Eden Mill launches the Hip Flask Series

Eden Mill launched its first single malts since distilling began at the Fife brewery and distillery in 2014.

‘The Hip Flask Series is about applying the pioneering and experimental nature synonymous with Eden Mill to single malt whisky, showing the power of trying different grains, processes, maturation techniques and woods to highlight what you can do differently within the realm of single malt Scotch whisky.’

The Hip Flask Series has been launched alongside a special edition single malt bottling for staff and members of the Eden Mill Cask Club, while a 2018 Limited Edition Single Malt will be released later this summer for the general public. Those purchasing a bottle from the Hip Flask Series will be given the opportunity to be among the first to join the waiting list to acquire a bottle.

Miller said: ‘St Andrews has a rich history when it comes to whisky, and now over a century and a half later we’re picking it up where it left off – on the site of the old Seggie distillery that Eden Mill now stands on.’ Seggie was a single malt and grain distillery once operated by the famous Haig family, which closed in 1860.

The seven expressions in the Hip Flask Series include:

Hip Flask Series No.1: Pale malt mash, matured in a French virgin octave
Hip Flask Series No.2: Chocolate malt (8%) and pale malt (92%) mash, matured in a virgin American oak octave
Hip Flask Series No.3: Brown and crystal malt (8%) and pale malt (92%) mash matured in a virgin American oak octave
Hip Flask Series No.4: Pale malt mash matured in a virgin French oak octave
Hip Flask Series No.5: ‘Frankenstein Malt Bill’ (brown and crystal malt (33%), chocolate malt (33%) and pale malt (34%) matured in a virgin American oak octave
Hip Flask Series No.6: Pale malt mash matured in an oloroso Sherry hogshead
Hip Flask Series No.7: Pale malt mash matured in a PX Sherry hogshead