Monkey magic

A triple' malt featuring three Speyside single malt whiskies, Monkey Shoulder is made in small batches of 27 casks.

The company describes the taste of Monkey Shoulder as smooth and rounded', with accents of malty sweetness, vanilla, marmalade and barley sugar'.

Guy Middleton, brand innovation manager at William Grant & Sons, said: We are looking to demystify malt whisky and offer new consumers an accessible, great-tasting malt that retains authenticity, while breaking the more traditional malt mould. The feedback so far from the trade has been very positive, and we hope consumers will be as upbeat about the product.'

A 70cl bottle of Monkey Shoulder will retail at 18.99 in the off-trade, and will be available at Selfridges, Peckham's in Scotland, and also at www.monkeyshoulder.com

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