{"product_id":"little-brown-dog-burnadjacent-1989-36-year-blended-malt-copy","title":"The 1989 Duo - Burnadjacent \u0026 Balve'ddich - Two 36 Year Blended Malts","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.65; font-size: 16px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-desc h1 { margin: 0; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-subhead { margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 750; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-align: center; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-pills { margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-pill { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; background: #f5f2ec; border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 10px; margin: 4px; font-size: 13px; }\n  .twl-pill strong { font-weight: 800; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-lead { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 17px; }\n  .twl-lead p { margin: 0 0 12px 0; }\n  .twl-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px; margin-top: 18px; }\n  .twl-card { border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; border-radius: 14px; padding: 14px; background: #fff; }\n  .twl-card h3 { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800; color: #1a1a18; }\n  .twl-card p { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #374151; }\n  .twl-card ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-card li { margin: 0 0 8px 0; }\n  .twl-card--dark { background: #080910; border-color: #080910; }\n  .twl-card--dark h3 { color: #b87333; }\n  .twl-card--dark p { color: #d0ccc4; }\n  .twl-card--dark ul { color: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-card--dark li { color: #d0ccc4; }\n  .twl-card--dark strong { color: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-versus { margin-top: 18px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; border-radius: 14px; padding: 18px 22px; background: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-versus h3 { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-versus p { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #374151; }\n  .twl-versus p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }\n  .twl-versus strong { color: #1a1a18; }\n  .twl-spec { margin-top: 18px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; }\n  .twl-spec table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; }\n  .twl-spec th { text-align: left; padding: 12px 14px; background: #080910; color: #f5f2ec; border-bottom: 1px solid #080910; font-size: 13px; }\n  .twl-spec td { padding: 12px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eae6df; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: top; }\n  .twl-spec tr:nth-child(even) td { background: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-spec tr:nth-child(odd) td { background: #ffffff; }\n  .twl-spec tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }\n  .twl-spec td:first-child { font-weight: 600; color: #1a1a18; }\n  @media (max-width: 749px) { .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 26px; } .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eTHE 1989 DUO: BURNADJACENT \u0026amp; BALVE'DDICH\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eOne Spirit · One Vintage · 36 Years · Two Cask Destinies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 700ml\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage\u003c\/strong\u003e 1989 (both)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 36 Years (both)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCasks\u003c\/strong\u003e Refill Hogshead vs 1st Fill PX\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 Sets for the US\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, spirit ran off the stills at a certain famous distillery in Dufftown, and a spoonful of a neighbour was stirred into the casks so nobody could bottle it under the big name. Thirty-six years later, that 1989 teaspooned malt has surfaced twice in the same summer: once as Little Brown Dog's \u003cstrong\u003eBurnadjacent\u003c\/strong\u003e, matured full term in a quiet refill hogshead, and once as our own Whispering Waters \u003cstrong\u003eBalve'ddich\u003c\/strong\u003e, finished in a first fill Pedro Ximénez cask. Same distillery. Same vintage. Same 36 years. Two completely different fates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set exists in almost impossible numbers: \u003cstrong\u003eonly 12 bottles of the Burnadjacent are coming to the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the Balve'ddich ran to just 163 bottles worldwide. Twelve matched pairs. That is the entire run, ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBottle one: Little Brown Dog, Burnadjacent 1989\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilled \u003cstrong\u003e15 November 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e, bottled 27 July 2026 at 36 years from a single refill hogshead. \u003cstrong\u003e47.6%\u003c\/strong\u003e, natural colour, non chill filtered. 321 bottles worldwide, 12 in the US.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePure time-and-oak maturation: refill wood that never overtakes the spirit, letting three and a half decades build what LBD calls that tropically magical old-malt character. Kiwi, mandarin, peach ice tea, pecan pie.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe name is LBD's answer to the teaspoon game: bulk Balvenie in wood is traded as Burnside, but Burnside in glass is trademarked, so \u003cstrong\u003eBurnadjacent\u003c\/strong\u003e it is. In their words: \"We await the letter.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBottle two: Whispering Waters, Balve'ddich 36\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's house brand take on the same 1989 stock: 36 years old, lifted by a \u003cstrong\u003efirst fill Pedro Ximénez finish\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003e51.7%\u003c\/strong\u003e, natural colour, non chill filtered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust \u003cstrong\u003e163 bottles worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e, each hand-numbered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere the Burnadjacent shows what time alone does, the Balve'ddich shows what a rich PX cask adds on top: the dark, sweet layer draped over the same ancient tropical core.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-versus\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy a set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of comparison usually reserved for blenders' sample rooms: \u003cstrong\u003eone 1989 spirit, two cask endings\u003c\/strong\u003e. Ex-bourbon patience against Pedro Ximénez opulence, poured side by side from bottles born in the same year. With 12 sets in existence, it is also the rarest thing The Whiskey Lab has ever offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne set contains one 700ml bottle of each release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLittle Brown Dog Burnadjacent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhispering Waters Balve'ddich\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlended malt Scotch (teaspooned)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlended malt Scotch (teaspooned)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1989 (filled 15 November)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1989\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRefill Hogshead, full term\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1st Fill Pedro Ximénez finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e47.6%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51.7%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e321 worldwide, 12 in the US\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e163 worldwide, hand-numbered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePresentation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eNatural colour, non chill filtered. Sold only as a two-bottle set. 12 sets total.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54109746463038,"sku":"TWL-BND-BALV36-100109","price":630.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/balvenie-1989-duo-hero_220bbe0d-05df-4dc0-ba55-7e5ce5a2bd8e.png?v=1786646156","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/little-brown-dog-burnadjacent-1989-36-year-blended-malt-copy","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}