Cardhu distillery
| Region: Speyside | |
|---|---|
| Location | Archiestown, Moray, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°28′13.7″N 3°21′00.2″W / 57.470472°N 3.350056°W |
| Owner | Diageo |
| Founded | 1823 |
| 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 single malt Scotch whisky distillery near Archiestown, Moray, Scotland. It was founded in 1824 by whisky smuggler John Cumming and his wife Helen.
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".