Monkey Shoulder
The name is a nod to tradition: In the old days, distillery workers turned tonnes of germinating barley with shovels and by hand, hour after hour. This hard work sometimes made their shoulders ache and their arms hang low, almost like a chimpanzee. This temporary discomfort was known as “monkey shoulder” and in tribute to the hard work, this Scotch was named after it.
Monkey Shoulder was developed with the aim of breaking the conventions of whisky drinking. Not surprisingly, this scotch offers remarkable mixability for a wide range of whisky drinks.
Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch
Monkey Shoulder is a combination of three Scottish single malt whiskies matured in old oak bourbon casks, which explains the incredibly smooth and mild vanilla flavour.
Monkey Shoulder Smokey Monkey
Smokey Monkey was developed by whisky master Brian Kinsman together with bartenders – as the perfect base for smoky drinks! It is a small-batch blend of first-class peated and unpeated single malts.
Cocktail recipes
Ginger Monkey
- 50ml Monkey Shoulder
- 120ml ginger ale
- wedge of an orange
Fill a highball glass with ice. Then pour in the Monkey Shoulder and ginger ale and stir gently. Garnish with an orange wedge.
Penicillin
- 60ml Smokey Monkey
- 20ml fresh lemon juice
- 20ml honey-ginger syrup
- slice of lemon
Place all the ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes and mix well. Then pour into a rocks glass with ice cubes and garnish with a slice of lemon.
