Review – The Glenlivet, Fusion Cask, Rum and Bourbon Fusion Selection, (No Age Stated), 40%
You know there must be something wrong with an item when its price tag is well below the item’s value. For example, I once bought a Marshall speaker stack for my guitar amp for about half what it was worth. It was in great shape, with hardly any wear and tear. However, the price foretold an issue. And there was one. Only two of the four speakers worked. Fortunately, it was a wiring issue that was easily remedied. Still, the item’s price reflected the issue.
My wife, Jennifer, has long desired a particular pillow sold by a high-end California company named Catstudio. The pillow, admittedly an embroidered marvel, details all things Michigan. However, it sells for about $225, which is why Jennifer has long desired it. No one in their right mind actually spends $225 for a pillow. Well, except maybe for Saudi princes.
While scrolling through an online marketplace, Jennifer noticed a woman nearby who was selling the very pillow for $35. Could it be true? After a few back-and-forth queries concerning the item’s authenticity and condition, indeed, it was, and Jennifer promised to be there in no more than sixty minutes to retrieve it. She asked me to drive her. I did.
Within that same hour, pillow in hand and a gleeful smile on her face, Jennifer was stunned. No stains, no tears, no frayed threading—the pillow was perfect.
“I can’t believe it,” she repeated.
“You’re sure there’s nothing wrong with it,” I prodded.
“Nothing,” she replied. “It’s perfect.”
“And you’re sure it’s real.”
“Oh, yes,” she insisted. “It’s real.”
“Did the woman know what she had?” I asked. “I mean, a $225 item for only $35. There’s gotta be something going on here.”
“Maybe she didn’t know,” Jennifer answered.
“Maybe,” I replied and then, in my twisted way, offered what I thought would stir a reprimand. “She was probably trying to get rid of it. It’s probably possessed, like the Annabelle doll.”
“Well,” Jennifer reacted dryly, “welcome to your new home, demon.”
Her reply nearly sent me into a ditch. She laughed, too. Nevertheless, the overall conversation brought to mind The Glenlivet Fusion Cask edition. I think it did because I’d only recently revisited the bottle, and after a few sips, I wondered what I paid for it. The internal query arose because I hadn’t willingly shelled out my hard-earned dollars for a top-shelf edition in quite some time, and yet, this whisky had a top-shelf profile.
“Did I spend $200 on this?” I sipped and wondered. “There’s no way.” It turns out I didn’t. I purchased it for about $85.
“There must be something wrong here,” I said and sipped again. “This tastes like a $200 whisky. Maybe my friend Sean put the wrong price tag on it. Maybe he typed in the wrong number or scanned the wrong box.”
Grasping at the answer, I continued, “Maybe bad things were happening in the store, and this whisky was the reason. It’s possessed, and Sean figured that his priest-friend was the only one who’d be able to handle it.”
As I said, I paid $85. It’s definitely worth more. Why? Not only for its lovely contours (which I’ll get to in a moment) but also for its intricate conception. The Glenlivet’s coopers disassembled first-fill rum barrels and bourbon barrels, creating new barrels from the combined planks. The whisky was finished in these unique casks.
And the result is just delightful.
The nose is as vanilla as vanilla can be—and not just as some reviewers might say, “There’s a hint of vanilla.” No, it’s the possessing spirit’s crispest vapor, accented in part by warmed peaches.
The palate is incredibly eloquent, incanting vanilla rites that establish the spirit’s residence in a cauldron of steamed apples and chocolate coffee.
The Fusion’s finish is a medium presence. It nips with rum and then recedes, more so reminding you of its mystical character than attempting to interfere.
My advice? Buy a bottle or two before The Glenlivet, like the woman and her pillow, realizes the price tag doesn’t match the Fusion’s supernatural caliber. And then, possessed or not, perform an exorcism on it. And by exorcism, I mean drink it. The Lord Himself noted that some demons can only be driven out through prayer and fasting (Matthew 17:21). This one, however, requires a glass.
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