So, which tavern are we going to choose tonight? "
Kurt asked with a smile as he stood in the middle of the road and looked at the Titan Tavern on his left and the Saipan Tavern on his right.
"Only children make choices. I'll take both." Fergus shook his head with a smile.
"Then, which tavern shall we start with?"
"Of course it's the Saipan Tavern. I only drank a little that day, and haven't tasted it yet. I've been thinking about it for the past two days." Fergus walked toward the Saipan Tavern without hesitation.
"That is indeed the case." Kurt followed with a smile.
The Saipan Tavern today was more lively than usual.
This was a little unfriendly to the regulars who were already used to drinking at the Saipan Tavern.
However, after hearing that the Maotai wine had won the gold medal at the Wine Tasting Conference, everyone still felt a little proud when they saw the shiny trophy on the wine cabinet.
"The style of this tavern is a little retro." Kurt walked into the tavern, and scanned the surroundings. There were no dazzling decorations or lights. The tavern was mainly made of simple wood and dark colors, making it feel warm and comfortable.
They weren't late, but there were only two empty tables left.
"Go and take a seat over there. I'll go and order some wine so that there won't be any seats later," Kurt said to Fergus.
"Sure." Fergus nodded with a smile. Speaking of which, it had been many years since he went to reserve a seat because he was worried that there wouldn't be enough seats.
Kurt came to the bar counter and looked up at the wine list on the wall.
Maotai wine — 2,000 copper coins per bottle.
It was surprisingly cheap!
There was no lack of expensive wine in Rodu, but none of them could be compared to Maotai wine in terms of quality.
The price of 2000 copper coins per bottle was definitely a kind boss.
Whiskey — 2,000 copper coins per bottle.
"What wine is this?" Kurt was instantly interested. Since it could be sold at the same price as Maotai wine, could it be that the quality was similar?
Kurt looked around, but couldn't find a waiter who could order.
"What would you like to order?" A soft and cute voice sounded.
Kurt took two steps forward before noticing the little girl sitting behind the counter.
The little girl was small, but she was really cute.
Kurt revealed a kind smile, and said, "I'd like a bottle of Maotai wine and a bottle of whiskey, and all the dishes to go with the wine."
"Alright." Amy nodded and quickly said, "It's a total of 4120 copper coins. Because the shop is too busy, we paid the bill in advance."
Kurt, who was about to return to his seat, stopped in his tracks when he heard that. Looking at the huge tavern, only the boss was busy in the kitchen and a young lady was serving dishes. He was indeed very busy.
"What if we don't have enough to drink later?" Kurt joked as he dug into his purse.
"What you should be thinking about is how you're going to get drunk later," Amy said with a smile.
Kurt was taken aback for a moment before he smiled confidently.
He had been in the wine industry for decades and had drunk all kinds of strong and fine wines, but he had never been knocked out by a single bottle.
"Alright, I want to see if this wine is really that strong." Kurt paid the bill and returned to his seat with a smile.
"Why are you so happy?" Fergus asked with a smile.
"This boss's daughter is really interesting. I ordered two bottles of wine and she was worried that we would get drunk." Kurt laughed.
"Only two bottles? Little girl, you haven't seen us when we were young, drinking ten bottles each. "Fergus laughed as well.
"I saw that this tavern not only has Maotai, but also a type of wine called 'whiskey'. It's the same as Maotai, both are 2000 copper coins a bottle, so I ordered a bottle of each. I'll try it later before ordering."
"Whiskey?" Fergus said with a bit of surprise, "To be able to sell it at the same price as Maotai, it means that this wine is on the same level as Maotai in the boss's heart."
"Interesting. Then I want to see if this young boss can really make two good wines on the same level as Maotai," Kurt said with a smile.
The two waited for a while before Meg walked over with two bottles of wine and three dishes.
Meg wasn't surprised to see Kurt and Fergus, because he had already seen many of the faces he had seen at the Wine Tasting Conference.
"I didn't expect the two of you to come too." Meg put down the dishes and said with a smile.
"I only drank a few mouthfuls that day and wasn't satisfied. Of course I'll come again." Kurt looked at the two bottles of wine on the table and asked with some curiosity, "Mister Hades has two wines, why is he only sending Maotai to the Wine Tasting Conference?"
"I heard that the Wine Tasting Conference only has one gold medal." Meg nodded slightly and then turned to walk towards the kitchen.
Kurt and Fergus paused slightly and only came back to their senses when Meg turned around.
"I haven't seen this kind of confidence in a young man for many years." Kurt looked at Meg's back.
"I want to see what kind of whiskey he's worried about not having enough gold medals to get." Fergus took the bottle of whiskey, pulled out the stopper, and poured it into two glasses.
The aroma of the wine wafted out, carrying with it a faint burnt smell and a strong smoky smell. The two picked up their glasses and furrowed their brows at the same time.
"Is this a failure?"
Fergus looked at the brownish-yellow wine with hints of red in the glasses.
He had only smelled the smoky smell in some very failed wines, and that was a serious mistake in the drying process.
This made his impression of Meg drop a little.
A qualified winemaker wouldn't let a failure appear in front of the guests.
Unless he wanted to rely on the success of Maotai to play a little trick in front of the guests.
Kurt's original thoughts were similar to Fergus', but just as he was about to put down the glass, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He moved the glass closer and used his left hand to fan the mouth of the glass lightly to concentrate the aroma of the wine.
"It's not a failure. This is its unique aroma."
Kurt's eyes lit up as he looked at Fergus with some surprise.
"Aroma?"
"Yes! Smell it carefully again. This smoky smell isn't disgusting. On the contrary, after the initial discomfort, you'll find it even more fascinating.
And after you get used to the smoky smell, you'll discover other aromas hidden within. Yes! It's the aroma of malt! "Kurt was as surprised as a child who had discovered a huge secret.
Fergus doubtfully picked up the wine glass again and imitated Kurt's actions to sniff the aroma of the wine.
After a while, his eyes widened, and his expression became a little incredulous.
"Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's try it first."
Kurt picked up the glass and slowly took a sip, using the tip of his tongue to swirl it around in his mouth. When the aroma of the whiskey filled his entire mouth, he carefully savored the different aroma in different parts of his mouth before swallowing.
The taste was dry, mellow, round, and soft … The faint smoky taste brought about an intoxicating texture.
"Good wine."
Kurt put down the glass and nodded solemnly at Fergus.
(End of Chapter)
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