My first thought upon seeing the name was how common it seems to be to draw associations between whisky and animals, but I’m a fan of Monkey Shoulder which sounds even weirder so… why not?

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The recipe of 16 Highland and Speyside malts is said to have stayed the same since its inception, and although it doesn’t carry an age statement, it’s claimed the malts used are up to 20 years old. Despite the use of mature whiskies, Sheep Dip is still a sprightly blended malt, with a floral nose and malty, warming character. The Original Oldbury Sheep Dip, as it was known, was an 8-year-old blend of 16 single malts and still adheres to the same recipe today.Balance: Good idea but something falls short in execution. Sheep Dip is too flat without personality.

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Although I enjoy gin, whisky is still my favourite drink. There’s so much variety and it’s in my blood. I love Glenmorangie, Springbank, The Macallan and Highland Park– a great whisky. I’m also partial to Glengoyne, and I always get an interesting bottle of it from my mate Leonard [Russell, managing director of Glengoyne owner Ian Macleod Distillers] every Christmas. Much mythology has grown up around whisky but in reality a great whisky does not have to be the product of one distillery nor should its age be a measure of quality.