This Cheap Date was picked by Cate Beaumont! I was lucky enough to hang
out with a lot of my writer friends this past weekend so the next two reviews
will be hand-picked for me by some fantastic ladies.
Cate, picked this one because “Momma needs a juice box”. I
couldn’t agree more.
**IMPORTANT NOTE** I didn't wear makeup for this. So yes. Those are my bags. I earned those after all my hard work at the con yesterday.
Tonight’s juice is another boxed wine. This time by a
company called Provisions. It’s a Cabernet Sauvignon. And the box says it’s “No
3061”. Sooooo…is this a limited edition? It does have cursive on the box.
They don’t even teach that in school anymore. Maybe they’re
making it in cursive so the kids can’t read it, and won't know it's booze.
This drink is 12.5% Alcohol, and has red berries on the front of a
recyclable package. We paid $4.99 from the nearest Kroger, and it was on sale.
According to the box, this thing has three glasses of wine in it. They
obviously pour wine very differently than I do.
FIRST SNIFF
The good part? Screw off top. This is a great bit of wine to travel
with. No need to worry about finding a cork screw. Although with the folks I
visit, that’s not usually a problem.
It smells very strongly of fruit. The side of the box says
it’s “generous with blackberry and cassis flavors”. What the hell is cassis?
Dammit. Now I have to google shit. This wine might be too damn fancy for me.
Wait…according to Wikipedia, Cassis is a tourist
destination. Sooo…my wine tastes like tourists in France? Tourists are covered
in sunscreen and sweat. That does not sound appealing. Or do French tourists
taste different? Do I want to know what French tourists taste like?
Let’s travel a little further down the google page. We
should give page 4 a chance every once in a while, right?
Wait…Cassis
is a hashtag? I need to see this. Also…squirrel!
I don’t need to know what this stuff is. I like the idea
that I’m drinking tourists. Let’s see how they pour.
FIRST POUR
These little boxes pour in an odd rhythmic piddle. It’s a
deep ruby color and has nice drag on the glass. Still smells very strongly of
fruit. And apparently French people.
FIRST SIP
NOT as sweet as it smells. Does this mean French tourists
aren’t sweet?
But it does have a full-bodied flavor, and has the nice
tummy warming slide down my throat. It’s got a great bite to the end of the
sip, and I really enjoy it!
HUBBY TEST
Since I’ve had my hubby taste almost every wine, I figured I
should have him try them as part of my review process going forward. He's free labor.
Hubby sniffed the glass three
times and grimaced before taking a drink. So basically he was a kid who knew he
wasn’t going to like it from the beginning. Punk.
But he did try it and my sweet-drink loving hubby
immediately demanded a palate cleanser and guzzled some mountain dew.
So…for my sweet lovers…this is not your jam.
FINAL VERDICT
I really enjoyed this one. And ya know what? Cate wanted me
to have a juicebox. So…I’ll have my juicebox. Put this bastard in my lunch any day.
Just pack a straw and you're all set!
Thanks to Cate Beaumont for picking my Cheap Date for
tonight, and if you want to enjoy more of her good taste, you can check out her
book. Lucky
Strike, Book 1 in the Lucky, Kentucky series is available now.
Congrats on the release, my friend. And thanks for momma’s
juice box!
To find Roxy's books with buy links and what she has coming up next check out her website at RoxyRocksMe.com
