Ke Xue Bartender
Chapter 123 Old Tom Gin
Chapter 123 Old Tom Gin
Gin drank his wine while recalling yesterday's mission.
[The woman should have been blown to pieces by the bomb, but she escaped and was arrested by the police]
【Who ruined my plan? 】
Lin Ye at the bar thought that even if Gin racked his brains, he would never have thought that the one who would ruin his plan would be a first-grade kid.
He would never have imagined that this little boy was a high school detective who had shrunk after he fed him poison.
[Forget it, the mission has been completed and the money has been obtained]
[It is impossible for the police to get anything out of that woman]
Gin took a sip of his drink.
That’s the right way to think, Aqin. Be more open-minded and look forward.
Lin Ye answered in his heart, as if he was chatting with Gin.
Of course Gin himself didn't know that.
This is a one-sided communication.
[It’s time to prepare for the next task]
【Review by Akemi Miyano】
Lin Ye immediately pricked up his ears.
Come on, Aqin, say more.
Gin sipped his wine gracefully, and his mind seemed to become lighter.
[I didn't expect this woman to change the conditions at the last minute. It seems she has noticed something.]
[Stupid women will become smart one day, haha]
[For Shirley's sake, if she can complete the mission, it's okay to keep her alive.]
[Also, maybe we can use this opportunity to lure out the escaped rat.]
A cold light flashed in Gin's eyes.
Hearing Gin making rat-like sounds in his heart, Lin Ye suddenly thought of a kind of wine.
Old Tom Gin
As we all know, there is a cartoon called Tom and Jerry, in which Tom can never catch the mouse (Jerry).
Lin Ye had a strange premonition that Gin probably couldn't catch that rye either.
Old Tom Gin was once the king of gin.
Although it has been replaced by mainstream distilled gin and London dry gin, it is still a dominant force in the liquor industry.
And the origin story of this wine does involve cats.
Seeing that Gin had stopped thinking, Lin Ye thought it was a good time to strike up a conversation, so he took the initiative to speak:
"Does Mr. Haze know old Tom?"
The last time Gin came, he left a pseudonym, Kurosawa Shirei.
"You mean Old Tom Gin?" Mr. Kurosawa responded.
"Well, there's an interesting story about the origin of Old Tom Gin."
Gin listened quietly.
Lin Ye continued: “In the 18th century, gin became very popular in Britain, sparking a drinking craze and causing serious social problems.
"In the streets of London, people are selling cheap, unscrupulous gin everywhere, and there are more than 17,000 illegal gin shops.
"There was an alcoholic mother who strangled her two-year-old daughter and sold the child's clothes to buy gin. There was also a father who beat his 11-year-old son to death because he was addicted to alcohol...
(Gin Lane, 1751, William Hogarth)
"At that time, cheap gin was cheaper than milk, and some mothers even fed their babies gin instead of breast milk, and were called ridiculous gin mothers.
"Because of this condition, the survival rate of infants in some areas is less than 80 percent."
Vodka's heart was filled with emotion after hearing this.
[As expected of the big brother, it easily accomplishes things that other wines cannot do]
Lin Ye glanced at Vodka and continued:
"At that time, the British society was in chaos, with theft, robbery, murder, arson and other crimes emerging one after another, and people put the blame on Gin."
Hearing this, Gin's hand holding the wine glass paused and the corners of his mouth stiffened slightly.
[Humph, stupid] Vodka also thought angrily, [Damn the British, they actually let Big Brother take the blame]
Amuro Toru was secretly happy, [Haha, it's Gin who is a bad guy after all]
Lin Ye smiled secretly in his heart and continued:
"In order to curb this situation, the British government has amended the Gin-related bill six times, significantly increased taxes on distilleries, and used laws to regulate the gin production process and strictly manage liquor sales licenses.
"But people's enthusiasm for gin obviously would not fade away easily. At that time, a retired naval officer came up with a way to sell gin privately in order to circumvent regulations.
“Paint a black cat pattern on the window and connect it to a pipe. When drinkers knock on the window and hear a cat’s meow in response, they can put money into the cat’s mouth and gin will flow out of the pipe.”
"The officer's cat happened to be named Tom, so this story is one of the origins of the name of Old Tom Gin."
While Lin Ye was telling the story, he was observing Gin's reaction.
Seeing that Gin's expression did not change and his mental activities were very calm, he knew that the old Tom in this world was no different from the one he knew.
He suddenly thought that there was no need to go to Ginza specifically to inquire, as he could learn a lot about wine from Gin.
After telling the story of Old Tom, Lin Ye smiled and asked Gin:
"What do you think of this wine, Mr. Kurosawa?"
Gin shook his head: "I don't like sweet things."
Old Tom Gin focuses on herbal flavor and sweetness, so the taste is sweet.
In the early days, distillation technology was not well developed, so distilleries would add sugar to gin to improve its rough taste. Later, this way of drinking gin with added sugar became a style of its own, and Old Tom Gin came into being.
"I prefer navy strength, like Hayman's Royal Navy Gin, to Old Tom."
Lin Ye nodded and said, "Hayman's Royal Dock Gin has a citrus and floral aroma, a smooth taste, and a strong flavor. The recipe has been passed down for more than a hundred years without changing. I also like this kind of wine."
Gin said: "Hayman's is the oldest gin family in the UK, founded in 1863 and has been passed down to this day."
Lin Ye added: "As for the Royal Dock, it refers to Deptford, the largest supply dock of the British Royal Navy."
The two smiled at each other, feeling like they were close friends.
Lin Ye thought that this kind of wine was very much in line with the style of gin.
He suddenly remembered the black submarine he had seen in Binga's death scene last night.
Men who drive submarines like the strength of the navy, there’s nothing wrong with that!
Vodka saw a smile on Gin's face. Although it was a faint smile, he could clearly see the corners of his mouth turning up.
It was not the sneer that the eldest brother had before killing someone, but a real smile.
[What? Big brother actually laughed? ]
Toru Amuro was also surprised. It was the first time he saw Gin smile.
[It turns out this guy has this side]
The smile on Gin's face quickly disappeared, probably because he noticed the gazes of the two people.
Lin Ye turned around and asked Vodka:
"What about Mr. Onitsuka? What kind of gin do you like?"
If you ask him what kind of liquor he likes, he would probably say vodka, so Lin Ye narrowed the scope to gin.
Vodka blushed, but his skin was too thick and rough to be seen.
"Mature gin."
Lin Ye smiled and said, "Gin aged in wooden barrels has the style of a big brother."
Vodka nodded in agreement.
To verify his knowledge, Lin Ye added: "And depending on the different casks, the aroma of matured gin varies, such as the fruity aroma of sherry barrels, the creamy vanilla and spices of bourbon barrels, the smoky feeling of peat whiskey, and the tannin feeling of wine barrels..."
The expressions of Gin, Vodka, and Amuro Toru all became strange.
Lin Ye thought he had said something wrong.
"What's wrong? Is something wrong?"
Gin shook his head: "No, you're right."
Then he asked, "What kind of gin does Mr. Lin like?"
Lin Ye smiled and said, "Gin (Genever), Three Little Trees."
Source of information for this chapter: The Complete Book of Craft Gin
The picture comes from the Internet
(End of this chapter)
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