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Oak OldTom Gin: Release No.1

Oak Old Tom gin is the first limited edition release from Eden Mill’s exclusive new ultra-premium gin collection, Distiller’s Choice.

Personally curated and hand-crafted by Eden Mill’s expert senior distilling team, Distiller’s Choice is a collection of contemporary gin expressions which combine special techniques with premium botanical profiles.

Discover each gin’s unique story from the Eden Mill distiller who crafted the recipe with patience and love. 

Oak Old Tom Gin

A lightly spiced, creamy gin, Oak Old Tom Gin has been chosen by Eden Mill’s Head Distiller, Scott Ferguson. The first release of the collection combines Scott’s passion for classic gin distilling practices with his unrivalled experience building your favourite Eden Mill flavour profiles since 2012, when he was the third person to join the Eden Mill team!

Scott has always found the distilling method and history of Old Tom Gin fascinating, he explains:

“One of the lightly sweetened gins that was popular in the 18th-century, Old Tom Gin has been rumoured to have got its name from what was essentially the first ever vending machine for drinks.

During the gin craze in the 1700s, the government tried to stem the flow of gin, which they blamed for ‘extreme drunkenness’ and crime by introducing prohibitive taxes. So to get round the licensing, some pubs would have a wooden plaque shaped like a black cat, “Old Tom” on their outside wall. Thirsty bypassers would place a penny in the cat’s mouth and place their lips around a small tube between the cat’s paws. The bartender inside would then pour a shot of gin through the tube and into the customer’s mouth.”

Inspired by one his favourite flavour creations from the core Eden Mill range, Scott used the same American Oak chips from Eden Mill’s Oak Gin to age this Old Tom Gin to create a balance of creamy oak and vanilla sweetness combined with the aromatic cassia spice and a light peppery finish.

Taste Notes:

Nose: Warming and sweet with light candied citrus and cassia spice, along with berry-fruit richness.

Palate: Starts spicy with aromatic cassia and cloves up front over a juicy elderberry sweetness and a creamy oaky vanilla. Stays full-bodied, with a resinous juniper backbone.

Finish: Lingering sweetness with a light pepperiness and hints of oak spice and vanilla.

Perfect Serve

Serve with premium tonic and a slide of lime.

Cocktail Serve

Try our Oak Old Tom gin in a perfect martini cocktail for the perfect twist on a classic cocktail.

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Eden Mill are very excited to take our audience back to our craft roots with our brand new ultra-premium Distiller’s Choice collection.

Personally curated and hand-crafted by our expert distilling team, Distiller’s Choice is a collection of contemporary gin expressions which embrace the best of old and new distilling techniques to create a range of gins specially for gin connoisseurs across the globe to enjoy a taste of St. Andrews.

Eden Mill has always been at the forefront of trends within the spirits industry and we pride ourselves on our pioneering spirit and desire to go beyond the conventional. We are so excited to share with you what we have been working on with our brand new Distiller’s Choice collection.

Eden Mill released our ever-popular Love Gin back in 2014 as a Valentines special but you all ‘loved’ it so much we just had to make it part of our core range. Eden Mill Love Gin is proud to be one of Scotland’s first pink-gins ever released and also won a bronze prize at the 2020 London Spirits Competition!

Made with botanicals such as rose petals, hibiscus, goji berries and raspberry leaf this gin has the perfect balance of sweet and floral notes. It’s no wonder that this pink gin is our best seller. 
Enjoy this with rose lemonade or elderflower tonic and garnish with raspberries. 
Same pink gin, just a little greener. In 2020, Eden Mill moved our beloved Love Gin to our new bespoke sustainable glass bottles. These easily recyclable glass bottles use 18% less glass than an industry-standard glass bottle and have been created and made in the UK for a low carbon footprint from the outset.

Share the Love with Eden Mill brand-new bespoke ‘A time for Love Hamper.’ This hamper includes everything you need to show that special someone you love them this Valentine’s Day. This hamper includes a range of premium Eden Mill drinks and gifts alongside bespoke handmade chocolate bonbons for artisan chocolatier, BonBox and a stunning bespoke bouquet of dried flowers from Scottish florist, Mud Urban.

