao Yu, I haven't seen him for a long time, I miss him very much, but the current bar has just changed hands, if it weren't for her good sister Wang Jingken to help her.
Her dream of opening a bar is estimated to be impossible for her to achieve in her life without relying on men. Therefore, she has this bar in her heart all the time, for fear that she will not be careless a little, not only losing Wang Jing's money, but also letting her dream fall. Maybe she really won't have the courage to live by then.
Lin Yang put the ounce glass on the countertop, picked up the bartender bottle next to him, and looked at the cocktail bottle with a nose like a straw, he felt a little ridiculous, do you still need to use spice bottles in the bar? Pointing at it, he asked Sister Yun, "Sister Yun, what is this thing for!" ”
Sister Yun took the bartender bottle in her hand, jumped down from the chair, threw the bartender bottle from behind her with great interest, and then gracefully caught it from the front, and skillfully made a few throwing movements from the armpit and back.
"This is a mixo, as the name suggests, it's also used to make cocktails, but most of them are used to make mocktail drinks." ”
"Oh!"
It was another thing he didn't understand, and in this conversation with very complicated knowledge, Sister Yun said the name cocktail many times, so what kind of magical thing is a cocktail.
Lin Yang asked, "What kind of wine is a cocktail?" ”
Sister Yun looked at him and didn't speak, took off a triangular cocktail glass from the goblet rack at the bar, then put the flask on the bar counter and opened it from the middle, "This tool is called a bartender, it is one of the four treasures of bartenders, and it is also the most commonly used thing to make cocktails." ”
As he spoke, he used a few pieces of ice from the black ice machine next to him to put a few ice cubes in the cocktail, and Lin Yang watched intently. It turned out that this thing was filled with ice, and he thought it was an advanced washing machine.
Thinking of the way he got the ice cubes just now, no wonder the fat man's face was not good-looking, he had to drink room temperature for life and death, why didn't he point out his mistake? Does he feel that by doing so, he will trample on his dignity?
So, that's why he didn't embarrass himself more in front of him, he was really a stupid and cute fat man. At this time, Lin Yang's face was already a little ashamed.
Sister Yun didn't notice the change in the feelings on his face at this time, put several things in the bartending bottle into the bartending bottle, and then picked up a kind of wine on the wine shelf, the trademark of the wine was yellow, and an old man holding a cane was painted on it. Lin Yang naturally didn't know what the name of this wine was.
"Since I want to work in a bar, I naturally need to know some knowledge and history of alcohol, and the main way to make money in a regular bar like mine is to provide customers with a variety of alcohol, and cocktails are the most representative essence of bar culture."
As she spoke, she opened the cap of the bottle, and there was a faint aroma of wine wafting out, which was different from the aroma of domestic liquor, Lin Yang smelled it very useful, and even liked the taste of this wine.
"The wine I use now, it belongs to the category of gin, invented by a doctor in the Netherlands, the name of the wine is, Bifit, this wine has the effect of invigorating the stomach and diuretic, and is suitable for the base of pre- and post-dinner cocktails."
Sister Yun measured an ounce of Bifitt with an ounce glass, poured it into the bartender jug, covered the flask, held the flask with both hands and shook it rhythmically, the ice cubes brushed in the flask, and after shaking it a few times, he put the shaker on the countertop.
I took a lemon out of the fridge, cut a thin slice with a knife, and wiped it on the rim of a triangular cocktail glass.
"Drinking cocktails is a culture, making cocktails is not a technique, but an art, as a bartender, you must know how to enjoy the wonderful process of making cocktails, just like a writer or painter, enjoy the moving process of their own creative process."
She turned the glass upside down, dipped it lightly in the cardamom jar with the rim of the glass, then cut a large slice of lemon, cut it through an opening, and stuck it in the triangular cocktail glass.
Finally, unscrew the small lid on the top of the shaker, and slowly pour the mixed wine into the cocktail glass, preferably a green cherry.
Sister Yun looked at Lin Yang with a smile and said solemnly, "You are welcome to join my bar and become a member of my bar!" ”
He pushed the mixed cocktail in front of Lin Yang, "Please taste it, I specially made a cup of mutant Martini for you!" ”
Lin Yang was stupid, a little embarrassed, and gently pinched the cocktail glass, since the cocktail was so exquisite, he was a little timid when holding the wine glass.
The light green liquor that reflects the cherry occupies about 2/3 of the glass, and he is used to smelling it, the faint fragrance of a variety of aromas mixed together, just about to put the wine glass to his lips, Sister Yun gently helped him remove the lemon decoration from the wine glass.
"Take this lemon in your mouth before you drink it."
Sister Yun said, took the slice of lemon that was smeared on the mouth of the cup before to make a demonstration, lightly opened her lips, and gently swallowed it.
Lin Yang followed her example, and also gently took a lemon, the sour taste of lemon instantly occupied his entire mouth, and then, he drank the cocktail dry in one gulp.