MonkeyShoulderTheOriginalBlendedScotchWhisky(700mL)

<p><em>OK… I’ll say it… Monkey Shoulder doesn’t monkey around, so if you like Highland malts, this Speyside Trifecta is for you. </em> </p><p><em>Monkey Shoulder</em> has nothing to do with actual monkeys… which might be a little disappointing, right? I mean, how cool would a Scotch-drinking monkey be? “Angus! Your monkey got in me liquor cabinet again, the cheeky bastard!” Anyway, the term <em>“Monkey Shoulder”</em> refers to the stooped shoulders of the men who used to turn the malt by hand with large shovels. The Whiskey name tips a hat to those old, hearty blokes. </p><p>Monkey Shoulder is owned by <em>William Grant and Sons</em>… and it seems that they own a little piece of everything in the Highlands. Monkey Shoulder is a <em>stand-alone</em> product, which brings us to the special magic of the Whiskey itself. </p><p>It’s no secret that large Spirit companies segment their products. They run their individual distilleries and package the premium Single Malts as independent brands. All of the “non-premium” product is shuffled off to blending houses for entry-level use. Hey, it’s all good, we get it. But what happens when you have some of your best, most highly-prized Single Malts producing a lot of the really good stuff… stuff too good for the bottom shelf and discount bins? </p><p>Monkey Shoulder is officially a<em> “Triple Malt.” </em> This means that it is <em>NOT </em>a random amalgamation of whatever is on hand. This is a special blend of the premium Whiskies from <em>ONLY </em>Glenfiddich, Balvenie, and the Kininvie distilleries. It other words, it is a <em>blend of three winners</em>… a Speyside Trifecta of consistent Highland awesomeness. <em>WAY </em>too good to think of as a anything less than the premium quality product that it most certainly is. </p>