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.
had it at kiosk at maiami airport . worst stuff ever.
This was a very poor impulse purchase on my part and boy do I wish I read these reviews first. I saw the bottle at the cash register of our ABC store and because a) I had never heard of it, and b) the state of Virginia's government-controlled catalog of scotch is abysmal, I was very intrigued. The ABC clerk said it was new and selling like hotcakes. (He didn't mention the Beckham connection, but I wish he had because then I definitely would not have bought it.) When I asked him what taste people compare it to, he quoted JB Blue. Granted, that scotch isn't on my list of favorites but I certainly still respect the flavor. So, 70 bucks poorer, I eagerly opened the bottle that night, swirled, sniffed, and....nothing. Odd. I sipped, tasted, gulped. Again, nothing. No real flavor, no character. Some would call that "smooth" but I call it a waste of my palette and my money. I'm trying it again now 48 hours later and it's actually gotten worse. Think I'll stop drinking this swill and save it to strip paint.
My go to scotch is laphroig so as u can imagine I was a little under whelmed when I first poured myself a glass of this. it was by no means bad but It just didn't seem to make any kind of statement. anyways, over Christmas ive polished off my laphroig and ended up going back to this. it has really grown on me, throw an ice cube in the mix and its a different drink. I'd give it a solid 72.
First, they started releasing posh designer Single Malts with fancy names, but without age statements for extra money. Now, they've come for the bread and butter - first to go was Black Bottle, now they are apparently targeting the last truly phenolic, old-fashioned blend. It's called "re-imagining" a brand, but it is a profane demise of traditional brands. Time to blend your own!
Terrible whiskey. Avoid
