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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Lovely stuff if you have an open mind and don't hate David Beckham. I'm Liverpool born n bred and I can sincerely say this whiskey is excellent and gets a very unfair review from the bitter and twisted side of society.
Cheap cash in fronted by an English footballer and all the authenticity of a grouse moor (i.e. sheer exploitation). The drink itself, as others have said, is sub par swill.
One of the most overpriced whiskies on the market. There is literally nothing to recommend about this awful whiskey, which to me tastes just like a supermarket value brand the likes of which I drank as a poor student. I have no idea why anyone would buy this.
I'd just finished the last of a bottle of Scapa 'The Orcadian' that i'd been working on for a few weeks and decided to open this one next. Now, i'm still only a coupla years into my whiskey 'journey' so i'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination, but this, this tasted of nothing. First coupla sips (over ice) and I couldn't taste anything at all. Nothing. This is clearly a whiskey for folk who don't like whiskey.
Love the taste! Love the smell! Smooth an adequate!
