Monkey Shoulder

Inspired by the malt man's craft, Monkey Shoulder has been created using three of speyside's finest single malt whiskies, resulting in a rich blended malt of exceptional smoothness. Taste: Mellow vanilla with spicy hints Nose: Zesty orange, vanilla honey & spiced oak

Inspired by the malt man's craft, Monkey Shoulder has been created using three of speyside's finest single malt whiskies, resulting in a rich blended malt of exceptional smoothness. Taste: Mellow vanilla with spicy hints Nose: Zesty orange, vanilla honey & spiced oak

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1526
Blend-Scotch
Scotland
Blended Malt Whisky
40%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Pear:
Pear:
Herb:
Herb:
Spices:
Caramel:
Herbs:
Malt:
Leather:
Caramel:
Leather:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Spices:
Honey:
Honey:
Herbs:
Banana:
Banana:
Mint:
Green Apple:
Floral:
Mint:
Oak:
Oak:
Green Apple:
Floral:
Chocolate:
Apple:
Nuts:
Apple:
Sherry:
Chocolate:
Orange:
Orange:
Grass:
Oil:
Pineapple:
Grass:
Oil:
Tropical Fruit:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Anis:
Tropical Fruit:
Pineapple:
Berries:
Clove:
Plum:
Nutmeg:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Nutmeg:
Clove:
Maritime Notes:
Tobacco:
Pepper:
Raisin:
Barley:
Dried Fruit:
Heather:
Nuts:
Lemon:
Sherry:
Maritime Notes:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Plum:
Berries:
Raisin:
Heather:
Dried Fruit:
Lemon:
Pepper:
Tobacco:
Barley:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Malt:
Spices:
Spices:
Honey:
Oak:
Honey:
Sherry:
Oak:
Pear:
Pear:
Dried Fruit:
Herb:
Caramel:
Herb:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Oil:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Apple:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Apple:
Banana:
Sherry:
Coffee:
Pepper:
Banana:
Coffee:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Herbs:
Green Apple:
Lime:
Mint:
Nutmeg:
Alcohol:
Clove:
Almonds:
Cinnamon:
Lemon Peel:
Heather:
Heather:
Grass:
Green Apple:
Lime:
Nutmeg:
Almonds:
Clove:
Cinnamon:
Alcohol:
Anis:
Mint:
Lemon Peel:
Berries:
Grass:
Peat Smoke:
Berries:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Fruit:
Malt:
Malt:
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Nuts:
Herb:
Herb:
Oil:
Oil:
Honey:
Sherry:
Honey:
Sherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Chili:
Chili:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Apple:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Apple:
Peat Smoke:
Tropical Fruit:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Tropical Fruit:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Bonfire Smoke:
Seaweed:
Floral:
Pear:
Grapefruit:
Coffee:
Alcohol:
Dried Fruit:
Lemon:
Berries:
Maritime Notes:
Leather:
Banana:
Anis:
Grapefruit:
Maritime Notes:
Pear:
Seaweed:
Berries:
Bonfire Smoke:
Lemon:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Floral:
Leather:
Coffee:
Banana:
Heather:
Heather:
Alcohol:

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17. May 2016
29. Jan 2017
10. Oct 2016
Monkey Shoulder is a rather simple but honest and decent quality Blended Malt from the Speyside of Scotland. Young Balvenie features quite prominently on the nose. Sweet fruits, candy apples and even a touch of ice wine combine with creamy honey, fine spices and hints of coffee. Delicate maltiness and restrained oak influence complement the otherwise light and sweet character on the palate. The finish is swift, woody and sugary, merging into melted dark chocolate bitterness. With an excellent price-quality ratio, this dram is certainly better than many blends.
RATING: 3.4/5.0 ≙ 85 pts
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