CARDHU - 12 years - 40%
Cardhu is a Speyside distillery near Archiestown, Moray, Scotland , founded in 1824 by whisky smuggler John Cumming and his wife Helen. The distillery was mainly run by Helen Cumming who sold bottles of whisky to passers-by through the window of their farmhouse. Due to the hill the distillery was on, Helen could see the police coming, putting flour on themselves and saying she was making bread to mask the smell. She would then offer them tea and raise a flag outside so that other nearby distilleries could see and act quickly accordingly. In 1885 the distillery was rebuilt on new land and the stills from the old distillery building were sold to William Grant who established the Glenfiddich Distillery. The new building and stills allowed Cardhu to produce triple the amount of whisky it had previously produced. The distillery is now run by Diageo and the distillery's whisky forms a significant part of Johnnie Walker's blends. The word 'Cardhu' derives from the Gaelic 'Carn Dubh', meaning 'Black Stone'.
Unpeated