Its Amber Color With Hints Of Golden Colors To The Nose Results Insense Composite And With A Note Of Vanilla. Its Taste Is Full And Soft With Hints Of Dried Fruit.The eau-de-vie is aged for more than three years before blending with one third kept to rest in the ‘Great Barrel’ to blend with successive years’ production. Made from Slovenian oak, the great barrel or ‘Botte Madre’ is one of the largest active casks in Europe and since 1888 has never been emptied, so helping to preserve the consistency and well-balanced character of the blend.Although little known outside its home market, Stravecchio Branca is one of the biggest on-trade brands of brandy in Italy.