Cardhu distillery

Cardhu distillery
Colour photograph of Cardhu whisky distillery, Scotland
Region: Speyside
LocationArchiestown, Moray, Scotland
Coordinates57°28′13.7″N 3°21′00.2″W / 57.470472°N 3.350056°W / 57.470472; -3.350056
OwnerDiageo
Founded1824 (1824)
FounderJohn & Helen Cumming
Water sourceSources in the Mannoch Hills and Lyne Burn
No. of stills3 wash stills (12,000 L)
3 wash stills (10,500 L)
Capacity3,500,000 L
WebsiteCardhu distillery

Cardhu distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery near Archiestown, Moray, Scotland. It was founded in 1824 by whisky smuggler John Cumming and his wife Helen.[1]

The distillery is run by Diageo and alongside the single malt Scotch, the distillery's whisky makes up an important part of the Johnnie Walker blended whiskies. The word "Cardhu" derives from the Scottish Gaelic Carn Dubh, meaning "Black Rock".[2]

  1. ^ "Speyside's Cardhu - the Extraordinary Story of the Women Behind the Whisky". Alcohol Professor. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Scotland Distillery Names & Pronunciations | WhiskyCast". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.