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 purchased a bottle under the assumption it would make me a good footballer, handsome & suave. Imagine my utter disappointment, The reality is it made me sick, I mean really sick, to the point I thought I was going to 'throw-up' my intestines. It had a musky aroma which I can only describe as soiled football socks. I am Scottish, so I am an authority on Whiskey, Buckfast, Tennants Super & Methylated Spirits, I have a sophisticated palette, but Haig Club is without doubt the most disgusting Whiskey I have ever tasted, I can only assume that Mrs Beckham was involved as the master blender. One positive thing, It made me as incoherent and as unable to string together a sentence as David Beckham.
Could have bought 4 cases of coors light that taste a hell of alot better
Considering the price, you can get a nice entry level 12 year old for the same price. This is rubbish and aimed at those boat shoe wearing, and tight chino short muppets that like JD & Coke.
Terrible whiskey over priced rubbish,think it was this stuff that gave me the runs
Forget the advertising and knocking it because David Beckham is associated with it. It's a light well flavoured whisky that's easy to drink!
