Eden Mill

William Haig, father of Cameronbridge founder John Haig, built Seggie distillery on the village's Main Street in 1810.^1,2,4 In 1845 John Haig installed a Coffey patent still, then a new and untested kind of still for making grain whisky, making Seggie one of the first to adopt one.^1,2,4 Seggie closed for good in 1860, and its buildings later became a paper mill.^1,2,4 The paper mill closed in 2008 when its owner, Curtis Fine Papers, went into administration.^1,3,7 The University of St Andrews bought the site in 2010.^1,7

Tony Kelly and Paul Miller opened Eden Brewery in one of the site's units.^1,2,3 In 2014 it took the name Eden Mill, fitted pot stills, and became Scotland's first combined brewery and distillery.^1,2,3 Scott Ferguson, who started as a brewing assistant and became head distiller, led the development of its whisky and gin production from 2014.^2,3,8 Beer-making on the site stopped in 2018, and a contract brewer, Eden River Brew Co, made its beers until 2021.³

A 2018 plan to move into the old Seggie buildings proved impractical, so the new distillery won planning permission in 2022 for another spot on the campus.^2,3,9 In January 2022 the investment firm Inverleith LLP bought a majority stake to pay for it.^10,11,12 Paul Miller left in 2023, and Rennie Donaldson became chief executive.¹³ In January 2025 two copper stills made by LH Stainless in Speyside were installed: a 15,000-litre wash still and an 11,500-litre spirit still.^14,15 The wash still is onion-shaped and the spirit still has a boil ball, and a shell-and-tube condenser turns the vapour back into spirit.^14,15

Its owner, St Andrews Brewers Limited, went into administration in November 2025; administrators blamed a drop in sales and a visitor centre that opened about 12 months late.^5,6,19 Steven Kersley, formerly managing director of BrewDog's distilling business, became chief executive in April 2026.^6,20