Monkey Shoulder is a vatted whisky that despite being a blend of three distillery's malts is so rare that shots on the west coast of the U.S. have typically sold for $20 a glass... when entire bottles sell for under $30. I encountered a bottle of Monkey ...
Blend of at least 4 different vintages, the youngest of which has aged at least 10 years in barrels made of Gascon pedunculated oak. It has a beautiful copper colour, a wide range of aromas (prune, orange, vanilla) and a big complexity in mouth. After a meal : drink slowly while warming up your glass in your hand, so you can appreciate all the aromas of this superb spirit. Slowly one gets a wide range of aromas with powerful pastry notes and a high fineness
The Old Grand Dad brand has gone through multiple changes of ownership over the past decades to include the Wathen's family, National Distillers and Jim Beam. The Old Grand Dad picture on the front of the bottle is a rendering of the old man himself, Basi...