Eden Mill St Andrews

It's hard to believe it's been a whole month already since we were at the Genesis Scottish Open ⛳ This was our first time activating at scale at a golf event in our home country, and what an event it was! While the sun didn't shine as much as we would have liked, it was still a great four days of golf and we were delighted to see so many people enjoying our different drinks, especially at our Eden Mill Gin Bar near the sixth hole. If you were there and came along to our bar, thank you for your support! Here's a wee recap of the tournament and a showcase of some of our delicious serves. Thanks again to the Genesis Scottish Open and DP World Tour for their collaboration, as well as to the teams behind the bars for pouring great drinks and keeping everything going.

Following on from the installation of our branding, we had another exciting development a few weeks ago. Our mash tun arrived on site! It travelled all the way from LH Stainless in Speyside and had to have a police escort due to its size. After a (very) tight squeeze through the distillery's roller door, it is now in place inside the building, and we are now ready to commence with the remainder of the distillery kit installation. The mash tun size is 3 tonnes and this allows our distillery to produce just over one million litres of new-make spirit per year. In the new distillery, we'll be using barley that has been locally-grown in Fife and will be malted 43 miles away in Alloa by Crisp Malt. We will mill the barley on-site and then mix with water in the mash tun to kick-start the whisky-making process 🌾

We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to our annual 'Art of St Andrews' series 🥃 The 2024 release is matured in a combination of Amarone red wine and sherry casks, before finishing in first-fill Amarone casks. To pair with this vibrant single malt, we partnered with linocut artist Babs Pease who takes her inspiration from the coastal scenes and fishing villages along the Fife coast. Babs' artwork on the whisky carton depicts University of St Andrews students doing a customary ‘Pier Walk’ in their iconic red gowns, while the cathedral sits proud on the skyline above the harbour. As for the whisky in the bottle, it's a bold dram with notes of raisin, fig, almond, hedgerow fruits and cherries, all with a subtle cinnamon and black pepper spice. The heady Italian wine maturation is perfectly complemented by sweetness and nuttiness from Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks from Jerez 🍇 Our head of marketing, Hannah Ingram, said: "This year we wanted to showcase familiar sights and scenes from our hometown that will be instantly recognisable for locals and tourists alike. From St Andrews Cathedral and the red gowns of the students, to the lone golfer chipping out of a bunker - Babs captured the energy of the town perfectly!" To celebrate the release, we have launched an exclusive 'Art of St Andrews Whisky Experience' at our tasting room in the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa. This unique session will allow guests to explore three drams from the series - 2022, 2023 and 2024 - each with its own distinct cask maturation and taste profile. Visit edenmill.com to find out more! Hamish Maclean / Ryan Horan / Rennie Donaldson

Over the past few days, we have marked another milestone in the development of our future new home. Our logo has been installed on the three facades of our building, making it officially 'ours'. As we move ever closer to becoming operational and opening our doors to the public, we're getting excited for the months ahead with lots more big moments to come!

And that's a wrap on a brilliant weekend of golf at the Genesis Scottish Open! A huge congratulations to Scotland's very own Robert MacIntyre on winning the tournament 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛳ It was a pleasure to be the Official Gin of this year's event and we were excited to see so many people enjoying our drinks at the Eden Mill Gin Bar next to the sixth hole, as well as at all the other bars across the course. The sun may only have really shone on one of the days but that didn't dampen our spirits... We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Genesis Scottish Open and DP World Tour for the opportunity to collaborate.

The 2024 Genesis Scottish Open tees off today and we are delighted to be the Official Gin of the tournament! Over the next few days, we'll be at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick where Golf Gin and Love Gin are being served behind the main Eden Mill Gin Bar next to the 6th hole, as well as behind all other tournament and hospitality bars. Scotland is renowned around the world as the Home of Golf and the Genesis Scottish Open will welcome a range of world-class players to the birthplace of the game. We can't wait to see people enjoying the golf - and our gin - over the next few days. If you're at the event, leave us a comment and let us know what you thought of our drinks!

This week, we have welcomed three interns to our office as part of the Career Ready programme. Founded in 2002, Career Ready is a social mobility charity that helps support young people across the country through mentoring and paid internships. Our interns have been working closely with three of our Eden Mill colleagues, and we're excited to have them in our office for their four-week internship! We have a lot planned for them during this time. They'll spend one week with Operations, one week with Marketing, one week with Finance and then their final week will be focussed on their end-of-internship presentations and conducting mock interviews. This will help them gain some broad experience across the business and perhaps even let them discover a line of work that they want to pursue as they come to the end of their high school years and prepare for adult life.

We are delighted to announce that Eden Mill is the Official Gin of the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open! Set to take place at the beautiful Renaissance Club in North Berwick from 11 - 14 July, the tournament will welcome some of the biggest names in golf, including Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland and the defending champion Rory McIlroy. Our award-winning Love Gin and Golf Gin will both be served behind all hospitality and concession bars over the course of the event and we are excited to collaborate with the Genesis Scottish Open and DP World Tour following our successful activation at the Genesis Invitational in California earlier in the year. Various members of our team will be there for the tournament so if you are attending, let us know and we will gladly sort you out with one of our fabulous serves that are all being prepared with Fever-Tree mixers. ⛳ #golf #sponsorship #genesisscottishopen

As we get into the swing of the golfing season, we're excited to have opened a new space at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa in our hometown of St Andrews. Situated on the fourth floor just opposite the Road Hole bar, we're running two experiences: ✨ Coastal Gin Flight - an immersive taste of the St Andrews coastline, starting with a classic G&T and featuring a tasting of our three core expressions. Find out how we craft them, the botanicals we use and where we source them then finish off by making the perfect serve for your favourite one! ✨ Eden Mill Single Malt Flight - begin with a refreshing highball made with our blended malt whisky, The Guard Bridge, before moving into a showcase of our signature Lowland spirit. You'll taste four drams including our two new Signature Single Malts, our Art of St Andrews expression and an elusive mystery dram... Located just seven minutes away from the site of our new distillery, we're delighted to be here for the next few months as we lead up to the opening of our future brand home and visitor centre. https://lnkd.in/ePJKGwYJ

A new month is upon us and we're starting it off with some excellent results from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. With almost 5,000 entries, it's a privilege to be recognised by the oldest and largest spirits competition in the world and one that is considered to be very influential. Our distinctly saline and lightly floral Golf Gin claimed an outstanding Double Gold medal with an overall score of 95 points. Double Golds are awarded to the few entries who receive gold medal ratings from all members of the judging panel. Launched in November last year, we are delighted that both of our Signature Single Malts stood out in the competition. Each one scooped a Gold medal, with our Sherry Cask expression scoring 92 points and the Bourbon Cask scoring 91. Given it has only been a few months since their release, it is great that they have already been awarded this respected accolade. A fabulous set of results that is testament to the hard work of our distilling team! 🏅