# Oenophiles: Tell me about Malmsey **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516 "2026-05-31T21:46:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516/1 "2026-05-31T21:46:34Z")
I’ve never heard of this until recently. The flavor profile sounds aaaaamazing. Who’s had it? What should I pair it with? ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516/2 "2026-05-31T22:37:18Z")
I hear it pairs well with the king of England’s brother 😉 [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/The_Duke_of_Clarence_being_drowned_in_malmsey.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/The_Duke_of_Clarence_being_drowned_in_malmsey.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516/3 "2026-05-31T23:09:23Z")
Isn’t it a dessert wine? Try it with chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516/4 "2026-05-31T23:21:43Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > I hear it pairs well with the king of England’s brother 😉 And they’re looking for something to do with Andrew… ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516/5 "2026-05-31T23:23:28Z")
> **[Malmsey - Madeira Wine and Dine](https://www.madeirawineanddine.com/malmsey/)** > > Malmsey is the wine that made Madeira famous, dark and rich sweet, with notes of caramel, coffee, dried fruits with a musky fragrant nose, > Malmsey or Malvazia to give its Madeiran name is the wine that Madeira is most famous for and is a dark rich sweet wine, with a musky fragrant nose, this is a very sweet wine that lingers on the palate. Malmsey has vanilla notes, along with molasses, walnuts and caramel. > > This Blandy’s 10 years old Malmsey has note of fruit and marmalade as well as gentle burnt sugar aroma. Well balanced with a smooth viscous texture and perfect acidity. > > This Malmsey wine from certain different producers has coffee flavours and other wines are more noted for dried fruit especially raisins. Other producers’ wines exhibit honey notes, but as all the wines age the flavours can be said to become darker exhibiting dark chocolate, coffee, cinnamon notes and spices along with a stronger note of dried fruit creeping into the wine. I have had it once, a bit like aged ruby port. ---
**Author:** ![Bobbi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@Bobbi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobbi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516/6 "2026-06-01T02:49:44Z")
That sounds great, I always thought it was something from Elizabethan times. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516/7 "2026-06-01T16:06:08Z")
Discussing Madeira wine always begs for this little ditty from Flanders and Swann. For those who haven’t heard it before – [Have Some Madeira M’dear.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPk0xgHqQ4M) ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516/8 "2026-06-01T16:45:00Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > I hear it pairs well with the king of England’s brother 😉 > > [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/The\_Duke\_of\_Clarence\_being\_drowned\_in\_malmsey.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/The_Duke_of_Clarence_being_drowned_in_malmsey.jpg) Funny, that. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oenophiles-tell-me-about-malmsey/1030516/9 "2026-06-02T07:05:48Z")
I’ve had sweet malvazia, it goes well with cheese, especially blue or aged cheese. Also chocolate and pastries.