"Many people in Europe use this kind of wine to compete with their drinking capacity. If the princes are not strong enough to drink, then they should stop drinking. Drinking too much might make you lose your temper!"
Ermao's meaning is very clear. There is nothing wrong with this wine, it's just that it has high alcohol content... Anyway, people in the Qing Dynasty don't know what alcohol content is now. It probably means whether it's strong or not, whether it's high or not!
Yikuang ostensibly dealt with Cai Bixia, but he also had an ear, and wanted to know what Ermao said. When he heard that this wine was only a little higher than Erguotou, he was relieved!
The late Qing Dynasty was an era when China's liquor distillation technology matured. Erguotou, which was popular in the capital, and Mendao Donkey, which was sold out of the mouth, were all distilled liquors!
After the grain is fermented with koji, alcohol will naturally form, but no matter how the grain is fermented, the degree of alcohol will not be too high, and it will end at more than ten degrees!
So if you look at the original fermented drinks in the world, such as rice wine, wine, beer, etc., the alcohol content is not high!
Because there is a limit for bacteria to ferment alcohol. If the alcohol concentration is too high, it will kill the bacteria themselves, and the fermentation will stop naturally!
Wu Song drank eighteen bowls of strong liquor on Jingyang Gang. It was just rice wine with more than ten degrees of alcohol. Do you really want to give him a try of Erguotou with fifty degrees of alcohol?
The alcohol content is low and it is not easy to get intoxicated, so there is a saying that you will not get drunk after a thousand cups!
But it’s not a good thing not to get drunk after a thousand drinks. Even if you drink a lot of alcohol, your stomach will burst, and you won’t feel dizzy. Isn’t the most important thing about drinking is the feeling?
In order to increase the alcohol content, the distilled wine technology was born. To put it crudely, the principle is very simple. It is to try every means to evaporate the water in the low-alcohol wine slurry and leave the alcohol behind!
The less water, the higher the natural alcohol content!
The principle of Erguotou is the same. The original liquor slurry is distilled, and the wine steamed out of the first pot is Yiguotou. This is commonly known as the first wine. This thing is too strong, but it is still very good for flavoring.
And the Chinese purchase more of this first wine to disinfect the battlefield!
The wine distilled in the second pot has the best taste, which is the Erguotou that people in the capital love to drink, while Sanguotou is as light as water and is sold cheaply to coolies.
Yikuang recalled the results of his drinking experience. Erguotou once drank two kilograms, and his drinking capacity could not be worse than that of a woman!
Isn't this green elf slightly stronger than Erguotou? I'm afraid of a ball, this is still my own palace, I can't suffer any loss!
"Girl, please! I keep my word. If you have one drink, I will definitely drink three!"
"Okay! Come on, get some ice! And some sugar cubes!"
Opening a bottle of absinthe, a strong medicinal aroma filled the air. Guiziliu twitched his nose and asked in confusion, "Why is there such a strong medicinal smell? Is this medicinal wine?"
"Yes, the prince is right!" Er Mao pointed to the absinthe and said, "This is actually the European medicinal wine. The green color is actually the color left by soaking absinthia, anise and other medicinal materials!"
"Europeans have always believed that wormwood is a good medicine for treating rheumatism, so this wine was first used to treat rheumatism!"
“I don’t know what happened later, but many artists in Europe...oh, what we call literati, suddenly fell in love with this taste. As a result, people regarded it as a regular drink!”
"However, only a small number of people drink it regularly, and many people can't stand the smell of this medicine... Of course, the more important reason is that this kind of wine is very expensive!"
"So it's not very popular, it's very niche..."
When Yikuang heard what Ermao said, he immediately clapped his hands, "Haha... I've been suffering from rheumatic joint pain these past few days. Mr. Cai sent me the best European medicinal wine. It's wonderful, it's wonderful!"
"Isn't this a clear understanding?"
Cai Bixia had a faint smile on her face, ignoring Yi Kuang's obscene seduction, and was just adjusting those Italian crystal open cups!
The small cup is neither too big nor too small. It can hold about two taels of wine, but it will not be full of wine. Absinthe is not easy to drink directly. The medicinal taste is too strong, and the medicinal effect is not easy to dissipate quickly!
Naturally, the palace has an imperial chef with superb knife skills. Cai Bixia asked the imperial chef to carve an ice ball for her as big as the diameter of the wine glass!
The imperial chef deliberately showed off his knife skills in front of the prince and asked, "Excuse me, distinguished guest, is this hockey puck carved round? Do you have any other requirements?"
Cai Bixia smiled, "Adding ice will make the wine taste better. No matter how you carve it, it will still melt in the end..."
"Your words are wrong!" The imperial chef kowtowed, "It is said that you never tire of fine food and fine food. Since it is the ice used by the nobles, it is natural that they should pay more attention to it!"
"Oh? Then just be particular, I won't stop you..."
A good imperial chef, he opened the door in the cold wind at the entrance of the palace on a cold day. Now, in the cold winter, if you want ice cubes, the spring water from Yuquan Mountain is stored in a large copper vat in the palace, and it is changed every day. new.
There is a thick layer of ice on this copper vat. Just shoveling some of it is enough to calm the wine.
The imperial chef opened the tool box, which was packed with knives, chisels, and various carving tools. Suddenly, iceflakes were flying everywhere, and snow-white fragments were everywhere on the ground.
Cutting, whittling, chopping, chiseling, chopping, ticking, picking...it's a series of fancy tasks to get started!
In less than three minutes, a crystal clear Tuanlong ice puck with a cup mouth diameter appeared on the tray!
"Okay! It's really a good craftsmanship... Where did you find this cook?" Prince Li Shiduo immediately clapped his hands. "Such a magical skill, you have to borrow it from my house for a while..."
"Hey...this is nothing, they are just a few slaves, take them and take them, borrow them or not!"
Cai Bixia looked at the exquisite and clear dragon ice ball on the tray. The ice dragon on it was lifelike with its beard and hair spread out!
"What a skill, what a magical skill..." He looked up at the imperial chef Cai Bixia and asked, "This is going to be rewarded! What can I reward you with?"
The imperial chef knelt on the ground with a proud look on his face, "The nobles reward you, but the slaves dare not choose between good and bad!"
Cai Bixia said, "I'll let you make your own choice. The first one is that I will redeem your body and give you a free body."
"How about I give you three thousand silver dollars to live a good life the next day?"
Yikuang's eyes lit up when he heard this. Cai Bixia has two brushes. How can he poach even a cook? Prince Qing looked at the slave kneeling on the ground and sneered.
"Now that Mr. Cai has spoken, let's do as he said... This is my slave who gave birth to a son. His nickname is Liu Baiwei. If you like it, sir, take it!"
Unexpectedly, Liu Baiwei, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed three times, "Thank you, sir, for the silver... I can take a wife! Thank you, sir, for the silver..."
Hahaha... The princes suddenly laughed, "This little bitch is really smart and knows that money is a good thing! Hahaha, it's easy to get a wife!"
"There will be a meeting in my house the day after tomorrow, and you will take charge of it... As long as you are satisfied, Nancheng will reward you with a house! Hahaha..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward! Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward..."
