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.
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A good whiskey is something that satisfies your soul, Haig Club is something that you may use to dilute paint, I would rather spend a bit more and enjoy a good single malt instead of subjecting myself to simply enduring an alchololic drink.
It's nothing special, very short evolution, some slight bourbon notes but not much else really. Much better and more complex whiskies in this price range. If you are stuck on a loop of Jack Daniels and want to broaden your horizons a bit it's not a bad place to start I suppose, it's pretty inoffensive and you don't feel bad mixing it, although their Clubman offering is probably a better call for that from a price-point perspective.
I bought it in a sale at local coop, enticed by the bottle. This isn’t whisky. It’s an insult to whisky. Like battery acid.
Rubbish, overpriced, tastes watery. No aroma, little flavour. Lidl or Aldi mixed malts beat this hands down.
Barely any taste to it. Appears to have been aged maybe a week? Terrible. The bud light of whiskeys for people who want a drink with all the flavour removed.
