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Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Whisky

Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Whisky
Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Whisky
Customer review
3.5 (154)
Taste profile
Sweet Sweet Fruit Fruit Vanilla Vanilla
Variety Blended Malt Whisky
Aroma Floral and sweet flavours merge with fine spices and a hint of leather. Add to this soft vanilla and caramel.
Taste Complex with hints of lemongrass and intense spicy notes, plus subtle dried fruit.
Finish Pleasantly dry and medium length with nuances of melted chocolate.
Maturation Bourbon barrels
Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Whisky
Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Whisky
0,7 l · 40 % vol
available immediately
0,7 l · 40 % vol
CHF 39.90 *
Contains colouring: Caramel color · CHF 57.00/l
- incl. 8.1% VAT - excl. Shipping costs
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Product description

Product description
The Blended Malt Monkey Shoulder comes from William Grant. It is a blend of three malt whiskies from the distilleries Glenfiddich, Balvenie and, for the most part, Kininvie. The Kininvie distillery is a Speyside distillery located in Dufftown, more precisely in Moray. Distillation at the Kininvie distillery is computerised, but it does not have its own mash house. The liquid required for fermentation is therefore obtained via a pipeline from the Balvenie distillery around 200 metres away. Kininvie uses its own mash tun and fermentation vats on the Balvenie site and processes barley to its own specifications. The distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons and the distillery's products are otherwise used for expensive Single Malts or premium Blended Whisky brands. The Monkey Shoulder is therefore an ideal opportunity to explore the flavours of the Speyside distillery at a more affordable price than usual. The name "Monkey Shoulder" comes from traditional whisky production. In the past, the malt was turned by hand, which often led to hanging arms and a hunched posture of the workers during long shifts - similar to the posture of a monkey. Today, the name is merely a reminder of these original "malt men" and their hard labour. Somewhat unusually, the names of the distilleries included in the Monkey Shoulder are also known. But who would say no to a Blended Malt from the popular and established distilleries Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kininvie? The Single Malts were married for 3 to 6 months in first-fill ex-bourbon casks.
  • Distributor
    William Grant & Sons Global Brands LTD Ballard & Clonminch Tullamore Co. Offaly R23 E027 /IE
  • Designation
    Whisky
  • Country of origin
    Scotland
  • Colouring
    Caramel color
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Customer reviews

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Flavour reviews

Aroma

  1. Sweet Sweet
    100% (60)
  2. Fruit Fruit
    100% (58)
  3. Vanilla Vanil.
    50% (30)
  4. Pear Pear
    40% (23)
  5. Caramel Caram.
    30% (16)
  6. Malt Malt
    30% (15)
  7. Herb Herb
    30% (13)
  8. Spices Spices
    20% (12)
  9. Leather Leath.
    20% (12)
  10. Citrus Citrus
    20% (11)
  11. Herbs Herbs
    20% (10)
  12. Honey Honey
    20% (9)
  13. Oak Oak
    10% (6)
  14. Banana Banana
    10% (6)
  15. Green Apple Green.
    10% (5)
  16. Sherry Sherry
    10% (4)
  17. Orange Orange
    10% (4)
  18. Floral Floral
    10% (4)
  19. Mint Mint
    10% (4)
  20. Chocolate Choco.
    10% (3)
  21. Nuts Nuts
    10% (3)
  22. Apple Apple
    10% (3)
  23. Cinnamon Cinna.
    10% (3)
  24. Berries Berri.
    10% (2)
  25. Pineapple Pinea.
    10% (2)
  26. Grass Grass
    10% (2)
  27. Raisin Raisin
    10% (2)
  28. Barley Barley
    10% (2)
  29. Oil Oil
    10% (2)
  30. Tropical Fruit Tropi.
    10% (2)
  31. Anis Anis
    10% (2)
  32. Lemon Lemon
    10% (1)
  33. Dried Fruit Dried.
    10% (1)
  34. Peat Smoke Peat.
    10% (1)
  35. Plum Plum
    10% (1)
  36. Heather Heath.
    10% (1)
  37. Pepper Pepper
    10% (1)
  38. Tobacco Tobac.
    10% (1)
  39. Lime Lime
    10% (1)
  40. Nutmeg Nutmeg
    10% (1)
  41. Seaweed Seawe.
    10% (1)
  42. Clove Clove
    10% (1)
  43. Maritime Notes Marit.
    10% (1)

