Dimple 15yr Old Scotch Whisky - 700ml

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By 1939 the combination of the Dimple and Gold Label brand extensions made Haig the top-selling Scotch in the UK, while Dimple Pinch had recovered its pre-Prohibition sales in the States.

The Famous Grouse was started the same way most blended Scotch whiskies were started—by wine and spirits merchants. They would create their own blends to sell to their customers and the most popular ones have withstood the test of time. Famous Grouse was created by Matthew Gloag in 1896 and the bottle still bears his signature. The Edrington Group owns this brand now, along with Highland Park and The Macallan. The following indicators should be taken as only a guide and not a set of hard and fast rules. Some "premium" whiskeys really are quite terrible, while some mass market products are good enough to pour into a decanter and serve to the Duke of Edinburgh. A+: A masterpiece and one of the ten best whiskeys of its type. Above five stars. Subject: Advice on Dimple Whisky . It is approx 40 yrs old is it still palatable is it worth anything? The blend itself is made from a “high proportion” of malts – something every blend claims, these days – primarily from Diageo-owned distilleries Glenkinchie and Linkwood, and probably uses grain whisky from Cameronbridge distillery which aptly used to be called the Haig distillery. All components are at least 15 years of age.

Haig and Haig developed a sizable export business in the USA until it was bought (along with many other small Scotch whiskey companies by the Distilling Company in 1923 during the big Scotch Whisky consolidation at that time. For more info on this see my article on protecting Irish Whiskey at http://irishwhiskey.com/protecting-irish-whiskey/ . The Distillers’ Company then positioned Haig and Haig as a fully owned subsidiary of the Main John Haig and Co in 1925. Unfortunately, the new incarnation of Haig and Haig then remained dormant until 1933 after the introduction of prohibition in the USA. From then on, Haig and Haig regained momentum and continued to market Haig Pinch and Haig Gold Whisky in the USA until the late 1970’s when the Haig Whisky brand fizzled and died after passing from one multinational to another.

The Royal Coat of Arms– All bottles of Haig will carry a representation of the British Royal Family Coat of Arms and will mention the King or Queen reigning at time of bottling. This will give you a general idea of the age. Clayton F: I often buy Balvenie 12yr double wood for anyone starting out, not to aggressive but not boring either. Fiddich 12yr is a pretty good starter also, easy to find too. Oh so many starters!!! Percy S: The OP 12 may take the throne for me after further tasting, but at the moment I have to give it to Glengoyne 12. I feel it represents the basics of scotch whisky as I think of it best. Good value and readily available. Haig дестилерия, която е сред най-старите активни в Шотландия. Имената на шотландското уиски е Dimple Haig или Dimple Pinch. Смесеният тип на тази single malt напитка излиза на пазара през 1893 година и предизвиква значителен интерес. Синовете на Джон Хейг, основател на Дъмпел, създават компания “Haig и Haig” през 1888г. Благодарение на работата на експортния бизнес на синовете на Джон, компанията Dimple се прочува в САЩ и до 1939 година Dimple и Gold Label правят марката Haig най-популярна във Великобритания. Блендът възниква през 1900 година, а специфичната форма на бутилката се запазва. Моментът, когато този смесен продукт, използващ комбинация от малцовете Спейсайд и Лоулендс, е познат вече като Dimple, е през 1906 година. Начин на приготвянеScotch whisky also has the most character and variety. Scotch whiskies have more variety in their manufacturing processes, are aged for more than three years so the aging process can have a greater effect, and you can have two Scotch whiskies that are widely divergent in their flavor profiles. Islays and Speysides anyone? PALATE: Notes of malt and fruit. Medium body with oak, banana, pear and honey. Dimple has a few rough edges that need a few drops of water to mellow. The green notes from the nose come through, and it has a mild pepper bite. Easy drinking summer whisky. Not too complex. Today it is known as Cameronbridge. In 1830, it became the first distillery to produce grain whisky using the column still method. He experimented and mixed different kinds of whisky, creating the Dimple whisky recipe we know today. According to some research, Dimple contains a higher than normal malt proportion, including liquid from Glenkinchie and Linkwood distillery. Precisely what this means remains undisclosed. Although John Haig & Co’s is best known for its success in the grain and blended whisky market – by 1939 the Haig blend was the best-selling whisky in Britain – for some time it held the licenses for a handful of DCL’s malt distilleries, including Glenkinchie, Glenlossie and Mannochmore.