Spirits · Cardow / Knockando, Speyside, Scotland

Cardhu Distillery

A Speyside malt shaped by two remarkable women of the Cumming family.

Founded: 1824
Founded by: John and Helen Cumming
Based in: Cardow / Knockando, Speyside, Scotland

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Making it since

1824

Their story

Cardhu began as a farm distillery near Archiestown in Speyside, started by John Cumming, a former whisky smuggler, and his wife Helen. Helen ran much of the operation, selling whisky from the farmhouse window and, so the story goes, dusting herself with flour to pass off the smell as baking.

Her daughter-in-law Elizabeth Cumming rebuilt the distillery in 1885 and sold it to Johnnie Walker in 1893, on the condition that the family keep running it day to day. Today Cardhu is owned by Diageo and remains a key malt in Johnnie Walker blends.

How it's made

Cardhu draws spring water from the Mannoch Hills, supplemented by the local Lyne Burn since an expansion in 1970. It runs six copper pot stills, and the unpeated malt is known for a light, sweet and approachable Speyside style.

Our featured pick

2021 Special Release 14yr Speyside Scotch (750ML)

$275.00

A fabulous 14 year old Cardhu single malt Scotch whisky, presented as part of Diageo's 2021 Special Releases. This expression was initially aged in refill American oak casks, but following that, it.

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