The Eden Mill Distillery and Brewery (yep, they make beer here, too), stands on the site in St Andrews where famous Whisky-makers, the Haig family, were once based.
In 2012, Founder and Owner Paul Miller, bought the site and brought craft brewing back to the region, followed by distilling in 2014, when the company began producing Whisky and Gin. Today, the company produces five different Gins, along with three Whisky expressions and a number of Beers.
Creating all three means the distillers have the knowledge to create some more unusual styles, including its Hop Gin, produced by mixing distilling and brewing, and its Oak Gin, matured in oak-aged Beer casks.
Each batch of Gin is hand produced and distilled in copper pot stills, using the vapor infusion method, for a more gentle flavor, and often using locally sourced botanicalssuch as Sea Buckthorn (the predominant flavor in Eden Mill’s Original Gin).
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Eden Mill was the first combined brewery and distillery in Scotland.
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Eden Mill sits right at the mouth of the River Eden, about 1/2 mile away from the famous Saint Andrews Golf Course.
OK... so we do not want to cast aspersions or spread rumor and inuendo, but we just don't buy the "history story" told by Eden Mill. They belabor the aspect of their noble beginnings in 1810, but the reality is that this may be a slight marketing spin... in our humble opinion.
The "site" they sit on may have at one time been a distillery back in the day, but it has been a bunch of other things since then. It was also vacant for a long time. But they say they have "resurrected" the "tradition" and so on and so forth.
They are a solid maker of a variety of distilled Spirits. Currently, the company produces five different Gins, along with three Whisky expressions and a number of Beers. They have three well-worn low-neck pot stills.
Their Whisky is still very young, a mixture of mixed barley malt grain, in the style of a Beer brewer. They also offer "private" caskings that are a bit older.
Creating all three styles means these distillers have the knowledge to create some more unusual styles, including its Hop Gin, produced by mixing distilling and brewing, and its Oak Gin, matured in oak-aged Beer casks.
Each batch of Gin is hand produced and distilled in copper pot stills, using the vapor infusion method, for a more gentle flavor, and often using locally sourced botanicals such asSea Buckthorn.
Distillery info:
CountryUnited Kingdom
Established2012
OwnerEden Street Saint Andrews Brewers ltd.
No. of stills3
Visitor centerYes
StatusActive
AddressEden Mill Distillery, Main Street, Guardbridge, St Andrews, Fife KY16 0UU United Kingdom