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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Something different and absolutely fine, some snobby reviews in my opinion.
To counter any positive reviews that are saying negative reviews are only "whiskey snobs". I rarely drink whiskey. I am no connoisseur or whiskey snob. But I like to enjoy a good whiskey from time to time. This was no good whiskey. Pretty horrible in fact. A burning ethanol aftertaste. Only positive I can give is the somewhat interesting bottle.
This is my second bottle of Haig Club (bought on offer when sub £20 mark) and is such a non-event. Very good marketing and nice bottle but tasteless and if anything just an alcoholic flavour with a nasty after taste - won't be making another purchase, regardless of price!
A whisky for people that don't like the taste of whisky, weak flavorless rubbish. No wonder it's in a fancy bottle
Its hilarious reading these reviews, the pretentious whisky connoisseurs out in numbers, the message is if you like the taste of something, that's it done, don't go about analysing it and making comparisons, everyone's different, get it?
