Ballast Point Calico Amber

I'm not a big fan of Ambers, so it wasn't a surprise that I wasn't a huge fan. Knowing nothing about the makeup of Ambers, I always feel like it's a Grimm Brothers tale, about the little amber who got lost in the HopsWood forest and so she tasted really funky when the Black Bears ATE HER. And then they were still thirsty because it finishes dry. Point is, I'm still waiting for that one Amber who's going to change my mind.

That was the before picture. The after picture had more thumbs down.

But guess what, my boy James L from Houston is in town! And he takes really, really dorky pictures. We're heading up to a wedding in Napa this weekend. But we're not leaving LA until we hit up The Other Room, Townhouse and Nikki's Beach tomorrow night. Stay tuned. THE ISLAND rating.