![]() Its no wonder this is a highly coveted whiskey. The finish is of spicy oak with a peppermint hint tail. Toasted barley, cloves and butterscotch, manuka honey, buttered toast, and dried apricot add to the rich, juicy flavor. The palate is creamy and very malty with a berry fruit suggestion. The nose has a stylish, elegant marmalade, Crema catalane, cocoa and malt, strong vanilla sprinkled with Nutmeg, Cloves and cinnamon presents a mouth-watering anise hint. ![]() Monkey Shoulder has a zest of orange, vanilla, spice, and floral flavors. The whiskey is matured in ex-bourbon casks and aggregates 40% ABVĭerived from the combination of the three malts, Monkey Shoulder bears a combined characteristic of the smooth, malty and fruity character of the three Speyside distilleries malts (Balvenie, Glenfiddich, and Kininvie). The recipe for Monkey Shoulder is a closely guarded secret combination. ![]() In 2018, Monkey Shoulder was named the best-selling Scotch whiskey beating Johnnie walker who’s held the long-standing title. Due to the high demand, Monkey Shoulder began falling short of supply in 2014 as its unforeseen popularity began starving the malts for the full malts portfolio. The Monkey Monkey Shoulder has been named the “most trendy scotch whisky brand in the world” in early 2016 from a poll conducted among the worlds best bars dubbed Drinks International. Monkey Shoulder is owned by the William Grants & Sons and is produced at the William Grant’s Lowland Distillery in Ailsa Bay. This was referred to as the “monkey Shoulder.” Long after modernization of distillation processes, the William Grant’s distillery began making a Scotch whiskey in the early 2000s by combining malt whiskey from the Glenfiddich, the Kininvie and Balvenie distilleries (which all shares a common site) to create a blended malt which was a much-coveted rare brand and in 2005, the Monkey shoulder was launched of a premium and fun brand that became a darling of the revelers. The process of flipping and turning barley manually was tiresome, and most of the workers ended up having one hand hanging down a little. William Grant is attributed to putting together the Scotland Glenfiddich distillery in 1886 on the Speyside.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |