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Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch 700ml $50 + 2000 Bonus flybuys Points (C&C Only) @ First Choice Liquor

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Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch 700ml $50 + 2000 Bonus flybuys Points (C&C Only) @ First Choice Liquor
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Optimus Prime on 10/02/2020 - 21:46 firstchoiceliquor.com.au (1304 clicks)
Last edited 16/02/2020 - 06:14 by 1 other user
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One of my staples.

It's a decent deal when you Click and Collect only - stack with 2000 flybuys points ($10 Coles dollars) + 3% cashback. Brings it down to $38.64 - pretty much duty free price. EDIT: $35.91 with Cashrewards' upsized 9% cashback. (Expired)

Thanks to robinCTS for the flybuys deal.

The world’s first triple malt, this whisky is produced with single malts from the company’s neighbouring Speyside distilleries in Dufftown, Scotland. The term ‘monkey shoulder’ dates back to whisky making heritage – a condition that maltmen used to pick up while turning the barley by hand during long shifts. Zesty orange with mellow vanilla, honey and spiced oak. Mellow vanilla with hints of spice and a super smooth finish.

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  • ozy on 10/02/2020 - 21:53

    $38.64 close to drinkable

  • jv on 10/02/2020 - 22:04
    +8

    Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch

    Tastes a bit primative…

    • MattyD on 10/02/2020 - 22:14
      +8

      What do you expect? It's not a simian malt scotch…

      • jv on 10/02/2020 - 22:19
        +8

        I had a teacher who drank this stuff at school, during rhesus…

        • MattyD on 10/02/2020 - 22:21
          +10

          Surprised they survived at all, gibbon how much they drank…

          • ccrap on 11/02/2020 - 02:14
            +1

            @MattyD: That’s because he taught apelied mathematics and alternated his scotch with capuchino’s

    • Polak on 13/02/2020 - 09:33

      Totally agree, only drink if your desperate.

  • Dex38313 on 10/02/2020 - 22:23
    +3

    Not as cheap as $10 from bws deal late last year

    • Bargearse on 10/02/2020 - 22:43
      +1

      Still one of my favourite deals from this site. Got me into monkey shoulder actually, have bought a couple of bottles since.

      • teach86 on 10/02/2020 - 22:51

        Good marketing then

        • Bargearse on 10/02/2020 - 22:51

          I’m not even mad.

      • B-Man02 on 10/02/2020 - 22:53

        I still have one left from that deal 🤔

    • Godric on 10/02/2020 - 22:51
      +1

      That was a good day

    • robboaustralia on 10/02/2020 - 23:25

      Gave it to my Dad as a present. He loved it. Best $10 I ever spent.

      • Dex38313 on 10/02/2020 - 23:53

        I ended up with 6 lol

    • SlappersOnly on 10/02/2020 - 23:39
      +2

      I actually have some sort of bodily reaction to most scotches which makes me puke my guts up within seconds of a few sips. Monkey Shoulder is one of the few that are drinkable for me.

      • meowbert on 11/02/2020 - 21:04
        -2

        Valuable insights, could be because it is made with ethanol and "Queen" colouring mixed in a rusty Datsun. Mmmm the taste of western sydney.

        Also lots of downvotes from people but no-one disagreeing lol

        • INFIDEL on 16/02/2020 - 14:42

          no-one disagreeing lol

          73 upvotes for Deal & so many negs for your abysmal comment… Guess you don't see that as disagreement.

          Bought my first MS with this Deal.

          I am not a great lover of Scotch, preferring Japanese drops. While this blend is not a great whisky, I liked it enough to buy another bottle at this price for everyday drinking.

          I certainly disagree with your assessment.
          Taste is a very personal assessment.

          Obviously you have more experience with Toilet Duck & blending your own "whisky"!

          • meowbert on 19/02/2020 - 09:55

            @INFIDEL: Ah well, you are obviously a conniseur and an intellectual, lover of only fine whiskies from overseas. That said friend, the yellow liquid in a plastic bottle you stole from a Japanese hobo was not whisky but something else, but I can see how you would consider it superior to Monkey Shoulder.

            • INFIDEL on 19/02/2020 - 11:41
              +1

              @meowbert: Your lack of knowledge is again clearly showing!

              Japanese whiskey has a strong following on OzBargain. It's not usually cheap. I keep the Yamazaki etc for special occasions.
              Strange you would think of it as a suspicious yellow liquid a "hobo" might have! Says more about your thinking & lack of experience!!

              Many living rough in Japan have a quite sophisticated palate & life experiences. I've invited some to share meals at restaurants & had very interesting, enlightening conversations with others. They often have an extensive knowledge of good whiskey / whisky from a more successful past. Just not much cash now.

              It reminds me of the scene of the homeless wine connoisseurs in Juzo Itami's wonderful culinary classic film Tampopo. In Japan, it's surprisingly not what you would expect.

              Visiting many times over the last 15 years, I've learnt to have an open mind, not to jump to convenient stereotypes drawn from Australia's very different culture😉

              Happy drinking🍹

    • boretentsu on 11/02/2020 - 00:37
      +1

      More for me!

  • kees2000 on 11/02/2020 - 01:45
    +1

    Not a fan of this one personally. A few dollars more may be well spent. Each to your own, but I wouldn't buy this one again.

    • bargainhead on 11/02/2020 - 12:37

      What other whisky would you recommend?

      • dansblackcat on 11/02/2020 - 13:06

        For the same price I'd take Naked Grouse over this every single time.
        I bought this as a recommended alternative when Dan's was out of stock of NG. I honestly found it to be very average.

  • UnknownUser74 on 11/02/2020 - 02:00

    Makes for a good water bottle around the house, once you have finished drinking the alcohol.

