Let’s have a Monkey cocktail. Monkey Shoulder combines 100 per cent malt, fruity aromas and vanilla notes into one brilliant bottle of whisky … one which makes excellent cocktails.
For a quick and easy after-work drink, simply pour a tot of Monkey Shoulder into a glass over ice, top up with soda water and garnish with a slice of orange. Feel like something a little more exotic? Try a Monkey Jam Sour – a little sweet, a little sour, perfect for those who fancy an eclectic mix of flavours – you’ll need: 50ml Monkey Shoulder Whisky, 20ml fresh lemon juice; 5ml sugar syrup; 2 teaspoons of jam (we fancy marmalade); a dash of orange bitters; and (optional) soda water. All you do is pop all ingredients except the soda water into a shaker, add fresh ice and shake like a legend, and strain into an ice-filled glass. We like this on the rocks, but you can top up with soda water.
There are troops of images (see what we did there?) to choose from on the Cabo Vintage Prints website … not only monkeys, but also botanicals and bird life, marine life and maps, and so much more.
Plenty of choice to suit your home and pocket … from A4 to A0, framed or not, with prices from R240 to R3950. Details: cabodesign.net
These super quirky resin monkey climbing rope lamps are one of a few – these in gold and white, with sitting versions (equally as desirable), in black, too. R2100 from jennyrobert.co.za
Dress up your sofa. We’re bananas about these two scatters … Waterfalls and Monkeys, and Ancient Monkey.
Both nicely sized – 60×60 – and available to order from hillhouseandgarden.co.za
For the breakfast table with fruit, the lounge with glowing tealights, the bathroom with soaps … these resin monkeys each have their own quirky, inquisitive personality and come in matt black, gold, white, copper and silver. From R850 from jennyrobert.co.za
Compiled by: KYM ARGO
