Ke Xue Bartender

Chapter 103 Playboy
Polo Bar.

After the dark brown wooden door closed, the golden bell on the corner of the door rang gently.

Lin Ye looked out the window and saw a black car driving past the street. Through the window, he saw Gin sitting in the passenger seat with a cigarette in his mouth.

What is the big gift for the Shinkansen?
"I have a feeling it's not a good thing. Let's pay attention to tomorrow's news. I hope Conan and the others are on another train..."

"Does the store manager have a good relationship with those two gentlemen?"

Toru Amuro's voice brought Lin Ye back to his senses.

"They have come several times recently. Including today, this is the fourth time. They can be considered regular customers of the store." Lin Ye said.

[A regular customer? Is it that simple? ]

Toru Amuro strongly suspected that Lin Ye and Gin had known each other for a long time, but were just pretending to have an ordinary relationship between a bartender and a customer in front of him.

He had just been trying to find evidence to prove this, but had failed.

"Those two guests look very special."

Lin Ye glanced at Amuro Toru.

This guy has been undercover for a long time, so everyone he sees looks like a bad guy.

"Maybe he's a gangster."

Lin Ye said in a nonchalant tone.

“As bartenders, we only need to focus on the moment when the customer sits at the bar, that is, on the identity of the ‘customer’.

"As for who the guests are and what they do outside the bar, that is not the bartender's business.

"If they are gangsters or criminals, the police will take care of them. The bartender only needs to focus on the identity of the 'guest'."

"The identity of the guest..." Amuro Toru thought.

Lin Ye added in his heart that, having said that, a bartender will also become something else after leaving the bar.

For example, he played the role of BATMAN yesterday.

He glanced at the clock. It was almost one o'clock. It was so cold, and there probably wouldn't be any more guests coming.

So he asked:

"Atou, would you like a drink?"

Toru Amuro was just about to try Lin Ye's wine, so he readily agreed.

"What kind of wine do you like best?" Lin Ye asked.

"My favorite?" Amuro Toru thought for a moment, "Bourbon whiskey."

Lin Ye nodded and said, "Then let's use Bourbon as the base. Bring me a bottle of Bourbon, Campari, and red vermouth."

As soon as Lin Ye added the ice cubes into the martini glass, Amuro Toru found three bottles of wine.

Looking at the three bottles of wine on the bar, Lin Ye said with a smile:
"Atou, you have a really good memory. You memorized the location of these wines in just one night."

Amuro Toru smiled modestly.

As an elite in the police force, an excellent memory is a basic quality.

Lin Ye praised: "Excellent, an excellent bartender must not only remember a large number of wine recipes and the characteristics of each wine, but also remember the information of the guests who have visited the store and their taste preferences.

"You have such a good memory. Maybe you can become a qualified bartender soon. Then I will have an easier time."

"I will work hard."

"Well, come on, I'm rooting for you."

Lin Ye patted Amuro Toru's shoulder like a senior, encouraged him, and then began to prepare cocktails.

"Do you know what the combination of Bourbon, Campari, and Red Vermouth is called?"

Amuro Toru thought for a moment and replied, "Playboy."

“Yes, this wine was created in Paris, France in the 20s and was named after a fashion magazine published at the time.”

As Lin Ye spoke, he added ice cubes into the mixing cup and stirred it with a bar spoon to chill it.

“It is a variation of Negroni, with the gin in the Negroni recipe replaced with bourbon. It lacks the chill of gin but has more of the mellowness of bourbon, and has a rich, complex and balanced taste.”

Amuro Toru listened quietly, feeling a little strange.

His code name is Bourbon, and that Gin guy just left.

He couldn't help but wonder if there was any deeper meaning behind Lin Ye's words, or if he was hinting at something.

Lin Ye glanced at him and poured out the melted ice water in the mixing cup.

Tou, I'm just introducing the origin of this wine, don't speculate on it.

At this time, the wall of the mixing cup has been cooled by the ice cubes. Lin Ye added 30 ml each of bourbon, Campari and red vermouth, then inserted a bar spoon and stirred quickly for 20 seconds. Then he poured out the ice cubes and excess water in the martini glass and filtered in the stirred liquor.

Finally, twist an orange peel and put it in the cup for decoration.

The entire modulation process is as smooth as flowing water, without any hindrance.

Even though Toru Amuro had been watching it all night, he was still amazed when he saw Lin Ye's hand movements when mixing cocktails again.

Even if you don't drink, just watching him mix the cocktails makes people feel comfortable, just like watching a beautiful woman dance.

Lin Ye pushed the wine glass in front of Amuro Toru.

"Try it."

Toru Amuro picked up the wine glass, and a mellow woody aroma wafted into his nostrils.

Take a sip.

The sweetness of red vermouth and the bitterness of Campari, the two opposites are cleverly balanced in the mellow aroma of bourbon, mixed with light fruity aroma and orange flavor.

The complex taste is intertwined in the mouth, with endless aftertaste.

Toru Amuro has had cocktails like Playboy in other places.

It was a high-end bar controlled by the organization. The bartenders inside were members of the organization, responsible for collecting intelligence.

Organization members also often meet there to exchange information.

The bartenders who are selected by the organization are naturally the best in the industry.

Although that cup tasted good, it was just good. Compared with the cup prepared by Lin Ye, it was like the gap between an apprentice and a master.

[No wonder someone like Gin would praise him, the wine he makes is indeed extraordinary]

At this moment, Toru Amuro finally understood Gin's feelings.

"How is it?" Lin Ye asked knowingly.

"It's very delicious. No wonder the customers have such expressions after drinking the manager's cocktails." Toru Amuro praised sincerely.

Lin Ye smiled with satisfaction.

"After you finish this cup, go back. I don't think any customers will come anyway."

Amuro Toru nodded.

It is also common for bars to close early when there are no customers.

After drinking, Toru Amuro washed and dried the used wine glass before changing his clothes.

Lin Ye looked at the cups he had washed, which were clean and bright, and he became more and more satisfied with this newcomer.

Sure enough, excellent men are excellent at everything they do.

A few minutes later, Toru Amuro came out of the lounge, having changed into casual clothes.

"Manager, are you going to continue to guard until two o'clock?" Seeing Lin Ye still standing at the bar reading a book, Amuro Toru asked.

"Well, I'll read for a while and then leave."

Toru Amuro glanced at the cover of the book and it seemed to be a book introducing wine.

"Then I take my leave."

"Well, be careful on the road."

After Toru Amuro left, Lin Ye flipped through the pages of the book in the quiet atmosphere until a yellow taxi stopped across the street.

Lin Ye raised his head and looked out the window.

After the taxi left, the drunken figure of Kogoro Mouri appeared on the side of the road. He looked left and right, and staggered towards this side. It seemed that he had drunk a lot.

Seeing this scene, Lin Ye remembered Xiaolan’s previous complaints in the store.

She was right. Uncle Maori was drunk.

He was going on a long journey the next day, but he still drank like this. Uncle Maori is really a thick-skinned person.

Two o'clock in the morning.

Lin Ye walked out of Poirot Bar and heard snoring nearby.

Following the sound, I looked and suddenly couldn't hold it anymore.

A butt was raised high and exposed outside the corridor, and the snoring sound came from the corridor.

Lin Ye walked over and saw that it was Mr. Mao Li lying there, with his face on the ground and his butt up in the air, sleeping soundly.

(End of this chapter)