Haig Gold Label Spring Cap Bottled 1940s Late George V

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

Haig Gold Label 1950s

Liquid history, you say? Count me in! This Haig Gold Label was bottled over 60 years ago! Haig is one of the great whisky barons from an era long gone and for decades their Gold Label sold very well. I was able to get my hands of a bottle from the 1950s. That makes it the oldest Haig I have tried so far. According to some, it contains mostly...

Score 50/100

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