"Did you not say you would be able to tell?"

Faintly amused, there-- and still thoroughly pleased that it seems to have worked out well. Well worth the effort spent in bleeding himself for it.

The second glass is perfectly normal wine, and while he'll wait to let Astarion compare, he does add: "I'll have that one after, if you do not mind. I did not expect you would wish to share the first." Nor does he have much interest in it, himself; he'll stick with the normal wine, thank you.