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Monkey Shoulder NAS Reviews
- Distillery
- Monkey Shoulder
- Style
- Blended
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- Unspecified
- Alcohol
- 40% abv.
- Region
- Scotland, Speyside
- Bottled For
- Distillery
Vatted malt of Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kininvie. Big marketing initiative, billed as a "triple malt", and "not the original, more original than that". One of the few ways to taste identifiable Kininvie though, as it's not bottled as a single malt.
Monkey Shoulder NAS
Review by Anonymous
I really enjoyed this whisky and have suggested it to a few friends. will definitely drink it again
Monkey Shoulder NAS
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Amber gold
- Nose
- Vanilla, citrus, woodsmoke
- Body
- Smooth, disconcertingly light.
- Palate
- Dark chocolate, almonds, woodsmoke
- Finish
- A long warm and smooth finish.
Monkey Shoulder is a delight, the whiskey for non and new whiskey drinkers, as well as a consistent pleaser for more experienced whiskey drinkers. The nose is misleading as it gives the impression of a heavy drop, with a hefty impact. In reality, it's smooth and almost gentle, but with enough grunt in the finish to keep you interested. A whiskey for every day.
Monkey Shoulder NAS
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- AMBER
- Nose
- SWEET
- Body
- OILY
- Palate
- INITIALLY SMOOTH
- Finish
- BAD AFTERTASTE
GOOD TO THE NOSE AND REASONABLE INITIAL TASTE BUT EXTREMELY BITTER AFTERTASTE WHICH WAS MOST DISAPPOINTING I WILL NOT BE DRINKING THE REST. GREAT BOTTLE, WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO SERVE IT TO MY BOGAN FRIENDS WITH COKE
Monkey Shoulder NAS
Review by Red Hare
- Color
- Amber gold
- Nose
- Oak and sherry. Pear beer and plum brandy. Oranges and cinnamon. Buttery toffee and chocolaty notes.
- Body
- Medium body. A little watery around the edges.
- Palate
- Very tangy, but at the edges only. Coconut and heather honey. Faint hint of raspberry. Citrusy. Plum, orange and pear, but it takes some tasting to find them.
- Finish
- Long finish. Lemons and oranges. Becomes iodine and medicinal at the end, very antiseptic.
The joy's mostly in the nose with this one. I can discern some plum and honey that is likely to be the Kininvie. Balvenie and Glenfiddich quite obvious in the nose. I originally scored this whisky quite low, around 65. However, as the bottle wore on, I found hidden depths - the vatting gives some complexity to the fruit flavours, reinforcing them. There's definitely more subtle undertones lurking underneath that reward some introspection.