1 | Spirits | Blended, $20 to $50, 750 ml

"Pure amber color. Buttered toast and grain, buckwheat honey, and mossy stone aromas. A silky entry leads to a dryish medium body of honey buttered wheat toast, roasted nuts, dried banana, and peppery spice. Finishes with a lingering toffee, wet stone, and spice fade. A rock solid blend."

"The nosing finds dry grainy notes with background scents of dried flowers and parchment, and deeper fragrances of light toffee, almond paste and yellow fruit. Entry is oily, buttery and semisweet; the whisky dazzles at midpalate with layered flavors of brown butter, cooking oil, barley malt and oatmeal cookie underpinned by the single malt foundation. Concludes smoky, satiny and ultra-sophisticated." 90-95 pts.

"Deep golden amber color. Buttery caramel and golden raisin aromas. A soft entry leads to a dryish light-to-medium of honeyed grain and bread dough flavors with a delicate peppery slate accented fade."

One of the most requested Scotch blends has finally arrived in the U.S! Monkey Shoulder is more than a cute bottle – though those monkeys sure are adorable – it's an all-Speyside vatting with no grain whisky. It earns its description as a "triple malt," containing Balvenie, Glenfiddich, and Kininvie malts. - The Whiskey Hotline

"Gold-amber color. Toffee, fruit, and a wisp of smoke underpin floral aromas. On the palate, flavors are nicely balanced and harmonously interwoven. Gently, sweet toffee notes up front gradually yield to drier notes on the finish, with soft, delicate fruit flavors throughout."

Known in Europe as "Dimple Haig", or just "Dimple", its taste is smooth and mellow onthe palate, with a delicate hint of smoke.