Cardrona Distillery spirts are currently available in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, the US and in select Duty Free locations.

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Yes, all of our single malt spirits are gluten free.

Yes, all of our spirits are vegan

Yes, our alpine environment and elevation at 520m about sea level does have an impact on our whisky maturation, resulting in the oak integrating nicely with the spirit in this altitude. Cardrona's whisky is coming along more quickly because of the environment here with our enormous temperature variation, elevation & range of humidity. Dave Broom says it best as part of a focus on climate for The Whisky Exchange’s Virtual Whisky Show, here; Climate: A Part of the Barrel's Terroir – Virtual Whisky Show

The Reid Single Malt Vodka has won New Zealand Whisky of the Year at the New York International Spirits Competition, along with gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and the International Wine and Spirits Competition. It was also given a 'Superb' rating of 94 Points from Wine Enthusiast and was named among the best in the world by The Fifty Best in New York.

The Source Gin was awarded Gold at the New York World Wine & Spirits Competition 2016. In 2017 it was named as one of the World’s Top 50 gins.  

We have won our category at the World Whiskies Awards for six years in a row. Our most recent win in 2025 was our Otago Pinot Cask, awarded Gold and named Category Winner in the Single Cask Single Malt 12 Years & Under Category.

Cardrona follows the Scotland’s regulations for Whisky making. Cardrona Single Malt Whisky is made with only 100% malted barley, water and yeast. Cardrona does not use enzymes. Cardrona uses a double copper pot distillation. Cardrona is matured for a minimum of 3 years on an oak cask. Cardrona does not chill-filter. Cardrona Single Malt Whisky is all-natural colour and flavour.

We pride ourselves in a ‘grain to glass’ approach, all of our range are single malt spirits made on site at our beautiful distillery, from scratch, which are then hand bottled, hand labelled and packaged. We are a proud team who focus on the craftmanship of our work, to bring you the best spirits possible.

Yes, Cardrona is open for tours every day, with the first tour departing at 10am. We are closed Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Anzac Day morning. We are the number 1 tourist attraction on Trip Advisor for the Central Otago region, we love welcoming people through our doors for tours, cocktail and delicious food.

Cardrona Distillery is located in the spectacular Cardrona Valley, Central Otago New Zealand. The distillery is a 40 minutes drive from Queenstown, and is an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

We are available at a number of leading retailers such as Waitrose, Harrods, Selfridges, Hackstons, Master of Malt and Whisky Exchange and available at a number of pubs, bars and restaurants. You can also order a range of our spirits directly from our website. Head to our stockist page to find out more.

In Australia we are available at Nick's, and you can also order a range of our spirits directly from our website.

We have a number of stockists across the country. You can enter your address in our stockist finder to find the closest retailer to you. If you prefer to purchase online, Reserve Bar stocks many of our products.