{"product_id":"little-brown-dog-orkney-24-year-small-batch","title":"Little Brown Dog - Orkney 24 Year - Small Batch","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\n  .twl-pills { margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-pill {\n    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;\n    border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; background: #f5f2ec;\n    border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 10px; margin: 4px;\n    font-size: 13px;\n  }\n  .twl-pill strong { font-weight: 800; color: #9a5f28; }\n\n  .twl-lead { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 17px; }\n  .twl-lead p { margin: 0 0 12px 0; }\n\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\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 strong { color: #f5f2ec; }\n\n  .twl-tasting { margin-top: 18px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background: #fff; }\n  .twl-tasting-head { padding: 12px 14px; font-weight: 800; font-size: 14px; background: #080910; color: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 10px 14px; border-top: 1px solid #f1f5f9; }\n  .twl-row:nth-child(even) { background: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-label { font-weight: 800; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-val { color: #374151; }\n\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  .twl-spec td:last-child { color: #374151; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 749px) {\n    .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 26px; }\n    .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n    .twl-row { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eORKNEY 24 YEAR, SMALL BATCH\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eLittle Brown Dog · Distilled 2001, Somewhere in Orkney · Clearly Not Scapa, Or They'd Tell You\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Orkney, Islands\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Malt\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 53.1%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e Refill Hogsheads\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottler\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Brown Dog\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Little Brown Dog's own words: \"Well it's clearly not Scapa or we'd tell you.\" Naming rights are a funny old thing, and LBD, champions of radical transparency, cannot name the Orkney distillery this 2001 vintage came from. They think that's a bit silly, especially when it's as obvious as this, and have joked about reverting to what3words coordinates instead. What they can tell you: a vatting of \u003cstrong\u003etwo refill hogsheads, sister casks with low fill levels\u003c\/strong\u003e. Low fills aren't great for yield, but they do make \u003cstrong\u003emagnificently oxidised whisky\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistilled in 2001 and bottled 21 July 2026 at \u003cstrong\u003e24 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e53.1%\u003c\/strong\u003e cask strength. \u003cstrong\u003e428 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e, natural colour, non-chill filtered. Imported by The Whiskey Lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\" style=\"margin-top: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Little Brown Dog\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle Brown Dog Spirits is an Aberdeenshire independent bottler and micro-distillery, founded in 2018 by Andrew Smith (a vet) and Chris Reid (a farmer) and run from the farm at Fetternear. Their motto is \"traditionally unconventional\": radical transparency about what is in the bottle, a story behind every label, and a healthy obsession with dogs and old cars. The team is Andrew, Chris and designer Alex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLBD is already on the shelf at The Whiskey Lab, including their Aberdeenshire Single Malt core expression. This is one of their August 2026 releases, fresh across the Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSource profile, somewhere in Orkney\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrkney is Scotland's northernmost whisky outpost, an archipelago with exactly \u003cstrong\u003etwo working distilleries\u003c\/strong\u003e. LBD are only allowed to tell you which one this is not.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaint peat comes across as distant smoke\u003c\/strong\u003e: not dominating, seasoning the spirit, adding to the salinity and depth, with that sweet fruitiness that only comes from age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefill wood gave this spirit the space and time it needed to get to 24 years. LBD think good refill wood is one of the things that really separates Scotch from the world whiskies, allowing longer maturation without the spirit being dominated by wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLBD's verdict: right up their street, exceptional value, well aged single malt. You know you want some.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePuffins on the label, in LBD's own words\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs bottlers, LBD still struggle to understand why some casks can be named and others cannot. There are reasons, but they still think it's a bit silly, \"especially when it's as obvious as this... just you wait until you see what's next on the list...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePuffins on the label because they're the coolest seabirds ever\u003c\/strong\u003e, and they make for a better label than the Churchill barriers that Chris wanted to use. And yes, they did make Alex try those as a design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe important bit is the whisky: two sister refill hogsheads, magnificently oxidised, vatted together at 53.1%. Well aged Orkney malt at this price does not hang around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting-head\"\u003eTasting notes (Little Brown Dog)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eColour\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003ePolished buttons\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eNose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eSalted caramel, apple skins, petrichor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eRaspberry ripple ice cream, mother's pride plain loaf, grilled red peppers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eSmoked Almonds and quince jelly\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLittle Brown Dog Spirits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle malt Scotch whisky (small batch, two sister casks)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIslands, Orkney\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUndisclosed (Shhhh... somewhere in Orkney)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRefill hogsheads (vatting of two sister casks)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e428 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54109690429758,"sku":"TWL-LBD-ORKN24-100105","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/lbd-orkney-24-bottle.png?v=1786642266","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/little-brown-dog-orkney-24-year-small-batch","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}