Eden Mill tasting notes
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concert_goerEden Mill Sherry Cask NAS OB 70cl 46% ABV
Finished in first fill European Oak Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks
Color: amber.
Nose: chocolate babka, pickled cucumbers, nuts, dates, oranges, cinnamon, pepper, sunflower seeds, dried herbs, apples. Quite faint and distant.
Taste: tea leaves, chocolate, oranges, sweet apples, licorice, pepper, cinnamon, apricot jam. Watery and sweet. Surprisingly quite a smooth whisky.
Finish: chocolate, dates, medicinal herbs, apples, pepper, apricot jam, alcohol notes.
Score: 8. Between okay and good. +1+1=0.
Conclusion: a young and not particularly remarkable Lowlander. Eden Mill opened in 2014 and released their first single malt in 2018, as noted in the Malt Whisky Yearbook by Ingvar Ronde. The following year, they ceased whisky production and began planning the construction of a new distillery with ten times the production capacity which is still in the works. There's no time code on the bottle, this release was announced at the end of 2023. Not sure I would identify whisky as a Lowlander in a blind tasting. 'Things develop well when born in St Andrews,' boasts the back label of the stylish ribbed glass bottle — let’s be a bit more modest, shall we? 80/100. This is the 114th Scottish distillery whose single malts I've sampled.
Finished in first fill European Oak Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks
Color: amber.
Nose: chocolate babka, pickled cucumbers, nuts, dates, oranges, cinnamon, pepper, sunflower seeds, dried herbs, apples. Quite faint and distant.
Taste: tea leaves, chocolate, oranges, sweet apples, licorice, pepper, cinnamon, apricot jam. Watery and sweet. Surprisingly quite a smooth whisky.
Finish: chocolate, dates, medicinal herbs, apples, pepper, apricot jam, alcohol notes.
Score: 8. Between okay and good. +1+1=0.
Conclusion: a young and not particularly remarkable Lowlander. Eden Mill opened in 2014 and released their first single malt in 2018, as noted in the Malt Whisky Yearbook by Ingvar Ronde. The following year, they ceased whisky production and began planning the construction of a new distillery with ten times the production capacity which is still in the works. There's no time code on the bottle, this release was announced at the end of 2023. Not sure I would identify whisky as a Lowlander in a blind tasting. 'Things develop well when born in St Andrews,' boasts the back label of the stylish ribbed glass bottle — let’s be a bit more modest, shall we? 80/100. This is the 114th Scottish distillery whose single malts I've sampled.
