也许是传统形象使然，干邑总是与人一种男性化的感觉，好像只有翩翩君子才懂得享受干邑的真谛。而甜品则是女性的挚爱，我今天才发现原来朱古力mix 干邑竟是天作之合！

从未想过干邑跟朱古力可产生如此微妙的化学作用！因为它们皆有共通之处：它们同样有甜酸苦咸四种味道，佳酿甜品若配搭得宜，便能激出 ‘味力’ 火花。不同干邑和朱古力味道有不同特性，圆滑的酒应配口感相应的朱古力；味道较浓较复杂的干邑，则宜配黑朱古力。品酒前，先吃一口朱古力，当朱古力在嘴里逐渐融化时，呷一口香醇的干邑，你会发现两者的味道会融和得恰到好处，口感像丝般柔软丰富，香浓馥郁。

对我来说，干邑和朱古力不一定是饭后甜点。其实在任何美妙的时刻，随时随地也可以来一杯干邑、尝一口朱古力，享受味蕾的那份满足，率性随心地宠一宠自己。品酒不但是味觉与嗅觉的享受，而是所有感官配合起来的一种享受、一份乐趣，所以气氛相当重要。我觉得在一间优美的餐厅，例如在酒店的顶楼餐厅，在开扬辽阔的景色下，品尝美酒甜品，亦是一种很美好的享受。

除了朱古力，暖心朱古力蛋糕配干邑亦很不错。吃着蛋糕外面的脆皮及内里流着的暖朱古力，感受两种不同的质感，再喝一口冰冻的Hennessy Paradis Extra，那股油润、丰盈的口感迅即洋溢，香醇历久不散……

Michelle’s Choice:

Richard Hennessy 轩尼诗李察 & 特浓纯朱古力

干邑夹着多重味道，如花卉、胡椒、核桃和糖渍果香，气味芳香浓郁，口感丰厚，配特浓纯朱古力，是最佳的睡前享受。

Hennessy Paradis Extra 轩尼诗百乐廷 & 牛奶朱古力

牛奶奶油朱古力的味道，跟干邑的柔和醇滑、花香和点点辛辣配合得极好，朱古力更能刺激味蕾，让酒香在口腔持续良久。

Hennessy Private Reserve 1865 轩尼诗1865珍传 & 果仁牛奶朱古力

干邑的奶油面包芳香、花香、果味和檀香木香，正好与果仁牛奶朱古力配合的相得益彰。

Hennessy X.O 轩尼诗X.O & 咖啡朱古力

一片香浓咖啡朱古力，刚好与X.O香醇的陈年酒香与胡椒味，来个强烈的味道冲击。

I’m sitting alone in the cafe which faces to the street and immerses myself in a cup of fragrant Cappuccino comfortably in the quiet afternoon.

The afternoon sunlight through the spacious French window, outside the window is the heavy traffic and people go on their trip in a hurry the street, inside the window is the leisure, carefree people and melodious jazz, the coffee’s fragrance are around in the air, the mellow steam is enthralled my smell in the porcelain cup. Closes eyes use a tranquil mood to tastes that cup of hot Cappuccino.

For me, tastes Cappuccino is tastes mood, Cappuccino has the fragrance of light milk, shy but has a lasting aftertaste. It just like love, although Cappuccino’s love won’t lasting, but it’s fragrance more like a lasting love. The pale yellow street light which is slanting through the French window in the café when the night arrives. Piano is playing slowly the Schubert music, melody sounds gentle but beautiful. Lonely dusk gently drags in the cup, corner’s lamp, a cup of warms Cappuccino, a magazine, this is my leisure afternoon. 

时光寂寂流淌的午后，我独自坐在临街的咖啡馆，安逸地把自己沉浸在一杯馥郁的Cappuccino中。

午后的阳光透过宽大的落地窗，窗外是车水马龙的马路和行色匆匆的人们。窗内是悠闲的人们与悠扬的爵士乐，咖啡的香气缭绕在空气中，骨瓷杯中香醇的热气在迷醉着我的嗅觉。闭上眼睛尝试用一种平静的心情，去细细品味那杯烫热的Cappuccino。

其实对我，品味Cappuccino更多的是品味一种心情，Cappuccino的意蕴在于它淡淡的牛奶的香气，羞涩却又有着较为持久的余韵。就像爱情一样，虽然Cappuccino里的爱情未必持久，但它四溢的香气更像是一场持久的爱情。夜幕渐渐降临，昏黄的街灯透过落地窗斜斜地映照在咖啡馆里。钢琴上缓缓奏出的舒伯特小乐曲，旋律柔和而凄美。寂寥的黄昏在杯中轻轻摇曳，角落里柔和的灯，桌上一杯温热的Cappuccino，一本杂志，这就是我的一个休闲午后。

Romantic and elegant are the adjectives to Italian which people refer to it. However, this kind of romantic and elegant is the dim feeling for me.

