The wines are named "Misfortune", "Suffering", and "Galaxy".

Gu Xinghe felt that something was amiss in this game instance.

But he quickly put those thoughts aside and focused on Grant's explanation in front of him.

"【Misfortune】, as its name suggests, brings a sour and astringent feeling to the taster after drinking it."

This allows people to feel the misfortune and calamity in their fate.

Grant paused briefly in his explanation before picking up the materials from the bar and officially starting to mix drinks.

"To make this wine, first wet the rim of the glass with lemon juice, then lightly dab a ring of salt around the outside of the rim."

Next, add the shaken cranberry liqueur and orange juice in that order…

Grant deliberately slowed down his movements in front of Gu Xinghe and Luo Zhiye.

Nevertheless, a unique beauty can still be seen in its movements.

"Therefore, this will allow the taster to slowly savor a sweet aftertaste brought by fruit after drinking the wine."

At the same time, it also carries the implication of paving the way for hope that may emerge after experiencing misfortune.

The "Misfortune" wine demonstrated by Grant exhibits a gradient color from orange to red from top to bottom.

It seems to be a sign that the misfortune brought by bad luck is gradually deepening.

The color transitioned from orange, which symbolized warning, to red, which symbolized danger.

After finishing [Misfortune], Grant quickly set about mixing the second drink.

"Suffering, its taste is just like its name."

Its bitter taste mainly comes from the gentian and spices in its ingredients.

The taste of suffering may be hard to accept at first.

But like [Misfortune], this wine also has a unique aftertaste—

A rich, chocolate-like flavor.

It implies that after enduring hardship, happiness will eventually come.

Unlike the previous wine, [Suffering] has an extremely simple appearance.

There was no pleasant transition or gradient; it only presented a single dark brown color, making it look more like a cup of strong tea.

It doesn't have much decoration on it.

Perhaps, just as its name suggests, the simple and undisguised suffering is enough to make it difficult for people to persevere.

"The final 'Galaxy' is different from the previous two drinks."

This wine has a refreshing and pleasant taste.

Also different from the previous two, its meaning is to prevent people from dwelling on the painful past.

After drinking it, the taster feels a sense of enlightenment and anticipation for the future.

The refreshing sensation in 【Galaxy】 mainly comes from the mint and golden bell root added to it.

The first step in making this drink is to add ice cubes to the glass…

The "Galaxy" created by Grant has a dreamy blue-purple hue.

The tiny silver specks floating in the liquid make the whole glass look like a real, dazzling galaxy.

Grant's explanation was concise yet professional, even revealing the underlying meaning of the three glasses of wine.

He quickly demonstrated the ingredients and preparation method for the three cups of wine to Gu Xinghe and Luo Zhiye.

Looking at the three glasses of wine in front of me, all of them looked excellent.

In terms of their implied meaning, they reveal an entire process of change in a person's life.

"Alright, next..."

Just as Grant was about to turn to look at Gu Xinghe, the other person seemed to remember something.

He abruptly changed his posture and focused his gaze on Luo Zhiye.

"Next... Luo Zhiye, try to replicate these three glasses of wine."

Clearly, Grant had no confidence in Gu Xinghe's bartending skills, which he had no prior experience with.

The plan is to let him watch someone else mix drinks at least once before he starts trying to mix them himself.

Gu Xinghe was clearly pleased with Grant's decision.

Let alone Grant, the master bartender, he himself is quite insecure about his own skills.

Although some materials and bartending equipment may vary from world to world.

However, Luo Zhiye's profession in the real world is a bartender, which gives him years of basic skills.

His movements while mixing drinks were just like Grant's.

Powerful yet elegant, the movements were swift and demonstrated a high level of professionalism.

Soon, the three glasses of wine were mixed up in a very professional manner.

Compared to the cocktails made by Grant.

Luo Zhiye's first attempt at replicating the blended liquor already showed an 80-90% resemblance in appearance.

Upon seeing this, a slightly smug smile appeared on his face.

Grant picked up the three glasses of wine and took a small sip of each.

"We need to practice more before the tavern officially opens tonight. The preparation of [Misfortune] should be..."

Grant offered a rigorous critique of Luo Zhiye's three cups of work.

After that, his gaze finally fell on Gu Xinghe, and he stammered a few words of comfort.

"Don't be nervous, it's your first time trying bartending."

Gu Xinghe nodded, showing no sign of nervousness, but Grant beside him seemed even more nervous than he was.

Thanks to his fairly good memory, Gu Xinghe's actions of adding ingredients and mixing drinks looked quite professional.

But although bartending sometimes gives people the impression that you just need to shake everything together and mix it all up.

In fact, there are strict requirements regarding the way, angle, and timing of applying force.

After Gu Xinghe poured the shaken liquor into the glass—

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