Monkey Shoulder

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Good bang for your buck even when compared to Johnnie Walker black. Great for beginners.

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very nice especially for beginners, excellent blend, very friendly

Nose

butterscotch, honey, vanilla

Palate

warm, honey

Finish

a bit of spice

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best taste for a buck, recomend

Nose

buttery, caramel, oily

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Excellent blend. Smooth, sweet creamy vanilla taste. Absolute great value choice.

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Great beginner scotch. Good deal for the money.

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not my favorite. not as smooth as i would like but it is a strong blend

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Blend dont le nom provient des problèmes articulaires des ouvriers du maltage

Nose

Banane, miel, poire, 4 épices

Palate

Vanille, noix de muscade, soupçon d'agrumes et de fruits

Finish

seche avec un court eclat de menthol

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Sweet, Honey, Caramel

Nose

Honey, Caramel, Oak, Sweet, Fruty

Palate

Honey, Oaky, Caramel

Finish

short Sweet, Honey

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smooth but with a prevalent malt taste that bothered me. disappoointed

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super smooth with not too much depth to it, short finish. good everyday whisky, totally worth the price
caramel, vanilla with a little fruitiness

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One of the best blends

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Quite sweet and fruity blend.

Nose

Apricot, peach and red apples.

Palate

Sweet in front end with some honey. Spicy alcohol burn on the side.

Finish

Spicy alcohol burn and som sweetness.

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the smell is like vomit which makes the wiskey taste like vomit also. terrible, I'll never but this again.

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A beautiful mild blend, perfect for everyday dram.

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nose: floral, pear, vanilla, orange
pallet: Orange, vanilla
finish: first vanilla then turning a little bitter

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Ein toller Blend, weit verfügbar und gut bezahlbar. Kann man pur trinken oder als Basis für einen Scotch-Cocktail.

Monkey Shoulder ist vom Profil her vergleichbar mit den meisten anderen Scotch-Blends derselben Preisklasse: eine Nase die viel verspricht, ausgewogene Süsse auf der Zunge und ein sehr kurzer, etwas schwacher Abgang.

Nose

Vanille, Zitrusfrüchte, leichte Andeutungen von Zrockenfrüchten, rund und ausgewogen aber eher zurückhaltend

Palate

Süsse, Vanille, Caramell, Limone, helle Rosinen, Andeutungen von Aprikose und Muskat, kaum Alkoholische Noten, kaum Schärfe

Finish

Sehr kurzer Abgang, dominante Eiche, leichte Andeutungen von Sherry, Süsse

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Nice sweet vanilla and hiney with a bit of smokey on the nose, little spice but smooth tast.
Just a nice, easy, simple whiskey.

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Wonderfully smooth and tasteful. Touches of vanilla, honey, coconut. Sweet and warm. A perfect blended malt.

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nose full of honey with a sweet taste to follow. little bit of vanilla and oak. fines has a hint of pepper with a medium finish. nice blend especially for the price.

Nose

sweet honey vanilla

Palate

honey vanilla and oak

Finish

slight pepper and berries

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super smooth blend , speyside orange notes. comfortable

Nose

orange , creme de catalana

Palate

sweet, smooth , orange again. little bit of banana and honey. spice.

Finish

soft orange

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Definitely get the Orange and Honey in the nose. Smooth taste with some fruit and sweetness on the tongue. This is a great scotch for the price and its everyday approachable makes it a winner.

Nose

Orange and Honey

Palate

Smooth with some fruity sweetness.

Finish

Medium strength with a slow burn that's not too powerful.

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very nice whiskey

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Sweet but not too sweet. Malty dram that suits any stage of drinker.

Nose

Fruits. Citrus. Malt.

Palate

Honey. Strong malty taste. Mild citrus. Caramel coated apple. Light vanilla.

Finish

Caramel and malt.

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The nose is very rich: vanilla, fruity, cloves, jam, creamy, oily.
At the mouth is oily, creamy, fruity and honey.
Medium finish, oaky.
Veeery good, worth the money

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good if can get it cheaply

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Pleasantly smooth. Nice vanilla notes. Not overly sweet.

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Pierwszy blend, który pozytywnie mnie zaskoczył.

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Great to mix with Ginger ale

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great blend

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Première attaque douce, corps rond et sucré (miel) arrière-goût franc, descend lentement

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Not too bad blend

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Great flavor and easy to drink blended Scotch and the best part is the price. Really drinks better than the price indicates and an amazing value. Of you haven't tried it, you should.

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nice blended malt of 3 distillery's Glenfiddich,Balvenie and kininvie.

