Cardrona Distillery

Amazing food, drinks, atmosphere. Lovely place to have a meal. Food was a banger, bacon butty was #1. We followed the meal with a great tasting of their gin and vodka. Will be back again.

We had an amazing visit. A fantastic tour and tasting hosted by the incredibly knowledgable and lovely Jen. Lunch afterwards was delicious. Trust the chef was up there with the best. The spring onion dip deserves a shout out - no photo of that. I’ll be recommending the whole experience to everyone.

Cardrona is the ultimate artisanal distillery. Both the tour/tasting and their restaurant were top-notched. Jonny was our awesome tour guide. He had an infectious love for single malt. It was such a treat to be able to learn about the distillation process for every spirit. A lot of thought and care went into each detail and it showed. We had dinner after the tour/tasting and were blown away. The venison dish was the best we ever had. It was perfectly medium rare and full of flavor.

This is a great tour of this, relatively young distillery and well worth the price. in addition to an introduction to whisky tasting you get to see the different stills and the production process for other spirits such as gin and vodka. The guides are enthusiastic and well informed and the food at the on site restaurant is excellent as well.

This has been the best meal we’ve had since coming to the South Island. The wine was especially delicious, and the service was incredibly warm and welcoming! It’s a pity we can’t buy any wine due to our luggage weight limit, but we’ll definitely come back next time! Thank you for your wonderful service!

We just finished on a wonderful tour of the distillery, I really wanted to take a moment to write this review and say how much we loved it! Our tour guide was Will who was so knowledgeable and you could tell how much he cared about his role, we also heard about Desiree’s story and her parents commitment to her business venture. Thank you for a wonderful tour, absolutely loved it! Well worth a visit!

Very nice tour and tasting! They take a lot of time to explain the history and the making of the spirits, and the tasting is also very good. After the standard tasting you can have a little taste of the other liqueurs or whiskies if you want too, which is really nice. We were surprised by the very good taste of the vodka and the gin! Came mainly for the whisky, but the vodka and especially the gin was very nice as well!

We had a great time at the Cardrona Distillery tour and tasting. We did the $35pp tour and tasting with Johnny, our guide, who was absolutely outstanding. He is so knowledgeable and passionate about the distilling process, and incredibly patient with all of our questions. You could tell he genuinely cared about sharing the story and craft behind Cardrona’s spirits. The tour itself was really interesting to learn all about the grains and barrels to seeing the copper stills up close. The tasting afterward was in a private room and gave us a deep appreciation for the care that goes into each bottle. We enjoyed everything we tasted - whiskey, gin, vodka and liqueurs. If you're visiting the area, don’t miss this tour. It's not just for spirit lovers. The parking is free, there is a restaurant and fireplace where you can grab lovely food if you decide not to go on the tour. We left with great memories and a few bottles too! Thanks for making our experience so wonderful Johnny!