Bei Chen didn't start immediately; instead, he left the bar first, as he needed to buy some supplies that the bar didn't have.
It took me quite a while to get back!
Bei Chen took a bottle of liquor from the top shelf of the cabinet: "The next cocktail will use a special liquor, the Hitiligode 108 spirit-flavored drink, which is the bottle I have in my hand!"
This wine is quite interesting.
It was created by a young herb enthusiast.
This person was inspired by the distillation of a non-alcoholic medicine from herbs, as recorded in the notes of 17th-century pharmacists.
So they experimented with mixing their own peas with alcohol, and also added licorice, rosemary, thyme and other auxiliary ingredients.
He finally found the trick: alcohol evaporates little by little at a temperature of 78 degrees Celsius.
Raw materials that come into contact with alcohol remain fresh and are preserved by releasing their own aroma to the maximum extent.
Finally, the remaining mixture was distilled at a high temperature of 100 degrees Celsius, leaving only the most concentrated part.
And so, the Hitiligodo 108 I have here was born!
The complex production process results in this wine being expensive despite being alcohol-free…
Bei Chen sighed deeply. In his previous life, the appearance of this base spirit had sparked a small wave of cocktail reform.
The fact that this foundation now exists in the world greatly excites Bei Chen.
Excited, Bei Chen began to work, first putting some black seeds into boiling water to cook.
Extract juice from celery, apple, and lemon.
Then pour 45ml of Hitler base into the shaker.
This step caused the viewers in the live stream to lose their composure:
[Holy crap, I checked, the cheapest bottle of this wine costs at least 240 yuan, and it's only 220ml. That's really not cheap!]
[So expensive? I just checked, Mr. Mask added at least 40-50 milliliters.]
That much? How many times can one bottle of liquor be used to make drinks? It'll be gone in four or five tries!
That means one glass of Hitili wine cost 50 yuan!
[Oh my god, suddenly I understand why cocktails are so expensive; the ingredients themselves aren't cheap!]
[...]
The high price of cocktails has always been controversial, but when Bei Chen revealed the full name of this drink, everyone realized just how valuable it was.
At that moment, a cocktail that cost thirty or forty yuan a glass was no longer expensive.
After all, you also have to add the labor costs for bartending and the cost of designing the drinks.
It's really not expensive!
Bei Chen couldn't see the comments in the live stream, and he didn't have time to pay attention to them. This cocktail had quite a few steps, so he needed to be more careful.
After pouring the siddell, add 15ml of the chickpea broth.
Chickpea broth is actually used as a substitute for eggs, and it can be shaken to create foam just like eggs.
Ideally, chickpeas should be cooked fresh to obtain broth, but this process takes one or two hours, which is time-consuming and laborious, so canned chickpeas are used instead.
Next, add 5ml of simple sugar syrup, 5ml of celery juice, 15ml of apple juice, and 10ml of lemon juice to the shaker.
After shaking thoroughly, add ice cubes and shake a second time to make the chickpea soup frothy.
After filtering, pour into the prepared margarita glass.
The yellow liquid is placed at the bottom, and the white foam is placed at the top.
Finally, scoop out the boiled black seeds and place them on top of the foam.
A unique cocktail is thus created.
Bei Chen pointed to the cocktail and introduced it, "This drink is called Hiti Garden, and it's a very healthy cocktail."
Health preservation?
Everyone was amused by this phrase; they had never heard of drinking alcohol being good for their health.
"Don't you all believe me?" Bei Chen asked again.
"Hmm~" Everyone shook their heads.
Not to mention Tong Yin and Jiang Zhong, who were new to cocktails, even Mai Zi, who had mixed thousands of cocktails, didn't quite believe it.
Bei Chen's lips curled up slightly, though no one could see it.
"If you don't believe me, I'll explain it to you!"
As mentioned earlier, Hitili is a herbal, non-alcoholic beverage. The author's original intention was to brew a healthy and environmentally friendly non-alcoholic drink.
The soup poured in later was chickpea soup.
Anyone who regularly bakes cakes knows that this is a natural thickener and stabilizer that can be used to replace egg leavening.
Chickpeas can lower blood sugar, protect blood vessels, and even have a certain effect on improving diabetes.
Of course, even good things shouldn't be overeaten. Just take this as advice, but if it's for medical reasons, please follow your doctor's instructions.
Don't come and smash up the Hive Bar's sign later, I can't afford to pay for that!
Hahaha, this is hilarious! Mr. Mask is so funny!
[I recognize these chickpeas; they're pretty much what Mr. Mask described.]
No wonder it made bubbles when I shook it! I initially thought it was because I shook it too much and it wasn't clean enough, but it turns out it was because of the chickpeas!
[...]
"You think this is the end? Nonono!" Bei Chen shook his index finger.
"I added apple juice, celery juice, and lemon juice, all of which were made from fresh fruit."
And what is that sesame-like thing on top?
Everyone shook their heads again; if they knew, they would have gone home and started mixing drinks.
"This is a Chinese medicine called black cumin seeds. It has many effects such as nourishing the kidneys and brain, promoting menstruation and lactation, dispelling cold and relieving pain, and nourishing the intestines."
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