MONDAY 7 APRIL 2025
FIRST CASK FILLED
FIRST CASK FILLED
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We are ecstatic to be able to share that cask #1 has been filled at the new distillery, marking a very special day for our team and our brand.
After twenty-one months of extensive building work following the handover from the University of St Andrews, we now have a fully operational distillery where we have restarted both gin and single malt distillation.
The beautiful distillery, perched on the banks of the Eden Estuary, marks a step change for our business and follows years of hard work by our small and dedicated team.
We will be working on finishing the visitor centre over the next few months, before opening our doors to the public in August. In the meantime, we are enjoying being able to welcome our private cask owners on-site to fill their casks.
A SCOTTISH OAK CASK
As a nod to our heritage, we selected a Scottish Oak cask as our first cask. Filled with our new make spirit, we will store it safely in the warehouse inside our new distillery where it will quietly mature over the coming years, and possibly even decades.
THE SPIRIT OF ST ANDREWS
Our Head Distiller, Scott Ferguson, has been pivotal to getting our new distillery up and running.
His objective is to replicate the new make spirit we produced at our original distillery on the same site - a light, sweet spirit with floral and grassy notes.
SHOWCASING THE BEST OF GIN & WHISKY
At the new distillery, all our barley will be grown in Fife. Our yeast will be provided by Kerry, based 40 miles away in Menstrie, and we will take our water from the local supply which primarily comes from lochs and reservoirs in the Lomond Hills.
Our gins will be crafted using a selection of locally-sourced botanicals, carefully chosen and measured by Scott. We will also soon be announcing a refreshed look for Golf, Original and Love Gin so keep your eyes peeled for more announcements...
AN ARCHITECTURAL
MASTERPIECE
When we took ownership of the distillery building back in June 2023, we started out with just a shell. Since then, we have added in a steel frame to hold the new distillery and separated the building into three different bays.
Containing a mash tun, six washbacks, a gin still, wash and spirit stills, hot liquor tanks and a cask warehouse with the capacity to hold 300 casks, we have managed to fit so much into our new home.
Each element of our kit was installed in a specific order to ensure everything fits and the intricacy of the build has been so impressive to watch - it needs to be seen to be believed.
PREPARING TO WELCOME YOU
Now that we are operational, we can turn our attention to phase three of our build - completing our visitor centre, which we expect to be able to open in August.
This will see the main rooms for our gin and whisky experiences finalised, along with the completion of our impressive retail space and our top-floor cocktail bar which will offer incredible views over the Eden Estuary towards St Andrews.
We'll be opening the booking platform soon and we can't wait for you to see our new home.
Find us at
The Bothy
You may have noticed a small cabin called ‘The Bothy’ perched next to our new distillery.
Compact and cosy, the walls of The Bothy showcase information about Eden Mill and about our new distillery and visitor centre.
Our distillery isn't quite yet ready to welcome in visitors, but you can still go to The Bothy to find out more about our plans. Click the link below to learn how to visit.