Eden Mill unveils new distillery and visitor centre

Eden Mill has cut the ribbon on its new distillery and visitor centre on the banks of the Eden Estuary, just outside St Andrews.  The multi-million-pound site combines modern sustainability with Scotland’s distilling tradition to create a new destination for both local and international visitors.

Guests can enjoy immersive gin and whisky tours, purchase exclusive bottlings in the retail space, and take in panoramic views from The Lookout – a top-floor cocktail bar with views across the water towards the St Andrews skyline. The distillery, powered entirely by renewable energy, also boasts a state-of-the-art golf simulator for guests to use.

Euan Kinninmonth, brand home manager at Eden Mill, said: “The vision was to create a distillery and visitor centre that would celebrate the town’s rich distilling heritage, highlighting St Andrews as a must-visit destination for spirits tourism. I’m delighted to say that this vision is now a reality. It’s a landmark moment – not just for Eden Mill, but for St Andrews as a whole.

“On a personal level, I will become the fourth generation of my family to work on the site of the old paper mill which is a real source of pride, given I was born and raised in the area.”

The new venue, which has created 18 jobs, also offers visitors gin-cocktail masterclasses and for whisky aficionados, the 'Cask Mastery Whisky Experience' will offer a chauffeur transfer to and from St Andrews, a journey through Eden Mill’s premium collection of malts and a behind the scenes visit to the ‘Distiller’s Lab’ and on-site cask warehouse.

The retail space houses Eden Mill’s full range of gins and whiskies, as well as exclusive bottlings and locally sourced gifts such as prints and chocolates.

The 40-seater, top-floor bar, The Lookout, which has panoramic views across the Eden Estuary, serves a list of classic and contemporary cocktails, complemented by cheese and charcuterie boards sourced for a local deli. The bar is available for bookings and walk-ins from midday until 10pm all week.

As a nod to the brand’s provenance, Eden Mill has honoured the town’s affinity with golf by installing a professional golf simulator. The set up will allow golf fans to ‘play’ The Old Course, as well as a number of other famous Scottish and international courses, with a gin and tonic in hand.

To mark the opening, Eden Mill is releasing a single-cask, sherry-matured whisky exclusively available to buy at the distillery shop. The Oloroso hogshead, which was originally filled in 2016, contained just 279 bottles, making this a rare and memorable release.  

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Photography: Chris Watt, of left to right, Hannah Ingram, head of marketing, Scott Ferguson, head distiller, Rachel van der Merwe, experiences operations manager and Danielle Doran, head of strategic projects