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| Region: Speyside | |
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| Location | Archiestown, Moray, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°28′13.7″N 3°21′00.2″W / 57.470472°N 3.350056°W |
| Owner | Diageo |
| Founded | 1824 |
| Founder | John & Helen Cumming |
| Water source | Sources in the Mannoch Hills and Lyne Burn |
| No. of stills | 3 wash stills (12,000 L) 3 wash stills (10,500 L) |
| Capacity | 3,500,000 L |
| Website | Cardhu distillery |
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. The word "Cardhu" derives from the Scottish Gaelic Carn Dubh, meaning "Black Rock".[2]
- ^ "Speyside's Cardhu - the Extraordinary Story of the Women Behind the Whisky". Alcohol Professor. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Scotland Distillery Names & Pronunciations | WhiskyCast". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.