Nose

light and sweet

Palate

vanilla,sweet peat,fruity,apple well balanced

Finish

fruity and sweet

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Very good blend for those who like aromas from bourbon casks

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Best bank for buck! Easy to drink. Best blend so far

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Niet zeer speciaal maar een lekkere, toegankelijke whiskey. 'waterig' qua substantie, short-medium

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orange and vanilla on the nose, very little alcohol burn, not overwhelming flavor, but it is good, short to medium finish. Great value for a bottle.

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Smooth, no burn. Light vanilla and fruity flavors. Amazing value for the price.

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for a blend very nice

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Nice Speyside whisky

Nose

fliral, vanilla

Finish

nuts, pepper

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Smooth and fruity

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good sipable whiskey

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Top notch blended whisky and also very affordable. This is like one of your laid back friends who has a sketchy background but they're fun to hang out with.

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Very smooth blend of vanilla and honey. Not much burn at all. Great sipping scotch.

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smooth herbal vanilla notes. surprising consistent for the three blends

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Lekkere fruitige frisse zachte whiskey, niet complex

Nose

Vanille, honing niet rokerig

Palate

Fris, honing en citrus

Finish

Lange scherpe afdronk

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Très doux, facile
Un nez miellé, une bouche vanillée
Un whisky dit "de femme", excellent en toute occasion avec des personnes débutantes dans le whisky.

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Lots of honey, not much else.

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Smooth and reasonably priced warm and rounded not complicated

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Nice and easy. Excellent example of Speyside for beginners.

Nose

malt. banana. sweetness.

Palate

barley. roasted nuts. almonds. honey.

Finish

short and sweet.

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Smooth and easy intro scotch. Vanilla or something similar.

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A nice sweet blending. A good whisky for starters.

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Way too sweet but would be good in cocktails

Palate

Sweet

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Approachable and inoffensive. Good if you are looking for straitforward caramel and honey notes.

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A sweet fruity and easy to drink. Yet there are more notes to find. An amazing blend for the price.

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70

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caramel sweetness

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Good taste, Good price.

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Pas assez exotique

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Вроде и неплохой купаж, но цена не очень конкурентная, можно и односолодовый найти. тем не менее хороший вариант для тех кто любит покрепче.

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rather smooth, I get banana laffy taffy from tasting it but I like it

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bon blend. vanillé. bon rapport qualité prix.

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really enjoyed. flavors really come through not harsh

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bit bitter, smooth not peaty

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The first Scotch I have found that I like.

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Very smooth. sweet vanilla flavour. the prise is very good - quite affordable.

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Smooth initially with hints of sweetness. Soon turns to sharp with hints of spiciness. No real ongoing aftertaste but very warming feel which lingers on. Overall a pleasant no nonsense everyday tipple for a blended whiskey at the price.

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Nice whisky at a good price, easily finished in a sitting with friends

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A fresh whiskey, but without any special character. A good whiskey for a sit in with your student friends.

Nose

Sweetness, a very little note of oak

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A lovely scotch whiskey. smoother than I expected.

Nose

Butterscotch
caramel
slightly floral

Palate

Caramel
Brown sugar
rich oak

Finish

warming burn but not harsh

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Smooth, butterscotchy and easy on the palette.

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обалденный, настроение после на 100, послевкусие сухое. Очень рекомендую.

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Inexpensive and delicious!

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Élégant

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Very smooth and no harshness but the flavour and smell fade quickly. Nothing wrong with it but not distinctive.

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mellow, buttery, peat finish

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goeie smaak, gerust vaker kopen

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Not all blended scotches are made equal, so don't sleep on this one. Tastes like a barrel dipped in melted butterscotch. Lovely on the pallet and the wallet.

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very nice banana and vanilla flavor.Easy to drink.Good price

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My gateway into whisky: smooth, friendly, easy to drink. Sweet on the nose and palate; caramel, vanilla. A solid whisky.

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This is a delicious blended scotch! Very approachable for people who are just getting into scotch and don't want a smokey taste.

Nose

Sweet, light, vanilla, caramel

Palate

First sip: light, sweet, caramel
Second sip: same

Finish

Very short

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Easy to drink and affordable

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Great blend with a buttery flavour.

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daily driver

Nose

definitely sweet to the nose

Palate

small spice a little vanilla and smoke

Finish

sweet Brown sugar

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Not very special.

Love the monkey’s on the bottle!

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easy drinker. good idea of what a blended malt can be at a low price point.

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overwhelming banana in both nose and taste. with a bit of green apple and honey

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strong smoke notes that linger on the pallet. I taste literally nothing else.

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Easily one of the best beginner whiskeys. Bright and not too complex, notes of apple or pear with the slightest spice note.

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Fruitig en zacht van smaak.

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Very smooth and easy to drink.

