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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After a couple of drinks New Year’s Eve I got home to the room spinning, I can normally handle my whisky, in my opinion it tastes like ethanol, it was on offer at Tesco and I have drunk A LOT of whisky in the past, this stuff quite literally is the worst stuff I’ve drunk for the last sixteen years and is probably formed really quickly and cheaply at our dear cost. Good alcohol gives you a high, this ‘spirit’ is cheap alcohol much compared to a bad moonshine.sorry David Beckham. You duped the public. I’ve never felt so rough after a couple of drams.
This is the worst "scotch" I have ever tasted. I kept drinking it (it was a gift) out of respect for the person who gave it to me. I hoped my opinion of it would improve as I pushed on, but it didn't. Smells like paint thinner. Tastes like paint thinner. It is labeled as "single grain" and not "single malt". I'm not sure what that means, but in hindsight I think its a bad sign. It says it is "aged in toasted oak casks" but doesn't say for how long. Another bad sign. If David Beckham put his name on this, well then that guy has never drank scotch before.
Unsure of the negative press around this Whisky, a great flavour which is quite sweet with undertones of coconut.
I’m calling the marketing dept. at Haig and getting them on board, literally have proven how to polish a turd here! Bells or Grouse taste like aged wonders when compared to this, not one nice note on the nose and the most piercing ethanol note on the palate. Rank!
Save your money and buy a cheap blended whisky instead for half the price which will actually taste better. This tastes like a flavoured cheap vodka. No nose, awful palate and a bitter aftertaste. Only thing I can do with this now is use it with some cocktail mixers.
