Little Brown Dog Orkney 24 Year Old

Name: Little Brown Dog Orkney 24 Year Old
Brand: Little Brown Dog
SKU: LBD-ORK-24-531
Price: 98.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

£98.95

Key Facts About This Scotch

Bottler: Little Brown Dog

Distillery: Secret Orkney

Region: Islands, Scotland

Age: 24 years old

Distilled: 30/08/2001

Bottled: 21/07/2026

Spirit: Single malt scotch whisky

Cask Type: Two sister casks, refill hogsheads

Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength, 53.1%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Outturn: 428 bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Secret Orkney 2001 Tasting Notes

Colour: Polished buttons.

Nose: Salted caramel, apple skins, petrichor.

Palate: Raspberry ripple ice cream, mother’s pride plain loaf, grilled red peppers.

Finish: Smoked Almonds and quince jelly.

About this Little Brown Dog release

Well it’s clearly not Scapa. Naming rights are a funny old thing but you now what this is even without having to revert to what3word coordinates! We all still struggle to understand why some casks can be named and others cannot, there are reasons but we still think it’s a bit silly, especially when it’s as obvious as this but it’s something we have to respect and if that means we can enjoy a beautiful coastal 24 year old malt at cask strength for under £100 then we’re not complaining, much.

Anyway, the important bit, the whisky. This is a vatting of two refill hogsheads, sister casks with low fill levels. Low fill levels aren’t great for yield, but they do make magnificently oxidised whisky. Refill wood really gave this spirit the space and time it needed to get to this point. Good refill wood is one of the things that really separates Scotch whisky from the world whiskies, allowing for longer maturation times without the spirit being dominated by wood. This whisky is all about texture and layering, a wonderfully oily spirit, that builds and coats with each sip.

Faint peat comes across here as distant smoke, not dominating but seasoning the spirit, adding to the salinity and depth, but with that sweet fruitiness that only comes from age. Exceptional value, well aged single malt, you know you want some.

Shipping and taxes

Where can you ship?

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We deliver to Australia, Canada (Alberta), Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Jersey, Luxembourg, Macao, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, UK, US (certain states*), and Vietnam.

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How much is shipping?

Shipping charges are calculated during checkout, depending on where you live and how many bottles you’re buying. It's usually more cost effective to ship two or more bottles, particularly for international orders. The perfect excuse to treat yourself to an extra bottle!

What about taxes?

All alcoholic products sold by TopWhiskies are sold subject to UK alcohol tax, which is already included in the price.

UK sales are subject to VAT (currently 20%), which is included in the price. Sales outside of the UK are not subject to this tax, and international prices do not include it.

We use a specialist US shipper who sorts out US taxes. These costs are factored into the US shipping charges. So shipping may look pricey, but remember it covers your taxes as well, so there'll be no further bills to pay. US Customs takes two to three weeks to complete, after which your parcel will arrive at your door as if it were a normal delivery.

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Meet The Founders

Dr Andrew Smith and Chris Reid

Little Brown Dog Spirits was founded by Dr Andrew Smith and Chris Reid. They run an independent bottler and micro-distillery based in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

They take their name from Andrew’s beloved dog, whose nickname was the little brown dog. She followed him everywhere on all his distillery visits and was his constant companion. She passed away in 2022 aged 15 but lives on in spirit. Two more little brown dogs, Winnie and Peedie joined the team in 2020 and 2023.

Chris and Andrew started Little Brown Dog in 2018. Based on Chris’s farm they combine a passion for their surrounding area with in-depth knowledge (read intense geekery!) of distilling and cask maturation.

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