Cardhu Distillery Celebrates 200 Years With Tribute to Women
Cardhu Distillery in Speyside celebrates its Bicentenary with a 12-year-old whisky matured in ex-wine barrels, coinciding with a free event on International Women’s Day. A live concert backdrop is accompanied by a cocktail masterclass, guided tastings, expert panels, and a cocktail masterclass highlighting the distillery’s rich history and inspiring women. The event celebrates the distillery’s rich history and the remarkable women behind its success, namely Helen and Elizabeth Cumming
An innovative 200th anniversary whisky, distilled by a team led by Diageo whisky specialists and the Cardhu distilling team, is the star of this celebration. It features a lively, fruity flavor that blends berry sweetness with a subtle cinnamon spice. This process demonstrates Cardhu’s stance to defy norms and pays homage to the Cumming women who contributed to the distillery’s history
Cardhu Distillery Celebrates 200 Years With Free Event
Cardhu’s 200th anniversary will be celebrated on 8 March, as well as International Women’s Day. Speakers include Diageo Whisky Specialist Eve Murphy and Distillery Manager Roselyn Burnett.
Roselyn Burnett, Cardhu Distillery brand home manager and speaker at the event said: “Cardhu has a history of pioneering women at its forefront, something unheard of when the distillery began 200 years ago. It took innovation and courage to go against the grain in the way the Cumming family did, and with this in our heritage it was only right we did something bold to celebrate such an anniversary.”
Eve Murphy, the whisky specialist who led the development of this special release and panel expert, said: “Myself and the team at Cardhu have worked hard to make the 200-year-anniversary bottle something which speaks to the inspiring example which Helen and Elizabeth set two centuries ago. Never afraid to test boundaries, the women who were, and remain a huge part of Cardhu have once again achieved something special with this beautiful red-wine-cask edition.”