Our Story WE ARE an independent
bottler and micro
distillery
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based in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Chris and Andrew formed the company in 2018. Based on Chris’s farm we combine a passion for our surrounding area with in-depth knowledge (read intense geekery) of distilling and cask maturation.

We take our 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.

based in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Chris and Andrew formed the company in 2018. Based on Chris’s farm we combine a passion for our surrounding area with in-depth knowledge (read intense geekery) of distilling and cask maturation.

We take our 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.

Little Brown Dog in field of barley
Chris, Andrew and a copper still on a hill

Chris, Andrew and a copper still on a hill Little Brown Dog with a bottle of Wee Mongrel

Our goal is simple, make the best tasty things

Whether that’s selecting the best single malts or most interesting single casks, or bringing a level of detail and transparency to rectified distilled spirits that is quite uncommon.

Our distillery is smaller than most. We distil and bottle on site using a 10 litre copper pot still, called the wee dug, and a 350 litre big dug for the rectification of GNS. We’ve modified the still to operate as we want them and have manufactured our own cooling systems and copper botanical basket to gently extract the aromatics in the fresh botanicals.

Glass of gin in the gorse
A pic of a dram on a mountainside

As independent bottlers we make the most of our on site
maturation warehouse, giving us much more control of our casks
and allowing us to closely monitor the progress of each cask
held there and bottle them at their peak.

With SDVS accreditation for maturation, blending, bottling and
labelling. We can also provide bottling services.

Get in touch for more information.

Head shot of Andrew Smith of Little Brown Dog
Little Brown Dog with a bottle of Wee Mongrel
Head shot of Chris Brown of Little Brown Dog

As independent bottlers we make the most of our on site
maturation warehouse, giving us much more control of our casks
and allowing us to closely monitor the progress of each cask
held there and bottle them at their peak.

With SDV accreditation for maturation, bottling and labelling
we can also provide bottling services.

Get in touch for more information.

Head shot of Andrew Smith of Little Brown Dog
Little Brown Dog with a bottle of Wee Mongrel
Head shot of Chris Brown of Little Brown Dog

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