Scotch / Blended malt Scotch

Monkey Shoulder

Name: Monkey Shoulder
Brand: Monkey Shoulder

Creamy malt, vanilla and honey with orange, soft spice and a light oak finish.

Creamy maltVanillaOrange

43%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Monkey Shoulder · reference

Dalwhinnie 15 has a closely matched profile on the available comparison dimensions.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeKey differenceLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

FloralKey differenceLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

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Little smokeSmoke-led

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Dalwhinnie 15Dalwhinnie 15 has a closely matched profile on the available comparison dimensions.Cragganmore 12Cragganmore 12 has less spice.Mortlach 12Mortlach 12 has more body.Glen Scotia 15Glen Scotia 15 has less spice and more body.Tobermory 12Tobermory 12 has less spice and more body.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

Maturationnot stated (producer-verified)

Peat statusunpeated

Mash / grainsderived from category

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Monkey Shoulder · Product ↗ · producer
Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 30
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 20
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Floral · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]