Chapter 84: A Man's Taste

In the end, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty died by himself before he was thirty-one years old, and he reigned for less than ten years!

Xu Zhiyuan looked at Xianfeng and sighed that the emperors in history were not as good as the generation, the most fierce founder, Wen Taowu strategy, dragon spirit and tiger fierce. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The second and third generations are a little worse, but they can also keep their business and ensure stability. The further back you go, the more it's not a thing, eating, drinking, and having fun, getting drunk and getting drunk are all typical losers.

Xianfeng stared at the ball of light and Xu Zhiyuan with a curious face, since he came here, he already knew the general rules, and now he was being overwhelmed by the British and French forces, and he was extremely depressed, so he agreed to come here to relax.

"Brother Xianfeng, I don't know if the Old Summer Palace is okay?"

Xianfeng heard Xu Zhiyuan's question, and said curiously: "Why is Aiqing asking so much?" The Old Summer Palace is the first garden of the Qing Dynasty, a royal private land, heavily guarded, and naturally safe! ”

Xu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, although he could search for the target person, the specific period could not be decided. In case the Anglo-French forces had already burned down the Old Summer Palace at this time, it would be a waste of work.

"That's good, since there is fate, seeing Brother Xianfeng's sad face, how about I take you to relax?"

Xu Zhiyuan looked at Xianfeng with an expectant look, laughed and exited the system, went out directly, and went to the most luxurious cigar club in the city center.

In recent years, cigars have also become popular in Beijing, especially the wealthy, who are more and more fond of this new gadget. Xu Zhiyuan asked Heifeng to investigate, there are several top cigar clubs, and you can enjoy cigars from all over the world as a member, and the price is very expensive.

"Hello Mr. Xu, welcome!"

Xu Zhiyuan came to the most luxurious cigar club, located on Chang'an Street, with a business area of more than 10,000 square meters on the entire floor.

"Give me the best box and call the best tobacco taster!"

Xu Zhiyuan came to the largest private room, all British style, leather sofa, vinyl records, small bar counter, retro extreme, very tasteful.

"Hello Mr. Xu, today is my first time here, do you have any preference for the taste of cigars?"

The beautiful smoker smiled like a flower and respectfully asked Xu Zhiyuan's taste, because it was the first time to come, and he didn't know the customer's preference for cigars.

"I rarely smoke cigars, and it's kind of interesting to hear from my friends, so let's take out the most expensive and best ones, and I'll try them all!"

Xu Zhiyuan has indeed never smoked a cigar, since there are professionals, then don't pretend to understand, try which flavor is suitable for Xianfeng.

"Let me introduce you to some of our best cigar brands here!"

The beauty is very happy, I like to meet such a local tyrant the most, simple and direct, come up and order the most expensive brand, this time serve well, and the commission tip is indispensable.

"First of all, this is the Cohiba brand of spear series......"

As she introduced, she took out a cigar from the delicate wooden box, slowly opened the package, held the end of the cigar with one hand, lit a match, waited until the flame burned steadily, so that the cigar and the flame were at a 45° angle, lit the cigar, made the cigar turn slowly, preheated the cigar first, and extinguished the flame when the match was 1/3 of the way.

Light another match, and when the flame is stable, continue to light the cigar, turning the cigar slowly as well. Extinguish the match when it is halfway burned. Let the cigar smolder for a while, then slowly remove the cap with a cigar cutter.

She handed the cigar to Xu Zhiyuan with both hands, and said with a smile: "The eggplant cap must be cut off when the previous steps are completed, if you cut it before lighting the cigar, the smoke will linger inside the cigar, causing a bad taste." ”

"When cutting the cap, you should control the size and size yourself, and generally the diameter of the cut should be 3/4 of the diameter of the cigar trunk."

Xu Zhiyuan took the cigar, first took a puff gently, and slowly took it in his mouth to feel the taste of the cigarette in his mouth.

"What kind of fetish is this? It's so wonderful! ”

Before Xu Zhiyuan could have any profound feelings, Xianfeng on the other side couldn't hold it anymore and said loudly: "I have sucked the best Fushou paste from the British tribute, and the taste is less than one-tenth of what it is now!" Not to mention the extreme delicacy, there is even a hint of fruity and woody aroma? ”

Xu Zhiyuan shook his head, worthy of an old smoking gun, Xianfeng is quite knowledgeable, he really felt that way when he heard him, he asked curiously: "What brand is this?" ”

The beautiful woman respectfully handed over the ashtray and said with a smile: "This is the only Cuban cigar produced and sold by the Brazilian Tobacco Company and the owner of all 33 brands of Cuban cigars, and in 2003 launched the Cohiba Anniversary 1492 Limited Edition Best Cigar. The brand of this cigar was created with 1966. IT FEATURES A SELECTION OF THE FINEST TOBACCO LEAVES FROM THE CIGAR PLANTATIONS IN THE VUETAABAJO REGION OF WESTERN CUBA, ONE OF THE BEST CIGARS IN THE WORLD IN CUBA. The cigars, which are then completely hand-rolled after two years of cellaring and three fermentations, have always been a favorite of heads of state, and have been official state events and gifts for state guests of the Cuban government since 1966. ”

Xu Zhiyuan looked at the limited-edition special cigarette label on the cigar, and the price on the box was 36,000, a box of ten, and each bottle was 3,006.

The beautiful woman struck while the iron was hot, took out another box, lit a cigar and handed it to Xu Zhiyuan: "Trinidad, also known as Trinidad, was produced by the ELLaguito factory and was not introduced to the market until February 1998. Trinidad's flagship cigar, Fundadores, has always been Castro's exclusive cigar. It is as beautiful as Trinidad, which represents the Cuban city. ”

"You can see that the wrapper is lighter, and even a little bit of a pale green when the tobacco leaves are not ripe, which is relatively rare in Cuban cigar brands. On the palate it is full-bodied with earthy notes, suitable for old cigar lovers. In recent years, RobustosExtra has been launched, and it is the ideal top cigar for many cigar lovers. ”

"This one tastes better, stronger than the previous one, and has a burnt aroma, which is more refreshing!"

Xu Zhiyuan smoked for a while, and slowly realized the different tastes, the biggest charm of cigars lies in this. Because they are all made from tobacco leaves of Cuban origin, each region has a different climate, water and soil, and the taste is also very different. Even the tobacco leaves of different seasons are nuanced in the same production area.

There are many ways to make top cigars, and the tobacco leaves have to go through dozens or even hundreds of processes, long-term fermentation, and the taste is ever-changing, and each sip has a different experience.

"This one is 6,000 each, which is perfect for gifts or successful people like you!"

"The last one is the Cuban Behike cigars, which cost about $1,200 each and are only sold in whole boxes of 40."

The taster finally took out a box and introduced: "BEHIKE cigars have been planned to be produced since 2004, and only 100 boxes will be produced, with a total of 4,000 cigars. By 2006, more than 400 orders had been received. Dignitaries in many countries have ordered this cigar through the Cuban government. ”

"THE BEHIKE CIGAR WAS RELEASED FOR $80,000 A BOX, BUT NOW ALL PRE-ORDERS BEHIKE HAVE BEEN SOLD. After changing hands, the price has reached $120,000 per box. Cigar experts and collectors expect the price of BEHIKE cigars to rise to $200,000 per box within two years. ”

"This is really the best! I am delighted! ”

Xu Zhiyuan smiled slightly, pointed to the three cigars on the table and said, "Pack five boxes of each one for me to take away!" ”