The Cardrona Distillery is an artisan Single Malt distillery nestled high in the Cardrona Valley between Wanaka and Queenstown, New Zealand. We believe in using time-honoured traditional methods of hand-crafting spirits from malted barley.
Our spirits are made from scratch, starting with malted barley, water, and yeast. Our barley is traditional Scottish two-row distillers malt, essential for making great Single Malt. Our water is from the highest alpine pass in New Zealand and embeds the character of our land into our spirits.
Our Founder, Desiree Whitaker, decided to realise her dream of making a New Zealand single malt whisky that would stand tall on the international stage. Nine years later, the world is beating a track to the Cardrona Distillery, which produces exceptional award-winning single malt whisky, liqueurs, vodka and gin.