Monkey Shoulder Smokey Monkey, 40%

This balances sweetness, vanilla, and smoke extremely well, and I found it preferableto Monkey Shoulder for sipping neat. On the palate, there's sweet smoke fromblackened oak logs, fragrant spices, a well-developed vanilla note, and a hint oforange peel. The structure hangs lightly, and more weight behind the smoke wouldhave been preferable, but the sweetness and spice yield to lovely creamy vanillaflavors, banana, and a finish of milky coffee. £32