Haig Haig Spring Cap Bottled 1960's

Haig Gold Label (bottled 1974)

Haig Gold Label is a blend consisting of 40% malt and (thus) 60% grain whisky. Apparently it is very popular in Greece. Probably because of the light character. The single malts in this blend are – among others – Glenkinche and Linkwood. The sample I’ll be trying is several years old, because it was bottled in 1974. While no age is stated, it’s...

Score 80/100

Haig Gold Label 1964 rotation

About a year ago, I was able to try a Haig Gold Label, albeit rotation 1974. This one is even a decade older, rotation 1964. Today this blend contains 60% grain. The malt part consists of Linkwood and Glenkenchie and others. I have no idea what the recipe looked liked in the Golden Sixties, though. I get some signs of OBE on the nose, but not that...

Score 70/100

Haig Fine Old Blended Whisky

This bottle came into my possession mainly thanks to the sharp eyes of my dad, who spotted it on the back of a fellow milkmans van. Now the story is that the other milko was going to drop this bottle off around xmas at an old peoples home he delivered to, however my dad spotted it and thought I would prefer it! My dad had been given 2 bottles of...

Score 86/100

Haig Dimple 15 Year Old

Slightly oily medium thick slow leags. Nose: Sweet, caramel, chocolate,raisins, butterscotch? Taste: Honey, caramel, sweetness. Finish: Originally a drying effect spice then lingering sweetness. Honey throat lozenges. With water...it doesn't swim well.On nose, taste & finish loses spice but keeps the sweetness.

Score 77/100