Monkey Shoulder Batch 27 Monkey Shoulder is a blended malt created by WM Grant, the famous company behind Glenfiddich and others (as well as Hendricks gin for instance). The name is taken from a repetitive strain injury that distillery workers would develop after years of shoveling barley on the malting floor. This is underscored by a nice looking metal ornament on the shoulder of the bottle, depicting three monkeys. Monkey Shoulder was launched in 2005 to appeal to a new audience, specifically people who like the sweet, spicy style of American whiskey. It is blend of three Speyside whiskies: Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kininvie single malts (and occasionally other distilleries, or so I’ve heard), always matured in first-fill American oak casks for extra sweetness.
