LBD Aberdeenshire Foraged Gin

43% ABV

Size

70cl

Quantity

£37.50

£0.00

LBD Gin is the signature Scottish Gin from Little Brown Dog Spirits. The dry botanicals are left for twelve hours to steep in the base alcohol overnight before the fresh botanicals are added the next day. Using the custom copper botanical baskets, which are hung in the neck of the still, the vapours slowly rise and pass through the fresh botanicals carefully extracting the oils and flavour compounds along with the flavours released from the steeped botanicals. Botanicals include a combination of locally foraged and grown botanicals along with some imported botanicals. They include juniper, coriander, wood sorrel, rhubarb, birch sap and parsnip. The result is a gin packed with juniper, waves of citrus, floral and woodland notes with a hint of petrichor.

Tasting Notes

Flavours

Earthy

Sweet

Citrus

Spiced

Piney

Nose

Petrichor, sphagnum moss and fizz wizz popping candy.

Taste

Sherbet, citrus, and waves of juniper.

Finish

Long, mouth coating finish with mild warm spice.

How to enjoy this gin

A slice of apple, tonic and ice.

About Little Brown Dog Spirits

Little Brown Dog Spirits was officially established in 2018 by vet and whisky connoisseur Andrew Smith and farmer Chris Reid in rural Aberdeenshire. Andrew had used the name Little Brown Dog to label original whisky bottling samples he shared with friends and the name came from Andrew’s pet dog who travels with him to tasting events and distillery visits. Little Brown Dog Spirits is a creative hub for distilling spirits with its own stills for experimental, small batch distillations along with a larger still for bigger spirit runs. The Little Brown Dog Spirits team is focused on creating spirits with true provenance through the use of locally foraged botanicals. Enjoying the independence of creating unique and experimental spirits, including gin, the team plan on releasing a number of one-off limited edition spirits.

Production

Little Brown Dog Spirits Distillery, a micro-distillery in rural Aberdeenshire, is a stone’s throw from the local landmark of Bennachie. The distillery focuses on flavour and producing innovative spirits, including gin, that combine provenance and break down some of the traditions associated with the world of spirits. The distillery is home to a 100 litre traditional Alembic copper pot still named ‘Big Dug’ along with a smaller 10 litre development still fittingly named ‘Wee Dug’.