$199.99
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Description
Little Brown Dog is a small Aberdeenshire outfit run by Andrew and Chris, named after Peedie — the little brown dog at their feet. Unlike most independents, they don’t just choose casks; they vat, finish, and bottle the whisky themselves in the northeast of Scotland, hunting for casks with real character and even better stories. Everything is small batch, natural colour, and never chill filtered — with the full recipe printed for anyone who cares to read it. Honest whisky from people who’d rather tell you the truth than the legend.
Taste
Balblair, Finished In Calvados
Little Brown Dog’s first Calvados finish — and, true to form, you get the full list of excuses. Two ex-white-port casks of Balblair somehow fitted into one small Calvados cask with room to spare; the angels’ share was savage and it cost more than they had hoped. The liquid, though, they are delighted with.
A little over a year in Calvados has elevated the long-fermented, fruity Balblair distillate beautifully — an extra hit of bright green apple and a champagne-like lift. Unlike the Jura, the balance is firmly there. A cask they carried back from Normandy themselves, with a Bayeux Tapestry label to match.
290 bottles worldwide, at 56.1%.
Details
- Bottle Size700
- DistilleryBalblair
- StyleSingle Malt Scotch
- RegionHighlands
- Age12
- ABV56.1%
- No. of Bottles290
- Year Bottled2026
- Country of OriginScotland
- Cask StrengthYes
- BottlerLittle Brown Dog
- Cask TypeCalvados
