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 1969

I’m sure the composition of this bottling will be close to that of the bottling in 1964 that I tasted previously. We know that Haig’s Gold Label is 60% grain. The 40% malt is mainly Linkwood and Glenkinchie. Today I get the possibility to try a bottling from 1969. Because of the (expected) OBE, I left it to breath for a few minutes. Then I get a...

Score 79/100

Haig Club

This single grain came out endorsed by soccer player Beckham and his tattoos; that fact added to the overdimensioned, heavy, awkward, dark blue bottle (reminiscent of men's parfume) makes me think that the scotch was targeted at ubermasculine types by some pretended genius ad company. But that's just a thought on my side, nothing else. It pours...

Score 68/100

Haig Dimple 15 Year Old

This tasting took place in Feb, 2016, when I wrote the review down on paper as I sipped this along with my cousin Peter at his place. This is just a transcription of that review. That said, the whisky pours pale golden with a copperish cast. Aroma is quite low, which is not a synonym of simple: it's actually quite complex, but subtle. So this is...

Score 82/100