Zhao Ji's eyes lit up, he was a frivolous and fun-loving person by nature, and he suddenly felt that Lin Chong's proposal was very good, and it was interesting to hand it over to the minister to judge a fair competition. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Liang Shicheng and the others felt a little bad when they heard it, and they were about to speak, but the incident happened suddenly, but they couldn't find any good words for a while.

Because Lin Chong and Liu Weixiong are the two commanders of the Zhizhong Tea and Wine Class of Zhuban, and their job is to be responsible for the palace banquet, tea and wine, Lin Chong's request is simply justified and blameless.

At this time, Zhao Ji's playfulness and competitiveness had already risen, and he immediately agreed without waiting for them to speak: "Quasi!" Since Lin Aiqing is so confident, then I will give you this opportunity.

The wine for the feast in the evening is up to you, and if your wine is really better than my rosedew and fragrant wine, then I will make it the royal wine! ”

Lin Chong was overjoyed and said: "The minister obeyed the order, and the minister thanked the official!" ”

Zhao Ji also smiled: "Don't say so much, it's still early to arrange wine for the feast, you come and teach me now, how to draw this sketch." ”

Lin Chong immediately stepped up very respectfully, and his tall figure squeezed away Liang Shicheng, an eggless eunuch, squatted down next to Zhao Ji, and began to teach the introductory knowledge of sketching.

Cai You, Gao Yu, Liang Shicheng and others glanced at each other, their faces gloomy as if they could squeeze out water.

Because the tea and wine for the banquet were to be prepared in the evening, and Zhao Ji also had to accompany his family for the festival, so after lunch, Lin Chong and Liu Weixiong came to the place where the tea and wine class should be served.

"Brother Liu, this is what you said about Li Xiaoyao, who has the most sensitive tongue and nose in our tea and wine class, and is the best at wine tasting?"

Liu Weixiong said: "That's right, this guy has a dog's tongue and nose, and he is the most sensitive to taste and smell. ”

It seems that this product is specially for testing all the tribute tea and wine, and testing poison for Zhao Ji, and the professional level must be better than himself, I don't know how much.

Lin Chong nodded and said with a smile: "That's the case, that's great, then hurry up and come with me, the drinks at night are all up to you!" ”

Li Xiaoyao didn't understand a little: "Deputy Commander Lin, what's going on?" ”

Lin Chong actually wanted him to make liquor for himself, but in front of so many people, Lin Chong said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that Commander Liu and I boasted about Haikou in front of the officials, saying that we would prepare the best wine for the officials and ministers at night, and asked you to go and taste the wine for me." ”

Li Xiaoyao said that this was not a piece of cake, and immediately patted his chest and said, "Deputy Commander Lin is in the direction of the junior brother." ”

The two of them came to Lin Chong's house soon after leaving the palace, and after Lin Chong and Zhenniang greeted him, they took Li Xiaoyao to the small study.

Some time ago, Lin Chong distilled a large amount of high-grade liquor, and the resulting head liquor was distilled again into more than 70 degrees of alcohol, and finally processed into flower water; The sake shoots are also returned to the pot and the next batch of liquor is distilled again.

However, all the second pot heads were sealed and stored separately by Lin Chong, as the name suggests, the second pot head is the wine that flows out after the second pot of cold water is cooled when the wine is steamed.

Because the first pot and the third pot of cooled wine contain a variety of low-boiling substances, the taste is mixed, so only the second pot head flowing out of the second pot is the purest, the best taste, no peculiar smell, although the concentration is high but not strong, very mellow and fragrant.

Lin Chong felt that if he judged from the mellow smell alone, the two pots he steamed could definitely crush all the fine wines of the Song Dynasty, but first, these two pots had not been sealed and stored for a long time, and the unique cellar flavor of liquor was difficult to reflect for a while.

Second, for a long time, Chinese drank fermented wine, and distilled liquor was not introduced to China until the Mengyuan period in the original history, so Lin Chong was really worried about whether these people who were used to drinking low-degree fermented liquor could quickly accept distilled liquor.

Therefore, for the sake of insurance, Lin Chong felt that it was necessary to hook up this batch of two pot heads to improve the taste. to make it more mellow and soft.

In order to take care of the taste of the Song people, Lin Chong decided to reduce the alcohol concentration of Erguotou as much as possible on the premise of affecting its mellow flavor.

At the same time, find a way to reduce the irritation of some of the two-pot head, so that its entrance is no longer so strong and smoother; Then add some rose essence or jasmine essential oil to make it more aromatic.

But Lin Chong didn't really understand this, and he didn't know if the wine he had concocted could make Zhao Ji and the ministers like it, so he called Li Xiaoyao.

The wine jar was opened, and the second pot head, which had been sealed and had been sitting for several days, seemed to spread everywhere at once, and the room was full of fragrant wine, and the smell was intoxicating.

"It smells so good!"

The first time he smelled the fragrance of distilled spirit, Li Xiaoyao's eyes immediately widened, and he kept sniffling.

"How can it be so fragrant, Deputy Commander Lin, is this the wine you want me to taste?"

Lin Chong smelled this good smell, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of pleasure in his heart.

Lin Chong didn't drink much liquor in his previous life, but he liked to smell the fragrance of liquor very much, when he was a child, his grandfather and father would always drink a small glass of liquor when they ate, and he would always take it under his nose and suck it again, thinking that the smell was simply good.

Later, grandpa smiled and let him take a sip, but the result was naturally choking, but after this incident, every time he smelled the aroma of liquor, he still had a feeling of intoxication.

"What is the name of Deputy Commander Lin, I am one or two years older than you, so call me Brother Lin."

Lin Chong smiled knowingly and said, "Yes, it's this kind of wine, you can try it with a sip." ”

Lin Chong poured a small glass of wine for Li Xiaoyao, and Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but put it under his nose and smell it like Lin Chong did when he was a child in his previous life, and he only felt that it was so fragrant, the incense was tempting, and the fragrance was so fragrant that people couldn't refuse.

Li Xiaoyao, who has tasted countless wines, is like a young man facing his first love at this time, with a happy and intoxicated face, he closed his eyes and took a long breath, smelled for a long time, then opened his eyes, and then took a small sip.

As soon as he took the wine, his brows were raised, his eyes were bright, and a spicy sensation that he had never felt before filled his mouth, like a fire, but then there was immediately a mellow aroma and softness surrounding him, which was a delicacy that he had never drunk before.

He swallowed the wine at once, and his intuition felt a hot throat of the six countries, straight into the stomach, from the mouth to the stomach, and the body suddenly produced an inexplicable sense of pleasure.

The wine glass in his hand seemed to have a kind of magic, and he kept saying to drink it and drink it, Li Xiaoyao finally couldn't help but drink all the wine in the cup in one gulp, and the whole person was already a little fluttery.

"What wine! Sure enough, it's the best wine! Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but praise, and there was already some fanaticism in his eyes.