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10th May 2018 |
First bottle
of Eden Mill breaks record at auction
for first release from a distillery.
 The
first bottling of single malt whisky to be
released from Eden Mill in St.
Andrews has sold at auction for a record-breaking
price for a first release
from a distillery.
Bottle number 1 of 300 from the Limited
Release First Bottling, the first drops
of whisky to be distilled and bottled in
St Andrews for nearly 160 years,
achieved a record sale of £7,100 through
Whisky Auctioneer.
A number of bottles from the First
Bottling have been gifted to
long-standing Eden Mill employees and
auctioned, there are now only 100 of the
Limited Release remaining which have now
gone on
general sale, each priced at £500. Those interested in purchasing a bottle
are invited to register their interest
by emailing
casks@edenmill.com.
Paul Miller, co-founder of Eden Mill,
said: "This auction has given whisky
enthusiasts the chance to own a piece of
history. For our first ever single malt
whisky to be rewarded with the prestige
of a world record sale is the pinnacle
of what has been a journey filled with
experimentation and passion, fuelled by
the entire Eden Mill team’s tireless
pursuit of bringing whisky distilling
back to the region.
"The Limited Release offers whisky
connoisseurs the chance to secure
historic bottles containing the first
drops of spirit distilled in St Andrews
since the Seggie Distillery closed in
1860.
"The whisky is a marriage of spirit
matured in American and French Virgin
Oak quarter casks and an ex Pedro Ximénez
sherry hogshead since 2014, and we’re
hugely proud of it. The liquid has been
captured in bespoke bottles designed in
Italy and blown in Croatia, and oak
boxes handcrafted and engraved in
Scotland with each bottle and box
individually numbered."
Sean McGlone, managing director of
Whisky Auctioneer, said: "We were
absolutely delighted here at Whisky
Auctioneer to have been involved in the
sale of the first bottling of Eden Mill
Single Malt whisky. As an auctioneer,
the only thing that excites us as much
as old whisky, is a brand new one.
"It’s great to see new distilleries not
just opening up across Scotland and
contributing to our great industry, but
also to see them doing such a great job.
Eden Mill is a distillery with an
already strong reputation and connection
to a distilling heritage that we feel
made their first bottles a perfect
inclusion in our auctions.
"Whisky Auctioneer is dedicated to the
provision of a first class service and
expertise to our buyers and sellers, and
we feel that this, coupled with the
fantastic product Eden Mill have
bottled, helped us achieve a record
breaking sale for their first ten
bottles of Single Malt."
The launch follows the sell-out
Eden Mill Hip Flask Series – a series of seven 20cl
single malt whisky expressions released
in April – which gave whisky fans the
chance to sample the products of a range
of experimental small-batch distilling
methods.
To purchase one of only 100 remaining
Eden Mill Limited Release (47%,
£500/70cl) email
casks@edenmill.com or
visit www.edenmill.com/whisky.
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