Rating: 15/23 N: Milk, white chocolate, vanilla, and maybe a dash of a nice white wine. That sort of white wine grape element is what always gets me about this. It isn't bad, but it is surprising. It's a clean and refreshing nose. P: Creamy like white chocolate cut with milk - not in a bad way so much as like white chocolate milk. There's less vanilla here and the white grapes come out more here, moving from white wine to more like straight up champagne grapes. It's actually quite an enjoyable palate, surprisingly. The alcohol is perhaps a bit noticeable, but it doesn't taste unreasonably bitter or laced with chemicals, and there's none of that loathesome artificial caramel flavor. F: Milk is even moreso the dominant flavor in the finish. The grape comes into second place and (aside from its oiliness perhaps), the white chocolate falls back. I continue to be surprised by how enjoyable this is. It certainly doesn't deliver that authentic, rich, vanilla-laden white chocolate experience, but it does a good job of providing a refreshing, milky profile with some added suggestions of white chocolate and white wine elegance. The closest comparison I have on hand is Bailey's (which I realize is totally not the same thing). The Bailey's is richer with more grassiness and creaminess coming through, but it also has more young grain spirit coming through in a way that is kind of unpleasant. If I were throwing something in a drink, I suspect that the Bailey's flavor would hold up better (also, this Sheelin curdles in acid like you wouldn't believe), but flavor-wise, I prefer the Sheelin just a tad for neat sipping because it doesn't have anything jarring going on. I'm pretty on the fence between these two, but I might prefer Sheelin just a tad, so it's going to be either a 14 or 15. I'm thinking right now that it's a 15 though.