I enjoy monkey shoulder neat. Didn't know about how they came up with the name. Thanks for the fun fact. It's a pretty good bottle for the price. More people are starting to discover it and now I worry about price increases. Hopefully that won't be the case. I'm going to have to get another bottle and try to compare notes. 🙂🥃
Monkey Shoulder is a necessity in my bar. I enjoy it neat or make up an old fashioned with it. I absolutely love the flavor just neat it tastes higher than what it costs and I like that. Great dram! Keep up the good work SWG… 🥂
I tasted the monkey shoulder twice. Once in Scotland and once in the Netherlands. In Scotland en route thé westhighland way in the evening at this diner. Great people great atmosphere lovely whisky. However at home quite disappointed. Not as good as I was experiencing in Scotland. Must be the atmosphere back then. Plus I’m used to the heavier spirits. That must be it. One thing I’ve learned also in Scotland that there is no bad whisky. Everyone has a different palate. Slainthe
Interesting to hear! I feel like it could be a similar thing to when you try local wines abroad and it tastes differently at home. The atmosphere can make such a difference!
Never really tried this whisky as it is 40 abv and I have moved on to higher proof. I bought a single cask rum the other day and an Appleton 12 and an agricole Rhum.
Even though it's 43% here, it's pretty hard for me to take a malt that colour, with that much bottle-bling too seriously; and it's not for a lack of trying.
@@swedishwhiskygirl No. Other than the ABV and (currently) 750ml, I believe it is the same. In the USA (and perhaps Canada?), several Scotches are imported at 43% compared to 40% for the UK & Europe. I'm unsure why this is, but if I had to guess it's because there might be a chance of a shipment of whisky dropping below the 40% minimum if stuck on a hot ship or port.
@@MrChristopherMolloy I see! Makes sense - I’ve noticed that in a few releases but haven’t reflected on it until now. Do you find it makes a difference in some releases?
@@swedishwhiskygirl Absolutely! But that's only working in reverse from the whiskies, like say Glenlivet 18, which have dropped from 43% to 40% in its current incarnation; ditto for Speyburn 10. Some other 43% malts we get are: Laphroaig 10, Glenmorangie 10, Macallan 12 (which is now selling for an insane $150!), and I'm sure there are a few others I'm forgetting.
I enjoy monkey shoulder neat. Didn't know about how they came up with the name. Thanks for the fun fact. It's a pretty good bottle for the price. More people are starting to discover it and now I worry about price increases. Hopefully that won't be the case. I'm going to have to get another bottle and try to compare notes. 🙂🥃
Thank you for watching! Glad to hear you enjoy it ☺️ 🙉
Monkey Shoulder is a necessity in my bar. I enjoy it neat or make up an old fashioned with it. I absolutely love the flavor just neat it tastes higher than what it costs and I like that. Great dram! Keep up the good work SWG… 🥂
I’ve never tried an old fashioned with it but have to now! 🥃
I tasted the monkey shoulder twice. Once in Scotland and once in the Netherlands. In Scotland en route thé westhighland way in the evening at this diner. Great people great atmosphere lovely whisky. However at home quite disappointed. Not as good as I was experiencing in Scotland. Must be the atmosphere back then. Plus I’m used to the heavier spirits. That must be it. One thing I’ve learned also in Scotland that there is no bad whisky. Everyone has a different palate. Slainthe
Interesting to hear! I feel like it could be a similar thing to when you try local wines abroad and it tastes differently at home. The atmosphere can make such a difference!
@@swedishwhiskygirl you bet. Thnks god for friendly people. And atmosphere. One great advantage about Scotland. We’re goin to islay midseptember 😍😍
Never really tried this whisky as it is 40 abv and I have moved on to higher proof. I bought a single cask rum the other day and an Appleton 12 and an agricole Rhum.
Even though it's 43% here, it's pretty hard for me to take a malt that colour, with that much bottle-bling too seriously; and it's not for a lack of trying.
I didn’t realise it was bottled at different strength for different markets - is there any other differences that you know of?
@@swedishwhiskygirl No. Other than the ABV and (currently) 750ml, I believe it is the same. In the USA (and perhaps Canada?), several Scotches are imported at 43% compared to 40% for the UK & Europe. I'm unsure why this is, but if I had to guess it's because there might be a chance of a shipment of whisky dropping below the 40% minimum if stuck on a hot ship or port.
@@MrChristopherMolloy I see! Makes sense - I’ve noticed that in a few releases but haven’t reflected on it until now. Do you find it makes a difference in some releases?
@@swedishwhiskygirl Absolutely! But that's only working in reverse from the whiskies, like say Glenlivet 18, which have dropped from 43% to 40% in its current incarnation; ditto for Speyburn 10.
Some other 43% malts we get are: Laphroaig 10, Glenmorangie 10, Macallan 12 (which is now selling for an insane $150!), and I'm sure there are a few others I'm forgetting.
Make a video please .Swedish girl tasting irish whisky in scotland and using american bourbon glass 😃
What does "malty" mean?
Malty when talking about flavour is usually that you find flavours similar to barley, cereals etc ☺️
U r so sweet like whiskey🤗