Using cider casks is illegal under SWA rules. Glen Moray argued that these barrels were their barrels first that had been used to make barrel-aged craft cider - Thistly Cross and then returned so they have previously held bourbon and scotch whisky and are not exclusively cider casks. Only 2000 bottles were produced and SWA have banned them from repeating this project. The whisky itself is divisive - lovely nose and unsurprisingly plenty of apple notes. Now these bottles have more than quadrupled in price as collectors are interested in this curiosity.
In my YouTube Review this scored 5 out of 5 for Quality
The pinnacle of the Glendronach core range, the 21 Year Parliament, is a truly amazing dram. My review here: https://engineered.network/whisky/episode-22-glendronach-21-year/
Thank you Horny Pony for helping me try before I buy! (I since bought a bottle of this)
Some lovely ocean spray and subtle smoke on the nose. More of the ocean than the fire on the nose at least. Sweet upfront and then a little prickly, but beautifully done. Apricot jam which reveals freshly cracked black pepper, that smoothens into cured meats and honey. This dram gives a charcuterie board alongside a cigar. A taster is well worthwhile as this has certainly moved me towards buying a bottle.
I've actually been wanting to taste this so I can make up my mind to buy a bottle. When I found your site and saw it had this I immediately bought some tasting samples and absolutely loved it! Will definitely invest in a bottle