Whether you are sending this hamper to that special someone or to your best-friend for Galentines Day, we believe this ultra-premium gift has everything you need to have the ultimate gin-night-in.

Sending this gift straight to your special someone? Eden Mill hampers can be delivered straight to your recipient with a special gift message.

THIS HAMPER INCLUDES:

• 1 x Mud Urban bespoke Dried Flower Selection
• 1 x Eden Mill beloved Love Gin, 50cl (glass bottle)
• 1 x BonBox Artisan Chocolates, Valentine’s Selection handmade bonbons (9 pack – flavours include: Raspberry & White Chocolate, Coconut & Lime, and Strawberry & Vanilla).
• 1 x Eden Mill Raspberry, Vanilla and Meringue Liqueur, 50cl
• 1 x Eden Mill Spiced Rhubarb and Vanilla Gin, 50cl
• 1 x Eden Mill NEW! 4x5cl Miniature Love Gin Liqueur gift pack
• 3 x Eden Mill Mixology Project, Premium Premixed Cocktails
• 2 x Eden Mill Branded tulip glasses
• 2 x Eden Mill soft-touch branded beanie hats
• 1 x Eden Mill Branded Notebook

Eden Mill X…

Eden Mill loves working with local suppliers to create new and exciting offers for our customers. By working with suppliers that share the same passion for premium, handcrafted products as ourselves, we believe we can deliver an extra special experience for our customers.

MUD URBAN DRIED FLOWER BOUQUET – SCOTTISH FLORIST

A Mud Urban Flowers mini dried bouquet featuring pink wheat, red wheat, pale green palm, fluffy reed grass, hot pink bunny tails and pink spray rose. The bouquet is approx 30cm tall and 12cm wide.

Dried bouquets can last up to 3 years with a little TLC. Simply keep your flowers in away from direct sunlight, in a dry, cool place.

BON BOX ARTISAN CHOCOLATIER

BonBox Artisan Chocolates, founded by award-winning chef Barry Gamble, is known for its visually striking designs and high-quality ingredients. Barry combines his background in culinary arts with his passion for impeccable execution and love of chocolate. Each of his creations is made by hand and indulges the senses.

Award-winning Scottish distillers Eden Mill have collaborated with Glasgow institution Coia’s Café to create a unique home dining and gin tasting experience for Valentine’s Day. More than 5,000 gin enthusiasts have taken part in Eden Mill’s virtual gin tastings across the UK since they launched in March 2020. Now the distillers are sharing the love by partnering with a local business to deliver a home dining experience for Valentine’s, followed by a special Love Gin virtual tasting.
A third-generation family-owned Italian restaurant, Coia’s Café on Duke Street is a Glasgow institution, renowned for their authentic Italian pastas, meat dishes, incredible ice creams and warm welcome. The restaurant celebrated their 90th anniversary in 2018, and most recently visited Eden Mill’s Blendworks Gin School in 2019 to create their very own gin. With flavours of rosemary, Sicilian lemons and complimentary anise hum, the gin has been very popular with Coia’s customers during lockdown.

They have curated a menu of Coia’s favourites for the ultimate romantic date night at home including an Antipasto sharing platter to start, two main courses of Ravioli Valentino and Rigatoni Salsicia, and two delicious desserts, classic sticky toffee pudding and a white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake. Participants are invited to bring their dessert onto the Eden Mill tasting with them after dinner, as they celebrate the collaboration and kickstart the tasting with a delicious pour of Eden Mill’s Love Gin Raspberry and Vanilla Meringue Liqueur.

Eden Mill co-founder Tony Kelly said:
“Here at Eden Mill we like to support small and local businesses and we’ve
enjoyed the brilliant food of Coia’s for decades with our own families. Their
restaurant is based not far from our new Eden Mill bottling and distribution hub in Glasgow’s East End.
In the spirit of sharing the love, which is our Eden Mill Love Gin motto, we have teamed up with them to offer something a little more special for Valentine’s Day. Alfredo and his team have created a delicious menu we know everyone will enjoy and which is easy to arrange at home, before participants then join our virtual Love Gin tasting, where you and your loved one can will be the first to try our new bespoke miniature bottles and limited-edition gins in the tasting.”

