Discover Scottish Gin
The Eden Mill story started with a mission to revive the lost art of distilling and brewing in St Andrews. As Scotland’s first single-site distillery and brewery, making gin, whisky and beer, Eden Mill spirit is created by their distillers in copper pot-stills and exhibits a wide range of flavours from botanicals sourced from the local area, as well as from around the world. As creators of craft gin, whisky and beers, the team of distillers have the opportunity to marry the best practices from all these disciplines.
The Eden Mill team is challenged with applying modern techniques and understanding to time honoured traditional methods. An appreciation of the intricacies of barrel ageing and quality wood is one benefit they enjoy from this special status. They apply this in order to develop truly innovative creations, such as their bourbon-aged Oak Gin.
Eden Mill Original Gin, also known as Eden Gin is the St Andrews take on a classic London Dry. Made from Fife’s sea buckthorn berries, a super food that grows within walking distance of the Eden Mill Distillery & Brewery. The unique tart berry flavour is abundant but they balance the gin around it using citrus elements drawn from the other botanicals (like lemon balm and citrus peel). Original gin has a very clean and sweet taste.
Key Botanical(s): Sea Buckthorn Berries, Lemon Balm
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 42% vol
Goes great with: A wedge of grapefruit, tonic and ice.
The famous light blush Pink Gin from Eden Mill brings together an outstanding blend of local botanicals and exotic fruits. The pink gin is a pale colour when poured and when diluted, sweet vanilla and floral notes are brought out.
Key Botanical(s): Rose Petals, Hibiscus
Gin Style: Distilled
Strength: 42% vol
Goes great with: Frozen berries, elderflower tonic and ice.
As Scotland’s original single-site brewery and distillery, with Oak Gin, Eden Mill married their brewing and distilling skills, introducing their oak beer barrels to the distillery’s gin production. The result is a rich oak spiced gin with notes of caramel, vanilla, and a touch of fudge. Oak gin delivers a warm finish - lovely as a sipping gin. Rich oak spice and brown honey toast finishing on sweet caramel, vanilla and sugarcane.
Key Botanical(s): Oak, Angelica, Coriander
Gin Style: Cask Aged
Strength: 42% vol
Goes great with: A slice of orange and ginger beer.
To create their award winning Hop Gin, Eden Mill married their brewing and distilling skills. Hops, a core ingredient of beer, meets Eden Mill Gin and the result is a zesty citrus and apricot aroma. Strong, at 46% ABV, with a thick, heavy, rich finish as a traditional gin and tonic. Because of a balance between floral, coriander and light hoppy notes, a soft tropical fruit follows with an undercurrent of juniper. This leaves smooth, hoppy and fresh apricot notes balanced with a refreshing crisp bitterness.
Key Botanical(s): Australian Galaxy Hops, Angelica
Gin Style: Distilled
Strength: 46% vol
Goes great with: A slice of red chilli pepper, tonic and ice.
Golf Gin is the gin for golfers to enjoy all over the country. It was created in 2016 by Eden Mill in homage to the spirit of golf in St Andrews. Since it’s launch, Golf Gin has been a perfect refreshment to enjoy when you reach the 19th hole.
Key Botanical(s): Star Anise, Red Clover, Blueberries
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 42% vol
Goes great with: A handful of brambles, basil, tonic and ice.
Eden Mill Passion Fruit & Coconut Gin is a retail exclusive available from World Duty Free stores at selected airports in the UK. Distilled using a range of classic gin botanicals along with juicy, sweet passion fruit, apricots and tropical coconuts. A slightly sweet gin to begin with that gives way to a slightly bitter passion fruit with hints of coconut.
Key Botanical(s): Passion Fruit, Apricot, Coconut
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 40% vol
Goes great with: A slice of passion fruit, tonic and ice.
Originally only available as part of the Eden Mill 12 Days of Christmas gift set, this standalone limited edition gin was created and made available for the festive period. To taste, Candy Cane Christmas Gin is sweet on the palate, with a subtle juniper resin leading to a warmer, rich minty character with hints of light, berry fruits. Using peppermint for flavour, and bilberry and hibiscus for colour, the distillers have created a gin at 40% ABV that works well neat over ice or served with tonic.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Mint
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 40% vol
Goes great with: A sprig of mint, tonic and ice.
Eden Mill Blueberry & Vanilla Gin, part of the Botanical Project range of limited edition gins created for Aldi, is distilled using a range of classic gin botanicals along with blueberries and Madagascan vanilla to create a gin that’s flavoursome and balanced.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Madagascan Vanilla, Blueberry
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: A few fresh blueberries, tonic and ice.
Eden Mill Chilli & Ginger Gin, part of the Botanical Project range of limited edition gins created for Aldi, is distilled using a range of classic gin botanicals along with chilli peppers and zesty root ginger. The result is a gin that’s fiery and spicy before giving way to balanced citrus coriander to create a dynamic gin experience that leaves a taste evocative of cuisine from East Asia.
Key Botanical(s): Coriander, Chilli Peppers, Root Ginger
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: Coriander, Chilli Peppers, Root Ginger
Eden Mill Plum & Pink Grapefruit Gin, part of the Botanical Project limited edition range of gins created for Aldi, is distilled using a range of classic gin botanicals along with juicy plums and pink grapefruit, balanced with classic dry juniper notes. Bursting with fresh flavours, citrus and zesty flavours come to the fore with sweet notes.
Key Botanical(s): Coriander, Plum, Pink Grapefruit
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: A sliver of pink grapefruit peel, tonic and ice.
Eden Mill Apple, Mint & Cucumber Gin, part of the Botanical Project limited edition range of gins created for Aldi, is distilled using a range of classic gin botanicals along with mint, cucumber and apple to create a gin that starts with a unique freshness of the apples, before merging into peppermint and cucumber notes.
Key Botanical(s): Apple, Mint, Cucumber
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: A slice of apple, tonic and ice.
Eden Mill Traditional Batch Gin, part of the Botanical Project limited edition range of gins created for Aldi, is distilled using a range of classic gin botanicals along with caraway seeds to create a gin that has aromas of lavender, mint and liquorice balanced with the spice of the black pepper.
Key Botanical(s): Caraway, Juniper
Gin Style: Distilled
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: A wedge of lime, tonic and ice.
Eden Mill Winter Warmer Old Tom Gin, part of the Botanical Project limited edition range of gins created for Aldi, is a nod to the Old Tom Gin style, which is sweeter than traditional style gins, thanks to the use of additional sweeteners, normally honey or sugar. This Old Tom is distilled using ginger, dried fruits, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves to create a rich and warm aromatic gin.
Key Botanical(s): Ginger, Cinnamon, Dried Fruits
Gin Style: Old Tom
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: A slice of ginger, tonic and ice.
The new Eden Mill Distillery is currently under construction and due to open in 2021. The distillery will be Scotland’s first carbon neutral gin distillery. Eden Mill also offer two gin making experiences at their Blendworks workshops in St Andrews and Glasgow where visitors can learn more about the history of gin, Eden Mill and create their own blended gin using a variety of pre-made distillates.
Gin School: Yes
Shop: Yes
Booking: Book a Blendworks gin school experience here
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