Haig Whisky has a remarkable history and perception in the modern world. To some, it is a historic brand with an instantly recognisable bottle that can trace its history back to the 17th century. For others, they’ll know it as “that blue bottle with David Beckham” – a reference to the brand’s resurrection in 2014 after disappearing into near obscurity.
The whisky-making history of Haig goes back to 1655: there is a record from that date of Robert Haig of St Ninian’s being admonished by the local church elders for “breaking the sabbath” by running (then known as “playing”) his stills
