Gran Duque D'Alba XO is a long-aged grape brandy from Spanish producer Williams & Humbert that was aged in a solera for over 12 years which use American oak ex-sherry butts. The brandy is then further aged for 6 years in American oak barrels that held Don Guido Pedro Ximénez sherry.
The Gran Duque brand is named after the Great Duke of Alba, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, a 16th-century Spanish general who advised both King Charles I and King Philip II of Spain.
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Dried exotic fruits, brown sugar and vanilla are followed by raisins and toasted almonds, then dark woody spices.