Taste

  1. Sweet Sweet
    100% (61)
  2. Fruit Fruit
    90% (49)
  3. Vanilla Vanil.
    60% (35)
  4. Malt Malt
    50% (30)
  5. Spices Spices
    50% (29)
  6. Honey Honey
    30% (15)
  7. Sherry Sherry
    20% (10)
  8. Oak Oak
    20% (10)
  9. Caramel Caram.
    20% (9)
  10. Pear Pear
    20% (9)
  11. Citrus Citrus
    20% (9)
  12. Dried Fruit Dried.
    20% (7)
  13. Nuts Nuts
    20% (7)
  14. Herb Herb
    20% (7)
  15. Apple Apple
    10% (6)
  16. Oil Oil
    10% (6)
  17. Banana Banana
    10% (4)
  18. Dark Chocolate Dark.
    10% (4)
  19. Lemon Lemon
    10% (3)
  20. Chocolate Choco.
    10% (3)
  21. Coffee Coffee
    10% (3)
  22. Pepper Pepper
    10% (3)
  23. Herbs Herbs
    10% (3)
  24. Berries Berri.
    10% (2)
  25. Peat Smoke Peat.
    10% (2)
  26. Lemon Peel Lemon.
    10% (2)
  27. Grass Grass
    10% (1)
  28. Heather Heath.
    10% (1)
  29. Barley Barley
    10% (1)
  30. Green Apple Green.
    10% (1)
  31. Lime Lime
    10% (1)
  32. Nutmeg Nutmeg
    10% (1)
  33. Grapefruit Grape.
    10% (1)
  34. Almonds Almon.
    10% (1)
  35. Clove Clove
    10% (1)
  36. Cinnamon Cinna.
    10% (1)
  37. Alcohol Alcoh.
    10% (1)
  38. Tropical Fruit Tropi.
    10% (1)
  39. Anis Anis
    10% (1)
  40. Mint Mint
    10% (1)

Finish

  1. Sweet Sweet
    100% (38)
  2. Spices Spices
    80% (28)
  3. Malt Malt
    60% (21)
  4. Oak Oak
    60% (21)
  5. Fruit Fruit
    60% (20)
  6. Chocolate Choco.
    40% (15)
  7. Nuts Nuts
    30% (11)
  8. Herb Herb
    30% (10)
  9. Sherry Sherry
    20% (7)
  10. Oil Oil
    20% (7)
  11. Citrus Citrus
    20% (7)
  12. Vanilla Vanil.
    20% (6)
  13. Dark Chocolate Dark.
    20% (6)
  14. Honey Honey
    20% (6)
  15. Pepper Pepper
    20% (4)
  16. Chili Chili
    20% (4)
  17. Peat Smoke Peat.
    10% (3)
  18. Lemon Lemon
    10% (2)
  19. Apple Apple
    10% (2)
  20. Barley Barley
    10% (2)
  21. Caramel Caram.
    10% (2)
  22. Grapefruit Grape.
    10% (2)
  23. Almonds Almon.
    10% (2)
  24. Alcohol Alcoh.
    10% (2)
  25. Tropical Fruit Tropi.
    10% (2)
  26. Herbs Herbs
    10% (2)
  27. Berries Berri.
    10% (1)
  28. Dried Fruit Dried.
    10% (1)
  29. Coffee Coffee
    10% (1)
  30. Banana Banana
    10% (1)
  31. Raisin Raisin
    10% (1)
  32. Heather Heath.
    10% (1)
  33. Leather Leath.
    10% (1)
  34. Lime Lime
    10% (1)
  35. Floral Floral
    10% (1)
  36. Nutmeg Nutmeg
    10% (1)
  37. Bonfire Smoke Bonfi.
    10% (1)
  38. Seaweed Seawe.
    10% (1)
  39. Pear Pear
    10% (1)
  40. Anis Anis
    10% (1)
  41. Maritime Notes Marit.
    10% (1)

Reviews

  • Jörg
    on 09.08.2025
    Aroma: Caramel Sweet Leather

    Geschmack: Sweet Dried Fruit Spices Malt

    Abgang: Sweet Chocolate

    Kommentar: Ein guter Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Dirk
    on 06.07.2025
    verified
    AromaSweet Vanilla :

    Geschmack: Malt

    Abgang: Honey Malt

    Kommentar:
  • Wolfgang
    on 22.05.2025
    Aroma: Viel Vanilla Caramel Sweet Fruit

    Geschmack: Vanilla Fruit Malt Sweet

    Abgang: Vanilla Caramel Honey Fruit Spices

    Kommentar: Was für eine Überraschung. Lange bin ich um ihn herumgeschlichen und jetzt bin ich begeistert. Starke Vanille mit Karamell und Früchten. Butterweich mit leichter und sehr angenehmer Eiche. Gefährlich süffig. Und das zu diesem Preis. Für mich der beste günstige Blended Malt. Warum Mixen?
  • Thorsten
    on 01.05.2025
    verified
    Aroma: Sweet Honey Vanilla Malt

    Geschmack: Sweet Fruit Malt Honey

    Abgang: Malt Sweet Fruit Oak

    Kommentar: Solider Blendend Malt
  • Lucas
    on 27.04.2025
    verified
    Sweet Banana Vanilla Oak
    Ein guter Crowdpleaser mit guten PLV.
  • Marco
    on 18.04.2025
    Aroma: Sweet Vanilla Malt

    Geschmack: Sweet Vanilla Malt

    Abgang: Sweet Malt

    Kommentar: einfacher Whisky, dennoch lecker, gutes PLV
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