Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Whisky
The Kininvie escapologist
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Review by @Frost
- Nose21
- Taste20
- Finish20
- Balance21
- Overall82
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- Brand: Monkey Shoulder
- Type: Scotch
- ABV: 40%
Vatting of three young Speysiders: Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kininvie. This is a blended malt that has been marketted at cocktail bars to young hipsters with shallow pockets. This works well as a neat sipper, but club goers drink more a cocktail right?
Nose: Vanilla, oak, banana, brown sugar, nuts, pear
Taste: Crème brulee, pears, grassy, oak, tannin
Finish: Dry, vanilla, crème brulee, white pepper, bitter oak, slight peat - very slight
The nose is the most pleasant aspect of this dram. I wont go as far to say the rest is a disappointment by comparison, but it nearly is, I blame this on the watery nature of the dram. This is good value and nicer than many a common blend.
Where is the Kininvie? I don't know exactly, it's swimming with youthful Balvenie and Glenfiddich.
BTW this whisky has "no legs" and it annoys me to see droplets all around my Glencairn. Talk about wasted youth.
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Neat thing about Monkey Shoulder, I absolutely drink it as a neat sipper, however if you mix one part Tanqueray to two parts Monkey Shoulder and add ice, won't hurt it, you'd swear you were drinking an olive martini, plain and simple. No shaking, straining, or fancy dress required. My fav gin Blue Sapphire does not give the olive effect. Tanqueray.