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    Cardhu Distillery

    488 Reviews
    #1 of 14 things to do in Aberlour
    Food & Drink, Distilleries
    Closed Now: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    | Knockando, Aberlour AB38 7RY, Scotland
    Open today: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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    • Average5%
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    Share with us the story of the only malt distillery pioneered by a woman. The malt whisky produced here has a warmth and cleanliness of taste which experts describe as "silky" and is used in some of the award winning Johnnie Walker blends.
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    Hours Today: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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    Suggested duration: 1-2 hours
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    | Knockando, Aberlour AB38 7RY, Scotland
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    Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile
    Tour around the Distillery

    It was a very informative tour our guide Dod did a great job well worth booking a tour if your in the area they even provided bottles for drivers so you could take the samples away.

    Date of experience: September 2019
    Thank Grail79
    Reviewed 4 days ago
    Great tour

    We really enjoyed our tour and tastings at Cardhu. Molly was our guide and she was terrific. Energetic, engaging, personable, knowledgeable, a delight to be with. The blind tasting was a fun activity. The glass gift was a nice surprise! So glad we learned about...More

    Date of experience: September 2019
    Thank 247fsc
    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    CARDHU DISTILLERY TOUR

    We had a fantastic tour of the Distillery, really enjoyed it. It was very informative. Mollie was our guide and she was brilliant, she answered everyone's questions brilliantly. Recommended.

    Date of experience: September 2019
    Thank Pauline O
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Whisky Tour

    Great tour, the best so far and I think it will be hard to beat. Our £12 tour which included 3 tastings was fantastic value. Connor and the rest of the team, made our visit so welcoming and informative. Would definitely recommend

    Date of experience: September 2019
    Thank Andy C
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Informative and fun

    Our guide Molly was as lovely as she was informative and engaging. We learned all about how single malt Scotch is made!

    Date of experience: July 2019
    Thank Ki K
    Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile
    Great tour

    We took the £12 guided tour with a guessing game at the end. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Molly our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and also she was articulating very well so you could understand her even if your English wasn't very good. We've...More

    Date of experience: August 2019
    Thank Ninou R
    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    great guiding experiance!

    The best experiance this week. The guides tells us wonderful stories. The tasting was fun an we learn a lot of the workingconditions, the coopers, etc. ...

    Date of experience: August 2019
    Thank Dirk H
    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    Great Whisky, great tour

    Cardhu is our favorite Whisky, so visiting the distillery was a must in our Scotland vacation. We had a tour with an amazing guide Molly! She was friendly and knowledgeable about the whisky making process. The tasting was great as expected. Go Cardhu!

    Date of experience: August 2019
    Thank Dani P
    Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile
    THE BEST DISTILLERY

    Very friendly environment and stuff. We did a small group tour round the distillery and at the end we did a wee quiz with kinds of whiskeys. Our tour guide Lorraine was great ! And we got to keep our left overs from the whiskey...More

    Date of experience: August 2019
    Thank fionamary914
    Reviewed 4 weeks ago
    Most enjoyable

    Great distillery tour even though it was during their silent time. Staff very welcoming and even gave us an additional dram as we had to wait for another couple of guests who were running late. We didnt mind as the sstaff were so nice to...More

    Date of experience: August 2019
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    StuartGirl4life
    May 2, 2019|
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    Response from Alan P | Reviewed this property |
    Yes..... you could taste if can't manage tour.
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    823vicd
    September 8, 2018|
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    Response from SCJLA | Reviewed this property |
    I would contact them online and book whatever taste you wish. They also allowed unlimited tastes at a small price per taste. Their distillery only bottling of the Cardhu limited edition is a fantastic bottle of Scotch to... More
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    keirenf
    April 22, 2018|
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    Response from FritzBoyd | Reviewed this property |
    Just Cardu even though JW owns them.
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