Duke Grand Cru Extra AƱejo Tequila Founder’s Limited Edition
This limited-edition tequila was finished in the same French oak wine barrels that were used to finish Duke Grand Cru Whiskeys creating a truly unique and exquisite flavor profile, unlike any other tequila.
This Limited Edition Tequila was created to commemorate and honorĀ John Wayne’sĀ love forĀ Mexico, his connection to the land, and his pursuit of the perfect tequila.
The tequila is produced from hand-selected pinas grown on single estates at a distillery founded in 1885 in Jalisco.Ā Ā Duke Grand Cru TequilaĀ is distilled by hand, the old-fashioned way, in small copper pot stills from the purest agave grown in the rich, red soils in the highlands ofĀ Los Altos. It is carefully aged, then finished in the finest French oak wine barrels fromĀ Napa, which have also been graced byĀ Duke Grand Cru BourbonĀ fromĀ Kentucky.
Limited Edition: aged 6 years
Aged: 100% pure single piƱa harvested blue agave aged in 2nd use American oak whiskey barrels
Finished In: 3rd use French Grand Cru wine barrels
Cooperages: Taransaud, Demptos
Forest Region: Jupilles, TronƧais
Wine Appellations: St. Helena, Howell Mountain, Rutherford