Monkey Shoulder: Whisky Tasting & Food Pairing, Review

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MONKEYSHOULDER BLENDED MALT

THE BRAND
Owned by William Grant & Sons, owners of Glenfiddich
THIS WHISKY
The name of this blended malt comes from a strain injury that some malt men would get from turning the malting barley
NAS blended malt and the 3 monkeys on the bottle refers to the 3 Speyside single malts Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kininvie blended together to produce this blended malt whisky. The three single malts is vatted together for up to 6 months before bottling.
ABV 43%

COLOUR
Yellow Gold
NOSE
Fruity, oranges, bananas, pears, sweet vanilla, malty cereal, honey, caramel, oak spices
TASTE
Vanilla, rich sweet typical Speyside fruitiness, nutmeg, orange marmalade, honey, malty, oily
FINISH
Short finish, very smooth, sweet & spicy
WITH WATER:
Nose: more vanilla & honey
Taste: less marmalade & spice
SUMMARY: easy everyday drinking whisky
COMMENT: incredible value for money
PRICE: … $30 … £26 … R350 (South Africa)

FOOD PAIRING RECOMMENDATIONS
Fruit & cheese platter OR cheese pastries OR vanilla wafer stick OR citrus meringue OR orange chocolate
CONTRAST PAIRING: Havarti full fat hard cheese OR smoked salmon mouse on puff pastry

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