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Bartender Chapter 43 – Homecoming (Part 1)
All right. Got in contact with Itasha, and he promptly provided me with the cleaned raws, so I was able to work a bit faster. It might look a bit inconsistent since the first half of the scans are mine, and the second half is Itasha’s, but it shouldn’t be too obvious.
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Drink of the Day:
Agua de Valencia
- 250 ml Cava
- 750 ml Orange Juice
- 100 ml Cointreau
- 50 g Sugar
- Water
Thoughts (Spoiler Alert):
This story has a bit of a slow start, and not much has been said. It seems Sakata has some issues with family, and the next chapter will reveal it all. I don’t want to spoil the story, but there are hints in this chapter regarding what would happen next.
It’s nice to see a chapter going away from Whiskey or wine, but about cocktails, two of them no less. The author cleverly used the two similarly-named cocktails to give Sasakura a chance to screw up. I’ve said this many times before, but I love to see Sasakura screw up, since it makes him more human, and ultimately, more likable. It’s also not a major screw up, so Sasakura remains the pro bartender we all see him as.
The tidbit about punch is also interesting.
Bartender Chapter 42 – Two Kinds of Sorrow
Happy New Years! I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays, I know I did. But back to work and scanlating now. I should be back to releasing a chapter every other week.
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Drink of the Day:
Paul Giraud (’75 Cuvee Special)
Thoughts (Spoiler Alert):
This chapter revolves around Kurata, who have made several appearances in the manga. We don’t know too much about him aside from the fact that he was crazy in highschool (according to his junior in a previous chapter). I’ve always liked him as a character, so it’s nice to see a story about him.
We also got to see a bit of interaction between Sasakura, Kawakami, and Miwa. There have been subtle hints of how Miwa feels about Sasakura, but nothing too explicit. It seems to me like Kawakami is a bit jealous, but very little. The author left a lot of room for imagination. It’s good to see that the author isn’t adding too much romance into this manga. It gets me excited to see things develop between Sasakura and Miwa, but on the other hand, I don’t want the story to focus on that.
Lastly, I want to nitpick a little bit about the title of this chapter. The title is two kinds of sorrow, and Sasakura explained which two kinds are there. However, the only type we got to see is the unspeakable kind. I was expecting to see another, maybe coming from Kurata, but I didn’t see any of the sort. If anything, I think the emotions he had were also unspeakable. He is cruelly and wrongly judged by his future father-in-law, but could not say a word against it. I know what the author wants to express, but this is just something I think the author could’ve done better at. I think he can try to somehow add a speakable sorrow into the story.
Question:
Sasakura mentioned that many professional Bartenders don’t drink. I assume he meant that they don’t drink regularly, since I would expect that Bartenders need to taste their own drinks (at least during training) to know if they are doing things right or not. That aside, is it common for professional bartenders to not drink?
