The much anticipated David Beckham endorsed single grain whisky, produced at Cameronbridge distillery. A combination of first-fill, rejuvenated and refill bourbon barrel-matured whiskies are used and Beckham, along with Simon Fuller, is very much involved in the development of the Haig Club brand.
The Haig dynasty meanwhile is the stuff of legend, with Robert Haig getting himself into trouble for distilling on the sabbath back in 1655! Cameronbridge was founded by John Haig in 1824, and a continuous still designed by Robert Stein (who was John's uncle) was soon installed at the site for the production of grain whisky, predating Aeneas Coffey's famous patent for his own version of the continuous still by a handful of years.
The grain whisky produced at Cameronbridge would naturally become integral to the well-loved Haig blended whiskies and now the Haig brand has been reinvented for a new generation and new markets. It may seem like a scary new world to some, but grain whisky is on the march, and Haig Club is at the very forefront.
It doesn't jump out at you, granted, but there's more here than meets the eye (/nose). Apple crumble, expressed lemon peel and a touch of mango. Millionaire's shortbread, banoffee pie, coconut milk, dried grass, orange Turkish delight and cardamom.
Toffee and vanilla with pleasant supporting oak notes. Fresh banana (neither overpowering nor artificial), a hint of nougat and honeycomb pieces.
Praline, cinnamon and a little ginger with perhaps a hint of cardamom returning right at the death.
Approachable, adaptable, good mouthfeel (I chucked some ice in afterwards and the texture was great). A hugely accessible whisky with tasty spice, toffee and, with the ice now, increasingly some tropical fruit notes too.
I think its alright, very easy to drink after a long day at work.
I've never tasted petrol before but this "whisky" would be what I'd imagine petrol to taste like. NO flavour whatsoever and it felt like I was drinking some kind of chemical laced with alcohol. What a waste of my money. Beckham had better quickly distance himself from this awful poison.
After having experienced Grant's Black Barrel and Snow Grouse grain whiskys, the latter being a mere blended, I had high hopes for this exotic looking dram, especially at £45!. The packaging is great - thank the lairds there's no picture of DB on it, the bottle looks uber cool, the metallic topped cork stopper has real bling class - you can tell where this is going.... then you pour a shot into a chilled glass. First taste - oooooer the wrong side of sweet as in sticky toffee pudding, but like an over scented Yankee Candle. Then on ice - same story. Don't even bother adding water - makes it more sickly. I like my whisky to keep me wanting just one more taste... or double, but this one was quite nausiating and sticky - nothing delicate, interesting, subtle, in fact, quite possibly the most disappointing whisky I have ever drunk. In my view, this is just marketing ess aitch one tea! Don't waste your money on it. Oh, and I'm no great whisky snob - I would rather spend the same money (£45) on Aldi's Highland Black, Waitrose's 8yo blended and Tesco's 12 yo blended even though they are priced between £19 and £13! Beckham.... go back to your Malibu and Coke!
it is like a petrol, alcoholic but no taste, do not ever again, waste of money
well it's £45 quid and it's in a ponsie bottle, and yes Becks is involved, cockney and scotch I'm not sure. maybe it's too commercial for some (everyone that scored it 1) but it's not bad, worth a try and I'd have again though a JW black is still hard to beat for a blend.
