Kiss from a Rosé - Clos Du Bois Rosé 2007

My first Rosé! It looked too attractive to pass up while I was at the store - the bottle is too cool! I honestly have no clue when it comes to blush wines, but I decided to give it a shot.

Rosé, 2007
Clos Du Bois, California. $9
Consumed: August 8, 2009
Nose: Aroma similar to a chardonnay. Can't smell any alcohol at all. Palette: Not much flavor (even at room temperature), tastes like a light chardonnay, NO alcohol taste whatsoever! Very dry.

What's there to say? It tastes like almost nothing, goes down very easy, and has 13% alcohol. I fell in love at the first taste, this is probably the lightest I've ever tasted, yet is so easy to drink that you could use it for a party drink.

Final Verdict: Completely worth the $9 if you want to consume a large amount of alcohol painlessly. Flavor-wise, it's probably better not to consider this, as lack of flavor is its weak point.

Merlots Don't Float My Boat - Sebastiani Merlot 2005

Apparently, my roommate's uncle works for Sebastiani. I was curious, so I snagged a bottle of their merlot (their cheapest varietal) at Costco for $9. What a steal - I saw it the other day at Ralph's for $14! I love you, Costco. On with the review:

Merlot, 2005
Sebastiani, California. $9
Consumed: August 6, 2009
Nose: Very pleasant and prominent coconut! Sweet herbal-ish smell. Palette: Buttery aftertaste, quick finish. Delicious mellow tannins.

The flashy, distinctive label makes Sebastiani wines easy to find on the shelves amongst tons of other wines.

Chris said that he liked it - there was a good amount of depth to it, along with nice plum flavors. I personally thought it was better than an average merlot, but I'm not a huge fan of the varietal.

Final Verdict: Worth ~$9-11 in my opinion. Probably shouldn't get it if you have to pay more than that, otherwise, pretty good merlot.

I'ma Buy You A ...Dram? - Laguvlin 16 Year

T-Pain reference, hah. What's a dram?

Wait, what? What's a nice Scotch whisky doing on a wine blog?! Once again, it was Chris celebrating a huge achievement, so he deemed it befitting to celebrate with his favorite spirit (and mine too)! Best of all, he let me review it on my blog:

Scotch Whisky. Laguvlin 16 Year.
Islay (Scotland). $65
Consumed: August 3, 2009
Gorgeous amber color. Peaty, smoky, very smooth! The peatiness is not overkill (unlike the Laphroaig 12 Year that I had at a friend's place a while ago - it was so peaty that it tasted like a bandaid!). Sweet finish. Delicious!

My spirit of choice is whisky, but I couldn't afford Scotch too often, so I just drank bourbon alot before I started getting into wine. That isn't to say that scotch doesn't hold a special place in my heart for being a classy, classy liquor to be sipping out of a glass. Not much else to say, Just enjoy the pictures of this wonderful scotch. LOOK AT THE GORGEOUS COLOR!

Final Verdict: Amazingly good Islay whiskey, get it if you can afford its price tag. Again, a big thanks to Chris: You bought me a drank - a really tasty and classy drank. Cheers!