Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch

Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch

Item # 28088 750mL
$34.97/ Single Bottle
$209.82/ Case of 6
ABV
43.00%
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Production Methods

Organic

Tasting Notes

This is a vatted whisky(combined single malts) of Kininvie, Balvenie, and Glenfiddich single malts. aged in ex-bourbon bourbon barrels. This spirit ranges from 6-12 years and has the bulk averaging 8-10 years. A very approachable whisky with notes of malt, vanilla, caramel, cream and tropical fruit like banana. Perfect on the rocks or in a cocktail.


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Astor's Glossary of Terms

Scotch

As a synonym for Scottish, some people object to the term “Scotch” – but as far as their whisky goes, the Scottish people are required by law to classify the spirit as “Scotch whisky.”

Scotland

History:
Distillation was brought to Scotland from Ireland by missionary monks in the 6th century. In 1644, the first taxes were imposed on Scottish distillers by England, with the result that most of the nation’s whisky was soon distilled illicitly. With the Parliament’s passing of the “Excise Act” in 1824, licensing fees for distilleries were much cheaper. Distilleries started to take out...

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