You will be touched by that full-bodied Italian style immediately when you enter Milano. The straw yellow wall and the coffee color floor…everything is so charming under the yellow light. Each detail is perfect and it gives the indescribable warm and romantic feeling to the people. Candlelight get through the crystal glass, knife and fork hits lightly, melodious jazz. The comfortable sofa makes me didn’t want to leave. Italian food tastes good and its exquisite and full-bodied like cappuccino. Waiter will deliver a cup of soft drink for you after dinner, Paris water mixes cider, some tiny air bubbles are raising in the glass, feel like champagne, it’s really amazing.

I have dinner under the warm candlelight in Milano when wind blows with chill gently in this autumn night. How can I use languages and words to describe such satisfied?

浪漫与优雅，是人们谈及意大利最常用的字眼。然而这种浪漫与优雅对于我而言都是一种朦胧的感觉。

走进Milano，立刻被那浓郁的意式情调打动。米白色的墙壁，咖啡色的地板，金属亮色与玻璃光影点缀其间，在淡黄的灯光下，一切都那么可人。每个细节都恰如其分的精致，予人一种无法言明的温馨与浪漫。烛光摇曳照耀在剔透的水晶杯上，刀叉轻撞发出清脆的声音，耳边悠扬的爵士乐。软软的沙发舒适得让人不想抽身。意大利菜的极致就像Cappuccino一样浓郁细腻。美餐过后，侍应送上一杯软饮料，巴黎水混合着苹果汁在玻璃杯中冒着细细的气泡，像香槟一样的口感色泽，实在让人迷醉。

深秋的夜晚，习习的秋风带着些寒意。在Milano的温暖烛光下享受晚餐，如此惬意，又岂是语言和笔墨所能形容？

Yesterday I saw a grand piano in my friend’s coffee shop when I passed by. I have long time not play piano. That’s why the familiar feeling suddenly rose up when my fingers lightly touch keys in front of the piano.

Writing and play piano haven’t any shortcuts, it must improve step by step, daily training is necessary. I could forgot all my worries, got inspirations, got experiences, completely immerse the atmosphere in the tune when I played piano. Piano can take off my weariness and bring me joy. As you know I have spent a lot of time to play piano. Someone said that: “It must have talent to play piano.” I think the most important is using your brain and heart. You must use three H: HEAD, HANDS (both hands), HEART (mind) when you perform some romantic’s tune. Use brain to think about the author's original intention, realized its meaning in the tune, play the tune with hands, surely you will succeed when these three things are all used. There is no soul in the tune if you don’t taste it by heart. There is not difficult how to study play piano; the most difficult is how to give soul in the tune. It just like perform < Canon >, you must use your heart to taste its artistic conception if you want to perform the feelingful movement.

I love to play piano, because it can training my will, enhance of my life and edify my sentiment.

    昨天经过朋友的咖啡馆，看见那台漆黑的三角钢琴，不知道为什么突然间很有冲动去弹奏。坐在钢琴前面，当手指轻触着熟悉的琴键的时候，一种熟悉又久违的感觉突然升起，原来我已经好久没有弹过钢琴了。

       写作是和弹钢琴一样，无任何捷径可言，是一级一级往上提高的，要经过每日的苦练和积累。弹琴不仅能使我忘掉了烦恼，还能使我在音乐中获得灵感和体验感动。每当我弹钢琴时都会全情投入，完全沉浸在曲中气氛。弹钢琴可以消除我一天的疲劳，带给我愉悦。要知道我在弹钢琴上也花了不少功夫，我把别人的休闲时间都花在了弹钢琴上。人家说弹钢琴是要有天赋的。我觉得弹钢琴更重要的是脑子，弹琴要用脑子，用心，尤其是弹一些浪漫派的作品，要用三个H：HEAD(头)，HANDS(双手)，HEART(心灵)。用脑思考作者的原意，用心去体会曲中意思，用手去演奏曲目，这三个东西都用上了，那你肯定就会成功。没有用心去体会的曲目弹出来时没有灵魂的。学习弹奏并不难，难得是你怎么去将它赋予灵魂。就好像弹奏《Canon》一样，你必须要用心去体会其意境，才能弹奏出令人感动的乐章。

       我爱弹钢琴，因为它既磨练了我的意志！又丰富了我的生活，陶冶了我的情操。弹钢琴真不愧是我最好的倾诉方式。