Chapter 875 Don’t Drink or Get Beaten
Despite the beautiful scenery, the meal they had was simple: an oyster platter, smoked salmon with potatoes, and Irish lamb stew, accompanied by some cheese and local whiskey.
While Scotch whisky is renowned, few people know that its origins lie in Ireland. The technology for distilling whisky was developed in Irish monasteries. It's no exaggeration to say that Irish whiskey is the ancestor of Scotch whisky! Even the name "whisky" comes from the ancient Celtic word for "water of life."
The whiskey that Xiao Peng and his friends drank was called "True No. 12", and the taste was not particularly good. Although Xiao Peng didn't know much about whiskey, he could basically tell the quality of a wine by drinking enough good wine - this wine had a thin taste and could be considered an entry-level whiskey at best.
Although this wine doesn't taste good, it is not cheap. This is because the owner of this wine is very powerful.
The owner of this whisky is the pride of Ireland—Conor McGregor, the man known as "the world's best fighter and the most vocal of critics." He has won both the UFC featherweight and lightweight titles. True No. 12 is his own whisky brand.
Why do they say 'If you don't drink, you'll get beaten'?
Just a few months ago, Connor went to a Dublin pub and offered the bartenders a free sample of his 'True No. 12' whiskey. However, a man at the bar turned Connor down, saying, 'I don't want to drink that shit'. This infuriated Connor so much that he threw a punch...
From then on, the "True No. 12" gained another nickname: "Don't drink? Get beaten!"
What did they mean by treating themselves to this wine? Wasn't it to beat themselves up? To tell themselves to 'behave'?
He held the wine glass and thought rapidly, while secretly observing the two people in front of him, and then he interrupted his own wandering thoughts.
If Alena criticizes herself, Xiao Peng believes it! But if Michael Higgins also criticizes himself in this way, Xiao Peng will really doubt his life: Michael Higgins is considered a "clear stream" among politicians all over the world.
Before becoming president, the old man was Ireland's Minister of Arts and Culture and a famous Irish poet. He first became president in 2011.
As for how popular the old man was in Ireland? That year, fewer than 1.7 million voters participated in the vote, and he alone received more than 1 million votes.
Politicians are generally seen as staid, serious, shrewd, and cunning, but this old man went to the other extreme: despite his short stature of only 1.6 meters, he owns two enormous Bernese Mountain dogs, both of which seem to tower over him. He also brings his dogs with him whenever he attends an event or gives a speech, and even when he meets with foreign dignitaries.
He's so relatable that there's a popular doll in Ireland: a rag doll with a big belly, a large nose, a bald head, and white hair on either side, wearing a gray sweater. At first glance, it looks like a rockhopper penguin. Undoubtedly, it's designed after their president. This doll can be found in almost every home in Ireland, a testament to his popularity.
Another reason for his popularity is that he is relatively "left-wing". Although the Irish president has no executive power, he will really criticize anything he sees that makes him unhappy, and the thing he criticizes the most is war.
No matter where or which country, as long as there is a war, he will start to curse. Over the years, he has cursed the Americans at least 8,000 times...
After all, he's an artistic young man. You want him to do so many tricks? That's not his style!
Alena is the first Chief Minister of local government in Northern Ireland. A big reason why she took this position is because male ministers are more likely to get into trouble.
The previous minister, Peter Robinson, the "cuckold king," is a good example.
When Peter Robinson's wife Alice Robinson was 59, she had an affair with a 19-year-old boy and used her position to provide her lover with £50,000 in funding to help him open a restaurant. This money was actually obtained through bribery...
What did Peter Robinson do when he found out? He acted as if nothing had happened! This earned him the nickname "The Cuckold King."
But this is understandable. Many politicians' marriages are in name only, just like Friedrich and his wife. They are more worried about the scandal that will affect their careers than infidelity.
Seeing Xiao Peng staring at the whiskey in front of him in a daze, Michael Higgins laughed: "Mr. Xiao? Why doesn't this wine suit your taste?"
Xiao Peng didn't deny it: "That's true. I've been drinking Genting whisky lately. I'm used to that flavor, so this is a little strange to me."
The old man got furious when he heard this. "Xiao, you can't drink that anymore! If you drink too much of that crap, you won't be able to adapt to good things! The best whiskey is Irish whiskey! Of course, this 'True No. 12' is really average, but it's still better than those blended whiskeys made by the Scots and Americans! Alena, I'm telling you not to serve this to Xiao, right? You can't serve 'True No. 12' just because it's produced here! Xiao has tasted all kinds of fine wines. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to serve this?"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng understood something. It seemed that he had been overthinking it. They used this wine to treat him purely for publicity.
Michael Higgins said with a look of disgust: "How should authentic whiskey be brewed? Using the pure pot still method, which uses a large copper still as tall as a person to brew wine. The whiskey distilled in this way is light and fragrant. But what about Scotch whisky? Damn it, use a tower still to brew it! Although the distillation efficiency is better and more raw wine can be distilled, the original flavor of the wine is also removed and its personality is lost! The wine produced by using this technology for large-scale production is all inferior! Later I will let you taste how delicious real Irish whiskey is!"
There is a reason why the old man hates Scotch whisky so much. At its peak, Ireland had more than 2,000 distilleries. During their independence in the last century, the Scottish Whisky Company established the Scotch Whisky Company Limited, which acquired a large number of Irish distilleries and then closed them down one after another to protect the Scottish whisky industry. This also led to the Scottish whisky industry not developing for decades.
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Okay, then I'd like to thank Mr. Higgins in advance."
Alena Foster couldn't help herself. "Gentlemen, can we talk about the wine later? Mr. Xiao, we came to you because we need your help with something serious."
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