Alfredo Coia, owner of Coia’s Café said:
“We adore Eden Mill gin and we are delighted to be launching this special at
home experience with the great team there for Valentine’s Day. We look forward to Eden Mill fans at home perhaps home discovering Coia’s for the first time and hope they enjoy the menu we have created for the occasion, which is as easy to put together at home as it is delicious.”

Every participant in Eden Mill x Coia’s Café Virtual Gin Tasting will get the opportunity to sample 7 gins from a set of 12 gins delivered prior to the event. During the tastings there are a lot of laughs to be had and dun to be enjoyed with games, a quiz and exclusive Eden Mill prizes up for grabs.

The Eden Mill x Coia’s Café Valentine’s Gin Tasting will take place on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th of February. Limited spaces are available

Eden Mill Candy Cane Gin is the perfect Gin for those who love to make cocktails at home. Why not try make one of our Candy Cane Gin cocktails as featured in our Candy Cane Video! The cocktails below are listed in the order they feature in the video.

Eden Mill Candy Cane Gin is the perfect festive gin this Christmas. Think candy cane in gin form – red, delicious, with a candied, cool peppermint twist.

Hanky Panky

Ingredients

• Candy Cane 40ml
• Sweet red vermouth 20ml
• Chocolate liqueur 20ml
• Fernet Branca 15ml

Method

Mix all the ingredients in a stirring glass and pour ice over it, stir until diluted.

Strain and pour in an iced coupette/nick and Nora glass.

Garnish

Twisted orange zest.

Pink Christmas hot chocolate

Ingredients

• Candy Cane Gin 50ml
• vanilla syrup 5ml
• Top up glass with white chocolate (mug)
• Whipped Cream 15ml (top)
• candy cane crumbs 

Method

Warm your chocolate with your dairy/non-diary option, once hot add 50ml of Candy Cane Gin, Top it up with whipped cream.

Garnish

Candy cane crumbs or a square of white chocolate. 

Red hood/ Red Hopper

Ingredients

• Candy Cane 40ml
• Creme de cacao 40ml
• Fresh Cream 25ml

Method

Mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker, add ice, shake, pour using a fine strainer in a martini glass.

Garnish

Crushed candy cane on glass rim, candy cane stick or a mint leaf.

Christmas Mimosa

Ingredients

• Prosecco 100ml
• Candy Cane 15ml
• Creme de cacao /or Vanilla syrup 15ml

Method

Built-in glass, pour the liqueurs and candy cane first, top it up with prosecco et voila’.

Garnish

Handful of Raspberries.

Pepper Candy

Ingredients

• Candy Cane Gin 25ml
• Creme de Cacao 25ml
• Vanilla syrup 25ml
• Top up with soda

Method 

Mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker, add ice, shake, pour using a fine strainer in an old fashioned glass.

Garnish

Crushed peppermint/sparkling sugar on the rim of the glass as garnish.

IN CELEBRATION OF HOGMANAY

In celebration of Hogmanay, Eden Mill are delighted to unveil our first-ever Cask Strength Single Malt. The Scots word ‘Hogmanay’ refers to the last day of the year and to the celebration of the coming New Year.  Eden Mill wanted to celebrate Hogmanay this year by releasing a small batch of only 200 bottles of Cask Strength whisky to toast in celebration of 2021. This whisky is a Cask Strength version of our 2020 Release Single Malt, released in celebration of St. Andrews Day earlier this year.

Eden Mill are so proud to showcase the evolution of our cask and spirit as it ages and develops throughout the years. This special release is the first Cask Strength whisky that Eden Mill has ever released and we are very excited to let our audience try our whisky as it tastes straight from the cask in its purest form. 

This liquid, created by our Head Distiller Scott Ferguson, was created by incorporating Bourbon, Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso barrels as well as spirit distilled using Pale, Chocolate, Brown and Crystal Malt Barley.

200 BOTTLE RELEASE /  60.6% ABV / 70CL