Non-alcoholic cocktails?
As soon as this topic came up, not only Tong Yin, but also the customers at the scene and the netizens in the live broadcast room became interested.
Is wine without alcohol still wine?
This is the first question on everyone's mind.
"Give it a try!?" Tong Yin licked her lips, feeling somewhat envious as she watched others enjoy their drinks.
It would be really interesting if there were a cocktail that I could drink myself.
"Then let's give it a try!" Bei Chen got up and went to the bar.
But he found that Mai Zi's gaze was somewhat frightening, as if she wanted to kill him.
When Bei Chen saw Mai Zi take out her notebook, he roughly understood why she was doing this.
When it comes to bartending, you naturally have to memorize recipes. The more cocktails Beichen makes, the more Mai Zi has to remember.
This must be such a painful thing for a professional bodyguard.
Bei Chen said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Mai Zi, I've troubled you again. Hurry up and teach an apprentice so you can retire."
"Get to work!" If Mai Zi hadn't been quite interested in cocktails, she would have left the bar long ago.
Without saying anything more, Bei Chen turned his back to prepare, taking out the four kinds of fruit juice drinks he needed, and then taking out the wine glasses.
The first step is to chill the cups!
Next, pour 45ml of pineapple juice, 45ml of orange juice, and 15ml of lemon juice into the shaker, and add some ice cubes.
Shake well and pour into the prepared stemmed glass.
Here's the interesting part: take out 5ml of pomegranate syrup.
Grenadine syrup is normally used for coloring, so it should be poured from the center downwards, allowing it to settle at the bottom of the stemmed glass.
Then stir slowly with a spoon until the color changes slightly.
Finally, pour in sparkling water until the container is 80% full, and garnish with pineapple and cherry.
In terms of appearance, this cocktail is just as good as other alcoholic beverages.
Although the mixture was already prepared, Bei Chen was not very interested: "This wine is called Cinderella."
As the name suggests, this is a drink that is very suitable for girls.
Of course, this wine doesn't require much skill; it's made entirely from fruit juice and doesn't contain a single drop of alcohol.
Calling it fruit juice milk tea doesn't seem too wrong.
Everyone rarely saw Mr. Mask make fun of himself like this, and they all found it amusing.
"This drink is just to give the guests another choice; the real fun starts with the next one."
Without saying a word, Bei Chen started mixing the next cocktail.
Take out limes, ginger beer, and white sugar.
Then take out the drinking glass, add ice cubes and chill until the glass is fogged up.
Squeeze the lime into juice, pour 30ml into a shaker, add an appropriate amount of white sugar, and then add ice cubes.
After shaking well, strain the wine through the ice into a prepared drinking glass.
All that's left is to pour ginger beer along the gap between the glass and the ice to prevent too much foam from escaping.
Finally, garnish with lime wedges.
A white, clear, and bubbly cocktail is now complete; just looking at it gives you a refreshing and invigorating feeling.
Bei Chen mixed a few more drinks and handed them to Tong Yin, Jiang Zhong, and of course, Yu Haiyang didn't forget to give him a drink as well.
"This drink, called Saratoga Cool, is made with ginger beer."
Many people may not know what ginger beer is, so let me explain it first.
Ginger beer, as the name suggests, is a type of beer brewed primarily from ginger.
However, its alcohol content is usually very low, and can even reach zero alcohol content.
The one I have here is a ginger beer from Australia, and it's non-alcoholic.
Most importantly, it also has the effects of warming the stomach and stopping vomiting, detoxifying, resolving phlegm, relieving cough, dispelling cold, inducing sweating, and sobering up and relieving dizziness.
It's a godsend for non-drinkers...
This is the first time I've heard of non-alcoholic beer. Interesting! I'll buy a few bottles to try sometime.
I don't find ginger beer very appealing on its own; I'd much rather try the new cocktail they just made—it looks so tempting!
[Yes, yes, I feel the same way! That's the charm of bartending!]
Drinking it neat and mixing it with other drinks definitely taste different, even vastly different.
Looking at the appealing presentation of "Saratoga Cool," Tong Yin couldn't resist picking it up and taking a bite.
"It has no alcohol, but it has a unique spicy flavor, almost like drinking alcohol." That was Jiang Zhong's first impression.
The spiciness comes from the flavor of ginger, and ginger juice is a very healthy drink.
Tong Yin, who doesn't drink alcohol, also gave her review: "The taste is crisp, with a refreshing and cool, sweet and sour feeling. Having a glass in the summer is just so refreshing!"
Tong Yin was hooked on the taste after just one bite.
No wonder the cocktails here costing 20 or 30 yuan, or even 40 or 50 yuan a glass, are so popular.
That's the charm of Hive Bar's cocktails!
After reflecting on the experience, Tong Yin expressed her feelings: "I'm almost tempted to stay at Hive Bar. Not only are they great at composing, but they're also incredibly skilled at bartending!"
"Mr. Mask, how are others supposed to live?!"
Jiang Zhong leaned closer: "Exactly! Compared to you, I feel so weak!"
Everyone else couldn't help but burst into laughter.
At this moment, the Hive Bar maintained its usual harmony.
Lu Jiuning looked at Bei Chen with increasing curiosity. What exactly was this guy's head made of?
They always manage to come up with some ingenious and creative wines at crucial moments.
The key is that each wine has its own unique meaning.
Could it be that this guy has a system in his head too?
Shaking his head, Lu Jiuning banished those distracting thoughts.
No way, no way!
If Bei Chen also has a system, then does that mean everyone else has one too? Wouldn't that make systems commonplace?
If that were true, he wouldn't have spent five years holed up in this bar.
That's true; he's been holed up in the wine shop for five years, so he must have a good understanding of every single wine.
Yes, that's the best explanation!
Lu Jiuning started imagining things again...
Looking at the satisfied faces of the group, Bei Chen smiled slyly: "Are you all satisfied with this?"
Everyone looked over at the same time.
What did he mean by that?
Could it be that he has other non-alcoholic cocktails?
Sure enough, their guess was confirmed the next second.
"Two non-alcoholic cocktails are not enough. In the future, people who do not drink will not have many choices when they come to Hive Bar, which is very boring."
Bei Chen took the opportunity to promote the other cocktails as well, since there was still a lot of credit left for the 50 cocktails, and it would be a waste not to use them.
Finally, someone couldn't help but ask, "Should we still use ginger beer to make this?"
"Of course not!" Bei Chen shook his head in denial. If everyone used this method, it would be too low-tech...
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