Cardhu
History: The first legal "Cardow" distillery was founded in 1824 by John Cumming, who allegedly ran an illegal distillery in the same spot for more than a decade at that time. The distillery remained in possession of the Cumming family until it was bought by John Walker & Sons in 1893, when the new owners changed the name from Cardow to Cardhu, which had a better resemblance with the pronunciation of the Gaelic "Cardow" ("Black Rock"). In 2002 Cardhu changed its production from Single to Vatted Malt which caused major resistance in the whisky scene, thus "forcing" Cardhu to reboot their Single Malt production in 2005 with a 12 yo. Character: caramel-like, light; Status: active