Nose

Sweet, vanilla

Palate

Honey, vanilla tones

Finish

Short and smooth

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na

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smooth and nice

Nose

fruity, pear, soft vanilla

Palate

smooth and lingering, fruity, spicy

Finish

peppery, citrus

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Very good taste, fruity apple and vanilla taste

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Fruchtiges Aroma, Apfel, Quitte, Vanille, insgesamt süß und mild, aber auch mit etwas Bitterkeit

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Sweet

Nose

honey

Palate

sweet vanilla

Finish

Bronze

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Sehr guter blended, süss und leicht.

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Sweet and light. Does well with a little water. maybe an ice cube

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sweet, honey, vanilla, malt

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Sweet and nutty with a hint of honey. Very woody neat. Tastes best with a little water added.

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Fruity and great value for price

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lol

Nose

sniff

Palate

slurp

Finish

glup

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very nice blend

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testés a multiples reprise

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Easy to drink, not too firey. Sweet with honey tones.

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standaard in de kast

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smooth. Great easy to drink beginners whiskey.

Nose

sweet

Palate

smooth

Finish

smooth

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very friendly, easy sipping!

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Very nice blend, easy sipping and an all-around crowd pleaser.

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Sweet and rich with a spicy finish; great value whisky that has plenty of taste and character.

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sweet, fruity, citrus, like orange, a bit of cinnamon and spice so sweet it almost seems artificial to some extent, to people with who like challenging whiskies this would be dissapointing most of the time, but it does what people need it to, and it does it damn well

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Smooth, easy everyday sipper

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God og rund whisky der det er vanskelig definere en smak, men det er hint av vaniljesmak.

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bra wiskey, med fin avsluttande vanilje smak

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geur: fruitig, zacht, fris
smaak: duidelijk spicy, friszoet, flink aanwezig houtsmaak
finish: niet zo lang, licht pitje

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nice

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Made by blending whisky from 3 distilleries including the Kininvie. Its soft and sweet, but not boring. Floral, earthy, harvesty notes. Nothing intense or edgy. But it tastes genuine, fresh and natural. This is my favorite blend.

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rather sweet and very smooth

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Pretty good scotch, not too much peat well blended.

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Main event Farmingdale

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Light and sweet.

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it's a very nice and simple whisky, amazing to drink daily. it's good considering the pricetag

Nose

very

Finish

it goes away very quickly

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One of those you need to mix with coke... I'm very disappointed.

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Nice beginner whisky.

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Incredible value. not the best you will ever have, but nothing wrong with this considering the price tag.

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a good wisjey

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Not really my thing but because of some surprising and interesting notes it's not a complete failure to me. If I got it as a gift, I wouldn't be angry 😉

Nose

Nose is voluminous but quite flat and easy. Vanilla, cereals, raspberries, orange cest and a gingery or herbal spiciness.

Palate

A bit more interesting than expected but not too enjoyable for my taste. The herbal touch comes in a medical way and it developes some salt and roasted nuts.

Finish

Finish adstringend and drying with a really metallic bitterness.

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Good blend with vanilla and peaty notes.

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Gewoon lekkere goede whisky voor een leuke prijs

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Very good blend of three great Speyside malts (Balvenie, Glenfiddich, Kininvie). Great value and great beginner scotch but in due time one’s palate craves a bit more complexity.

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prisvärd vardagswhisky

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Opening level scotch

Nose

Honey and applr

Palate

Apple, maybe some cherry, light sweetness

Finish

Simple and short

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Nice Whisky with decent smell and full taste. Not very complex, but still aromatic. Fair priced

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Nice easy whisky. Personaly preffered cold with a few drops of water

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good and cheap blend. The monkey is smooth.
good for cocktails.

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A blend of 3 malts.
glenfiddich, balvenie, kinichie...nice budget blend..try it for your collection

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Good rounded and smooth

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Voor het geld is het een whisky die in je kast hoort.

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Tried this with a friend, and he wholeheartedly agreed......this whisky smells and tastes like vomit.
I can't go near this stuff.

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good cheap

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en dejlig let begynder whisky.

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First foray into Scotch whiskey and I must say, I'm impressed. Mild flavor, very little burn and no aftertaste. Fantastic for mixing with cola (Mt. Dew, yum). Glad I started with this brand.

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One reason I give this goodness a 95. It is excellent for mixing cocktails. Highly recommend for a inexpensive scotch.

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great stuff would definitely recommend!

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Not bad, but the taste is completely gone after 2 seconds. Good for mixing with cola I guess.

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floral notes, easy beginner scotch, toffee and banana flavor, hint of brown sugar

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Smooth, dry aftertaste
honey , vanilla

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my first blend and was a bit disappointed. not much depth in the flavors

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found it diluted... with no real flavours confirmed.

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The first blend i have had. not the best.

Nose

weak

Palate

spice but not a nice spice

Finish

strong alcohol aftertaste

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Exceptional value, at under $50 AU this is a great everyday dram. Versatile and well balanced. For a blend this has identity, sweet with notes of vanilla and honey.

