Zhao Chengping looked at Chen Er.

Chen Er also picked up the glass of wine and took a sip.

Chen Er smacked his lips and did not speak.

Zhao Chengping asked him quietly, "What do you think?" ”

Chen Er played with the wine glass in his hand and said, "Not bad." ”

Zhao Chengping was surprised, "You actually think it's good?" ”

Although Zhao Chengping also thinks that this wine is really good, it can even be said to be a high-quality wine. But Zhao Chengping is very familiar with Chen Er, and he knows that the adjective "good" is already a high evaluation for Chen Er.

Zhao Chengping was full of confidence just now, but now he suddenly feels that his self-confidence has decreased a lot.

Chen Er said, "This is the famous wine of Jingdong Road, Lotus Qing." ”

Zhao Chengping thought about it carefully, what kind of wine this wine was, but found that he really hadn't heard of the name of this wine.

I didn't expect what Bao Dongliang said just now to be true, and he really wasn't bragging.

Zhao Chengping thought about it, what if they hadn't heard of the name of Cold Spring Wine?

So he was immediately relieved.

"What kind of wine is this Lotus Qing?"

Chen Er put down the wine glass in his hand, "Lotus Qing is actually a flower wine made by using lotus as the main raw material, and then accompanied by other famous wines or materials. ”

Zhao Chengping remembered that the wine that Chen Er had brought abroad to attend the drinking party before seemed to be made of lotus flowers.

So he asked Chen Er what was the difference between this lotus flower and the lotus wine that Chen Er made before.

Chen Er thought about it seriously, "The biggest difference is probably ...... One is called Lotus Wine, and the other is called Lotus Qing? ”

Zhao Chengping: "......"

It's no wonder that Bao Dongliang is so confident and will definitely win Zhao Chengping.

Lotus sake is also a famous sake whose practice has been lost. Although the main ingredient of Lotus Qing is also made of lotus flowers, this is completely different from the lotus wine that Chen Er brought to Europe before.

Lotus wine is just soaked in the wine with lotus flowers, only the aroma of lotus flowers, there is not much lotus taste in the wine at all, and when you drink wine, you can only smell the aroma of lotus flowers. If the drinker plugs his nose, then it is almost impossible to eat the lotus soaked in the wine. After all, the taste of lotus flowers is too light.

But this Lotus Qing is completely different. Lotus Qing needs to be specially treated with lotus flowers and then added to the wine, which is much more troublesome than making lotus wine.

And the lotus flower is clear, not only has the fragrance of lotus flowers, but also the taste of lotus flowers. Overall, the two are completely different wines, although the main ingredients are the same.

Zhao Chengping was curious, "Since it is a wine whose practice has been lost, how did he make it?" ”

Zhao Chengping didn't think that He Zhikai's ability could be as evil as Chen Er, and he could figure out so many ways just by the name of a wine.

Chen Er thought for a moment, "Judging from the taste of the wine just now, he should have mixed some of the methods of Lotus Baijiu in it." ”

In fact, this method is also a good way.

It is extremely difficult for future generations to figure out the method of the lost famous wine, but it is not impossible to solve it.

The easiest and quickest way to do this is to find a similar wine, blend it with it, and then refine it to create the closest way possible.

And He Zhikai is using this method.

Lotus liquor began in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, according to the record of Xu Ke's "Qing Barnyard Banknotes" compiled by his neighbor: Yingtai planted lotus ten thousand handles, green plates and green covers, endless. After filial piety, every time the small gelding picks its stamen, adds medicinal materials, and makes it into a fine wine, the name is lotus white. Poured into porcelain, covered with yellow cloud satin, in order to reward the ministers of cronies. Its taste is clear and mellow, and the jade liquid agar can not be passed.

In the Qing Dynasty, the brewing of lotus liquor used the white lotus produced in Kunming Lake of Wanshou Mountain, and used its stamen into the liquor to make a veritable "lotus liquor", and the preparation method was the secret recipe of the feudal dynasty.

The production method of this lotus liquor, in addition to adding lotus stamens, also needs to add some precious medicinal materials as condiments.

For example, angelica, rehmannia, astragalus, sand kernel, Polygonum multiflori, patchouli incense, etc.

Zhao Chengping was stunned when he heard it next to him, he didn't expect this wine to be so troublesome to make. However, the method of making cold spring sake is not simple.

Chen Er tasted the taste of the cup of lotus clear just now.

"He Zhikai made the lotus clear, the aroma is light, the lotus smell is light, floating on the surface of the wine, the smell of patchouli is quite strong, and it is well integrated with the wine."

"I guess He Zhikai should have increased the amount of patchouli incense, and then put less sand kernels, angelica. The amount of astragalus and rehmannia was also appropriately reduced. ”

"Moreover, he put not only the lotus stamen in the wine, but also the whole lotus flower."

Zhao Chengping was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, "Master Chen, can you actually taste the ingredients and dosage he put in?" ”

"And can you know how he did it?"

Chen Er looked at Zhao Chengping and saw through him at a glance, "You want to know, don't tell you." ”

This secret recipe should be every winemaker's survival weapon, how can you say it casually.

Chen Er thought in his heart that the lotus clear made by He Zhikai should be made from glutinous rice as raw wine. So the glass of wine just now has a sweet taste and a floral aroma, which is very refreshing.

The next glass of wine is naturally the cold spring wine brought by Zhao Chengping.

Because Chen Er had mentioned him beforehand, the things he brought were also very complete.

There is a small stove for warming sake, a jade wine cup for drinking, and cold spring water for warm sake.

After the cold spring water is heated by a small stove, it will naturally emit a faint cold fragrance, and the aroma is cool and not cold, just like the autumn morning breeze rushing in the face, which makes people full of clarity and refreshment.

Before the wine was served to everyone, everyone was amazed by the warm water.

Bao Dongliang naturally knew that the next glass of wine was Zhao Chengping's, so when he saw the jade wine glass being brought to him, he couldn't help muttering, "Pretend." ”

He Zhikai does not think so, "Although drinking is mainly for tasting fine wine, the utensils used to hold the wine and the way of drinking are also very important, which may affect the mood of the wine taster." ”

Therefore, He Zhikai believes that Zhao Chengping is very correct in doing so.

Bao Dongliang snorted, "You are raising the morale of others and destroying your own prestige." ”

He Zhikai picked up the wine glass and only smelled a cold fragrance.

This cold fragrance is not like the snow and ice in winter, nor like the frost of autumn, but like the melting snow water in early spring.

There is a faint warmth in the coldness, like a frozen river illuminated by the sun.

The surface is cold ice, but below is the warm flowing water of the river.