Malmsey
ReferenceMadeira
ABV17-22% — sweetest Madeira style
Sub-styles
Sweet MadeiraMalvasia Madeira
Tasting Notes
Burnt caramel, dark toffee, raisin, coffee, molasses, dried fig, volcanic smoke, bitter orange. Malmsey should taste like dessert that survived a volcano — sweet, scorched, impossibly deep, with acid that won't quit.
Brand Guide
Well
Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey ($20-28)
Call
Henriques & Henriques 10 Year ($32-40)
Premium
Blandy's 15 Year ($50-65)
Top Shelf
Blandy's 20 Year Malmsey ($80+). Museum pieces: 50+ year vintages ($200+)
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The Story
The velvet throne of Madeira—fortified at the peak of sweetness, then tempered by volcanic heat and Atlantic time.