Nose

Floral

Palate

Vanilla

Finish

Vanilla and honey

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smooth, fruity, never gets bored.

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extremely tasty blend, fruity with nice chocolate notes, superb price/quality ratio

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Very good for first time Scotch drinkers. Price is lower than I would have expected.

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Definitely best buy Whisky at the moment.

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Nice, smooth

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I was skeptical about this at first but when I open it up nice Aroma Nice taste

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Good for after work sip!

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Very drinkable. Sweet, soft and smooth. Great starter!

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Very smooth and flavoursome for a young whisky. Hints of marzipan on the finish.

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Decent blended whiskey, perhaps a little too floral on the nose. But I like the smoothness, the vanilla, and the oak.

Nose

Floral

Palate

Vanilla, Spice, Oak

Finish

Vanilla

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Sweet fruity. Not bad but there is nothing that makes me want more.

Nose

Sweet caramel

Palate

Banana bread, caramel and vanilla

Finish

Banana bread

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mellow vanilla
butterscotch type warm buttered toast feel. My new favourite blend 😎🥃

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mild

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Smoky smell but fruity taste. It has a rough feel that is displeasing for me since I prefer single malt whiskies.

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A great Whisky to taste, it's so smooth as mentioned it can be mistaken for a Single malt. all in all, a great after taste and a bottle needed in every house

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Very smooth and mild whisky.
After taste is not very strong and doesn't last very long, but a nice whisky.

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nice vanilla, a bit of fruit

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nez vanille, miel corsé en bouche... longueur moyenne

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Really nice. Sweet, gentle, quite smooth and a bit floral. Not overly complex or with a strong finish but very pleasant to drink. A great entry whisky and a good casual dram, which is sometimes all you need.

Nose

Toffee, raisin.

Palate

Floral, vanilla, toffee, slight nuttiness.

Finish

Some dried fruit.

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A smooth taste. for me not to special

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Vanilla vanilla vanilla !! :P

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I do not understand why you are so fond of it. I even wondered if there was not a problem with my bottle ...
It's the worst of my collection.

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smooth and a bit bright

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soft. fast fade of after taste. nice whiskey for beginner introduction.

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Smooth and delicious. Thoroughly enjoyable.

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For this price, a very tasteful blend.

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smooth just nothing special

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Maybe a bit too sweet. Fast fade of taste, but a really "well done" blend.

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A very nice blend, vanilla and honey. It became one of my favorite.

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This is my favorite blended Scotch. Mildly sweet, smooth, delicious, and affordable!

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Too sweet, should be classified as liqueur rather than whisky.
The taste dissipates quickly and leave nothing but a watery remnant behind.

As a basis for your drink, I can recommend this. As a whisky to enjoy neat, I would stay clear.

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salmiak

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Mildly sweet, nice honey scent.

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very affordable blend. vanilla/honey and a smooth finish. nice one for beginners and the more experienced.

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Bon rapport qualité prix pour ce malt blend.

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.

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One of the better blended ones and not very expensive. I've never owned a bottle but have had it a lot when going out. I recommend going with a little water or one cube of ice for this one. As always, I tend to prefer a single malt, so I probably won't buy myself a whole bottle, but you can do a lot worse than Monkey Shoulder.

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Nice blend from "William Grant & Sons Distillers". Easy drinkable. Sherry sweetness. Also as usual there is E150a (food coloring) in it. It is normal for most scotch and other whiskies, but nonetheless I keep in my mind - this beautiful color is unnatural, for a pity...

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not bad

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Good, pleasant dram, for a blend. Definitely entry-level scotch, but a well-done one.

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Easy whisky, lekker en simpel. Originele verpakking

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nice whisky. little short in taste.

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easy to drink whiskey. soft smoothly flow.

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Fantastic easy drinking whiskey

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smooth and creamy, good balance

Nose

creamy, malty vanilla, winter spice

Palate

malty, creamy , juicy berry fruit, honey, dried fruit, apricot

Finish

medium, sherry, spicy oak

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Malty / fruity / creamy whisky. Also honey. Good whisky under €50,00.

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a nice go to well blended good balance

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full flavor,but all the flaver are a litter weak and short.
Good balance

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a very well blended whisky

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Love it. One of the tastiest blended malt I have tried.

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Bestblend

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when I want to buy à good whisky without breaking, Monkey Shoulder is always my first choice. its a very good whisky, a bit smoky, some fruity nose. excellent overall at that price.

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déçu. prometteur mais peu goûteux

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Nice blended whisky

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bon whisky, bon rapport qualité prix

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향긋한 과일향이 확퍼지고 향은 부드러운편
피니시는 짧은느낌이다.
안주를 곁들이기보단 가볍게 한잔씩 하는 정도로 좋을듯

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Smooth with hints of vanilla and caramel