  • zarbicore on 11/02/2020 - 07:28

    I really like this whiskey. I did not really give it a proper go (because I like single malts) but I met this guy who worked for one of the big whiskey distilleries and he gave it a massive wrap and said to try it again. Picked up quite a few bottles since then.

    • Morven on 11/02/2020 - 10:01
      +6

      Note: this is called whisky. The Irish and American stuff is called whiskey. Not picking you up on a typo, just making a point that is central to my identity as a Scot. SCOTLAND! FREEDOMMM! WHISKY!!

      • zarbicore on 11/02/2020 - 10:05

        lol thanks man, I always get that wrong ;)

  • [Deactivated] on 11/02/2020 - 11:24
    +1

    Now with 10% Shopback

    • robinCTS on 11/02/2020 - 11:51

      Updated the deal, then saw your comment 😉

      • heal on 11/02/2020 - 13:18

        sure ;)

        • robinCTS on 11/02/2020 - 14:15

          Check the time stamps on my ShopBack upsize deal. You'll see I was aware of the change before Possumbly's comment was posted.

          This deal was the last one I updated, after fixing my deals first. Did the update first, then read the new comments :P

  • dann on 11/02/2020 - 12:03

    This 10% cashback on top makes this an excellent deal.

  • simonjames on 11/02/2020 - 12:29

    are the flybuys points per bottle bought? Eg do 2 bottles get 4000 points?

    • robinCTS on 11/02/2020 - 14:18

      Nope. It's 2000 bonus points for a $50+ Click & Collect order, limited to one transaction per household.

  • rob2018 on 11/02/2020 - 13:02

    Decent in a highball for sure

  • fLaMePrO on 11/02/2020 - 14:27
    +1

    1lt of Captain Morgan's also for $50, I'm going for that instead. Still got a bit of Monkey Shoulder left but spiced rum makes for a nicer mixed drink I reckon.

  • CrankyCarrot on 11/02/2020 - 20:34

    "We're sorry, but these items are not available via Click & Collect. Please remove them from your cart to proceed."

    After adding only Monkey Shoulder to cart. WTF?

    Ashfield, Sydney store.

    • robinCTS on 12/02/2020 - 00:33

      Most likely1 because it's out of stock in Ashfield.

      Click on [CHANGE STORE] and you will get a list of the closest three stores that have the item in stock:

      • Naremburn
      • Maroubra
      • Sylvania

      1. Alternatively, it might not be stocked in Ashfield. ↩

      • CrankyCarrot on 12/02/2020 - 18:52

        You would think so but I've had this problem before with stuff they definitely had in stock.

        ie I have the ol' 2000 points for click n collect deal, I fill the cart with stuff I'll eventually need anyway and then get messed around because at the end it just gives me that rejection message.

        Specifically buying bulk Hidden Gem white wine, or 1.125L Johnny Red (don't judge me). I end up picking something else, go in and see they have the rejected stuff in abundance. Even the cashiers don't know why. Very frustrating.

        Enough to drive a man to drink…

        • robinCTS on 19/02/2020 - 11:02

          Definitely sounds like their system is buggy. Haven't experienced this personally. Yet 🤞

  • CrankyCarrot on 12/02/2020 - 18:53

    Just a headsup - BWS just sent me a deal that's pretty much exactly the same thing for Rewards members (targeted I guess).

    ie 2k pts for $50 spend to Sunday.

    • INFIDEL on 12/02/2020 - 22:09

      Just a few differences between that & this Deal…
      Targeted offer vs anyone with Flybuys.
      Monkey Shoulder is $2 more @$62 before $10pts.
      Only 1.7 or 2% cashback instead of 10%!

      • CrankyCarrot on 13/02/2020 - 14:09

        Right. Was thinking more of it being the same 2000 points for $50 spend thing, but yeah, generally never shop for booze at BWS as pretty much every "deal" is pricier than FC or DM.

        They did have Monkey S for $50 a couple of weeks ago though. An actual special that turned out to be less expensive than the competitor's regular price. Rare for BWS.

        Cashback looks like too much of a confusing hassle for even a seasoned deal hunter like me.

        • INFIDEL on 13/02/2020 - 14:32

          Understood your intention. Posted comment only so others wouldn't pay too much.

          As for cashback…
          Cashback was 3% in this Deal when I ordered with code. $50 was charged.

          36hrs later visited bottle shop - there was no order! Told to phone FCL to correct their mistake - "it happens a lot"!

          So placed another order at 10% - ready to collect. Luckily had another family Flybys account to get $10 in pts, as other code was wasted.

          Will pick up & then cancel the old order. Have had too many problems with Coles Liquor!

          • CrankyCarrot on 13/02/2020 - 17:53

            @INFIDEL: I've found I have to followup on Flybuys points offers at least half of the time as they just don't register properly.

            I spend so much time energy figuring out how to qualify for their point bonuses (the regular 1 point per dollar is practically worthless) that to then have to chase them through often rude/poor customer service to honour the deals has left me burned out on FlyBuys BS in general.

            Same thing seems to be happening with Woolworths Rewards too so I guess that's how it goes. The whole "Oh wait 4 weeks for the points to be added," response doesn't cut it for me. Seems the point of that is for people to go away and forget what they're owed so they never pursue it.

            Frustrating AF. Such a chore to keep track of.

            • INFIDEL on 13/02/2020 - 20:03

              @CrankyCarrot: Along with following up cashback providers.

              The offers are attractive, as long as they are delivered !
              - some time later. It takes effort to check & follow them up.

              • CrankyCarrot on 14/02/2020 - 00:02
                +1

                @INFIDEL: I have desktop folders and screenshots at the ready just to keep the b#%@#rds honest. It's become like some kind of sick addiction.

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