Little Brown Dog Wee Mongrel 21 Year Old PX & Oloroso Cask Strength Blended Whisky (2024) 70cl

Little Brown Dog Wee Mongrel 21 Year Old PX & Oloroso Cask Strength Blended Whisky (2024) 70cl

The third batch of Wee Mongrel from the good folk at Little Brown Dog Spirits and the first to be released as a 70cl bottle! For Wee Mongrel Batch 3, LBD have bottled at 21 year old whisky that comes from ex-Edrington stock matured in Oloroso and PX sherry casks. The previous bottlings of Wee Mongrel come with a stellar reputations so for a new bottling to receive the Wee Mongrel label it must be delightful liquid within. Original artwork by local artist, Katie Watson, Wee Mongrel Batch 3 has once again been bottled at cask strength.

We don’t have extensive details about Batch #3 of Wee Mongrel, other than it originates from ex-Edrington stock and includes a grain component, though it remains predominantly malt-based. This batch was aged for 21 years in Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks before being bottled at cask strength. A total of 573 bottles were released.

TASTING NOTES

Nose

The nose opens with a fair amount of older grain sweetness, golden syrup, raisins, dried apricot, warehouse must, and charred oak. The alcohol is almost non-existent, it’s clear there’s a good amount of older whisky in this dram that’s had its ABV naturally reduced over time. Going back and we’re getting cherry bakewell slices, lots of toasted almonds, dustings of cinnamon, nutmeg, and a little nut brittle too.

Palate

The palate opens with brown sugar, cinnamon swirls with sugar drizzle icing, golden syrup with some dark chocolate and a handful of sultanas. It’s almost overly sweet, it’s very decadent.. it’s like drinking a chocolate fudge cake. The mouthfeel is fine, it’s not overly textured but for the ABV, it’s got a nice syrupiness about it. The alcohol balance is great, you could drink this very very quickly without even noticing. Going back, we’re getting more baking spices, red apple skins and toffee.

Nose (with water)

The reduced nose has a richer, slightly drier and nuttier feel, the torched sugar crust of a creme brûlée, and lots more nutmeg shining through. There’s also some fudge and nougat appearing for us now. Less fruit, more baking spice.

Palate (with water)

The reduced palate has lots of upfront red kola flavours for us, cherry jam, apricot, and lots and lots of brown sugar mixed into butter. It’s now even more drinkable, but perhaps we added a few too many drops of water so we recommend you exercise caution here. It’s still got a lot of the previous flavours, just a bit more toffee and baking spice for us.

45.5% ABV

70cl