--- title: "Monkey Shoulder vs The Famous Grouse: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Monkey Shoulder or The Famous Grouse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whisky brands set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/monkey-shoulder-vs-the-famous-grouse" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Monkey Shoulder vs The Famous Grouse: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Monkey Shoulder or The Famous Grouse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whisky brands set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Monkey Shoulder and The Famous Grouse - **Competitive set**: Whisky brands - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Monkey Shoulder Share of Search**: 5.9% - **The Famous Grouse Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Is Monkey Shoulder or The Famous Grouse more popular in search? - In September 2026, Monkey Shoulder had more branded searches than The Famous Grouse among whisky brands in the United Kingdom. Monkey Shoulder had about 9,900 branded searches, while The Famous Grouse had 1,900. Monkey Shoulder made up 5.9% of all whisky brand searches we track, and The Famous Grouse accounted for 1.1%. - Monkey Shoulder was ahead of The Famous Grouse in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Monkey Shoulder’s share of searches among whisky brands in the United Kingdom moved from 4.9% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Famous Grouse’s share of searches among whisky brands in the United Kingdom moved from 1.2% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K. ## Top whisky brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Monkey Shoulder was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. The Famous Grouse did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Johnnie Walker | 1st | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Monkey Shoulder | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Jameson | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Glenmorangie | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Glenfiddich | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Laphroaig | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Jack Daniel's | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Talisker | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | The Famous Grouse | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about whisky brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best whisky for a beginner?": 1. Monkey Shoulder, 2. Jameson, 3. Glenmorangie - Asked ChatGPT "Which Scotch whisky is best value in the UK?": 1. Johnnie Walker, 2. Glenmorangie - Asked ChatGPT "What's a good single malt to give as a gift?": 1. Glenmorangie - Searched Google, AI Overview "whisky brands": 1. Johnnie Walker, 2. Glenfiddich, 3. Laphroaig, 4. Jack Daniel's, 5. Jameson - Searched Google, AI Overview "best scotch whisky": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Talisker and The Famous Grouse. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom whisky brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Monkey Shoulder overtook Jameson to rank 7th among whisky brands in the United Kingdom, with 5.9% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for The Famous Grouse in the United Kingdom fell 20.8% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Monkey Shoulder estimated searches | Monkey Shoulder Share of Search | Monkey Shoulder rank | The Famous Grouse estimated searches | The Famous Grouse Share of Search | The Famous Grouse rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 9.9K | 4.9% | 8 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 5.9% | 8 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 6% | 7 | 4.4K | 1.5% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 6.7% | 7 | 2.4K | 1.6% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 6.6% | 8 | 1.9K | 1.6% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 6% | 8 | 1.9K | 1.4% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 5.3% | 8 | 2.9K | 1.9% | 9 | | May 2026 | 8.1K | 4.3% | 8 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 4.4% | 8 | 1.9K | 1% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 4% | 8 | 1.6K | 0.97% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 4.7% | 8 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 5.9% | 7 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Monkey Shoulder’s and The Famous Grouse’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Monkey Shoulder**: Measured on the search term “monkey shoulder”. - **The Famous Grouse**: Measured on the search term “the famous grouse”. - [Monkey Shoulder profile](/demand/uk/brands/monkey-shoulder) - [The Famous Grouse profile](/demand/uk/brands/the-famous-grouse) - [All whisky brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-whisky-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Monkey Shoulder or The Famous Grouse more popular in search? In September 2026, Monkey Shoulder had more branded searches than The Famous Grouse among whisky brands in the United Kingdom. Monkey Shoulder had about 9,900 branded searches, while The Famous Grouse had 1,900. Monkey Shoulder made up 5.9% of all whisky brand searches we track, and The Famous Grouse accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Monkey Shoulder vs The Famous Grouse: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/monkey-shoulder-vs-the-famous-grouse This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/monkey-shoulder-vs-the-famous-grouse. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.