Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (70cl, 40%)

Monkey Shoulder is a blended malt Scotch whisky from William Grant & Sons, in a 70cl bottle at 40% ABV. It combines single malts from three neighbouring Speyside distilleries in Dufftown: Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kininvie. The malts are first matured in first-fill ex-bourbon casks, then vatted together in small batches for up to six months before bottling. The name refers to the strain that maltmen once suffered from turning barley by hand. It was launched in 2005. It is described as smooth, creamy, supple and very malty.