

We offer reliable online Whisky delivery. Taste: Monkey Shoulder has a sweet, creamy and rich taste with notes of honey, vanilla, and butterscotch. The iconic bottle design, complete with three brass monkeys – each representing one of the constituent single malts – on the bottle’s shoulder, is sure to attract confident, liberal-minded people with discerning taste and ensures it’s not one to hide away in the drinks cabinet! Call us or WhatsApp us on 0712 545 454 or 0701 858 585 to get the best deals on drinks in Nairobi. The result is a smooth, creamy, supple and very malty Scotch which works superbly well neat, over ice, or in whisky cocktails (where it really excels). Thankfully, working practices have now changed and the condition no longer exists.Ĭrafted in small batches of just 27 casks, Monkey Shoulder’s smooth and rounded taste has accents of malty sweetness, vanilla, marmalade, and barley sugar. Smooth and sophisticated taste: This blended malt offers a refined aroma with notes of marmalade, cocoa, and malt, complemented by vanilla and wintery spices. Monkey Shoulder was a nickname given to a temporary injury some malt men occasionally suffered many years ago as a result of repeatedly bending over whilst turning the malt. Rooted in malt whisky lore, Monkey Shoulder is inspired by and named in honor of the malt men at William Grant, who are among the few still to turn the malting barley by hand using a wooden shovel.

Five years later Balvenie was opened on the same site as Glenfiddich, and almost a century later they were joined by Kininvie in 1990. He poured his entire life savings of 755 into the construction of Glenfiddich distillery in 1886. As Charlotte Voisey, of London’s Apartment 195 explains, ‘the attractive name and bottle spark curiosity, and once explained, bring a smile to your face.’ The Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky is a superb blended malt whisky by WIlliam Grant. Now, I want to try other spirits from William & Sons, as well as other blended scotches. Mellow vanilla flavors with spicy hints appear on the palate and the finish is super smooth. Although Monkey Shoulder isn’t for me, anyone looking for a good mixing whiskey with bold flavors should give it a shot. Monkey Shoulder is a blended malt whisky, one of a small number of whiskies in this style. Zesty Orange meets mellow vanilla, honey and spiced oak on the nose. This triple malt is catching the attention of the country’s leading bartenders for its smooth and rich qualities, making it ideal for mixing as well as drinking in the more traditional way. I can regularly find it in my area for 27-32 which is a bit high for a mixing spirit. Order your Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Whisky 700ml from Liquor Square today. Monkey Shoulder uses only malt Scotch whisky from three of Speyside’s finest distilleries.
