Malmsey - The sweetest Madeira
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About Malmsey
As with all Madeiras it is produced on the Portuguese island Madeira, and named after the grape type used to produce it. Widely used in cooking, and a favourite of several American presidents, Madeira is traditionally a desert drink.
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A 10 year old Henriques and Henriques Malmsey Madeira
Available from Ebrosia Weinshop in Germany
About Madeira
The Fortified Wine
Despite being the drink in which the Declaration of Independence was traditionally toasted, and a favourite of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Madeira is not well known in the US today. It has wider support in the international community.
Buying madeira online in the US
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International Sellers
Madeira vintages and more
There are a number of suppliers of Madeiras overseas who will ship internationally. They are included here as they have a better range than the US suppliers I have found, includng some rare vintages.
Holders of two royal crests, BBR are a specialist vintners in London, Britain. They have an exceptionally good range, from the affordable to the rare and expensive, and they deliver internationally.
See their Malmsey Page
By way of a personal recommendation, the lens author is a very satisfied customer of Berry Brothers and Rudd - even if she is definitely purchasing from the bottom end of their range!
In Europe, Madeira of various vintages is also available from the Ebrosia Weinshop in Germany. Obviously this is priced in Euros, and the site is in german.
The vintage to the left is a Henriques and Henriques ten year old Malmsey Madeira, available from Ebrosia.
Madeira Trifle
Malmsey for dessert
- Serves: 4
- Prep Time: 20
- Total Time: 2 hours
You can modify a sherry trifle to work with Madeira quite easily for a unique and unusual dessert.
Ingredients
- Madeira
- 1 sachet Dream Topping
- 1 x Swiss roll
- 1 x packet Jelly
Instructions
1. Cut the swiss roll into sections and lay inside your trifle dish.
2. Pour Madeira over to taste, and let the sponge soak it up. 2-3 dessert spoons should be enough (if the swiss roll floats, you've added to much).
3. Mix the jelly and pour over, allowing the sponge to soak it up.
4. Put in the fridge.
5. Before serving, mix up the dream topping and layer it over the top.
Sliced Fruit can be used to garnish, and goes well with madeira.
Bloggers on Malmsey Madeira
- Madeira refortified
- ... who was busy reinvigorating his family business and enjoying success with a series of 10- and 15-year-old versions of the island's classic grape varieties ? Sercial, Verdelho, Boal (Bual in English) and Malmsey, in order of ascending sweetness.
- The Diamond Jubilee and beyond: Why the Queen is celebrating 60 years
- Later John, who came to an untimely end in the Wash, smashed out of his head on a 'surfeit of malmsey' and running away with the Crown jewels, had had to sign away a fair old chuck of the Divine Right of Kings to the meddlesome Barons at Runnymede in ...
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- A 15-year-old Bual was too acid, but the Blandy's ten-year-old Malmsey was very good. So there were the answers for my Peking Duck and its challenging sauce, this old and rare Recioto della Valpolicella, or a ten-year-old Malmsey Madeira (which has the ...
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