Eden Mill companions with biotech firm to repurpose distilling waste – Drinks Worldwide

Unbiased St Andrews-based distillery Eden Mill has introduced a long-term partnership with Scottish biotech firm, and Earthshot Prize finalist, MiAlgae to repurpose whisky effluent to develop microalgae.

MiAlgae has developed a course of to develop microalgae from whisky byproducts to create a sustainable supply of Omega-3s with out want for probably unsustainable overfishing.

The corporate claims the method is value efficient and operates at scale making certain this system will stay reasonably priced with out compromising affect.

“By partnering with Eden Mill, we’ll use vitamins from their distillery by-products to develop our eco-friendly Omega-3-rich microalgae,” stated Douglas Martin, founder and managing director at MiAlgae.

“We’ll additionally upcycle the effluent to scrub water. Their shared dedication to sustainability aligns completely with our mission to advance biotechnology for good.”

Eden Mill has put in an effluent storage tank at its distillery which is because of re-commence distilling each gin and single malt whisky in 2025.

Commenting on the partnership, Eden Mill chief exec Rennie Donaldson stated: “Sustainability is a vastly vital a part of our distillery plans, and for our enterprise as an entire, so the crew are excited to see a by-product given an environmentally pleasant second-use.”