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Cardhu distillery is a Speyside distillery near Archiestown, Moray, Scotland, founded in 1824 by whisky smuggler John Cumming and his wife Helen. [1] The distillery is now run by Diageo and the distillery's Scotch whisky makes up an important part of the Johnnie Walker blended whiskies.
Evoke memories of the past with a unique tour of Cardhu distillery. Discover its history, meet the craftspeople and indulge in its exceptional flavours.
Cardhu, Diageo’s best selling single malt Scotch whisky, was originally founded in 1811 by a notorious whisky smuggler called John Cumming. The Cardhu distillery sits high on the Northern banks of the river Spey in Moraytown, overlooking the imposing mountain range, Ben Rinnes.
Discover more details about Cardhu Distillery & Visitors Centre including opening times, photos and more. Discover the warm-hearted spirit of our Speyside home where we create our premium whisky, evoking ripe orchard fruit, fresh grass, and mellow cereal.
An intense grassy distillery character dominates Cardhu, with orange and chocolate tones being added during maturation. This is achieved through clear wort, long fermentations, slow distillation encouraging plenty of interaction with copper and condensers which are run warm.
Cardhu offers the best whisky experience in Speyside! The rich history of this distillery is reason enough reason to visit Cardhu. But even if you’re not already encapsulated by the fascinating story of how women paved the way for whisky through the illicit stills era - the tour of the facility itself is incredible.
Cardhu was the first distillery that John Walker & Sons bought and Cardhu Single Malt Whisky was one of the six brands that started the Classic Malts Selection, representing the Speyside. Information about the Distillery. Number of bottles: 42 Bottles. Country, Region: Scotland, Speyside.
The name of the Cardhu distillery in the middle of Speyside means something like black rock. Cardhu was written as Cardow until 1975. The famous Cardhu Distillery is also noteworthy as the only distillery founded by a woman.
Cardhu Distillery, situated in open countryside between Grantown on Spey and Craigellachie is featured in the self drive Scottish tours of Secret Scotland.
Cardhu Distillery. 895 reviews. #1 of 19 things to do in Aberlour. Distilleries. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. Share with us the story of the only malt distillery pioneered by a woman.
