What Madeira(s) Have You Purchased Recently?

[Jim S.]

I purchased these from a Chistie's auction at the end of December. I received them about 6 weeks ago:
2 bottles- Henrique Goncalves Borges, Malvasia Reserva Especial 1880, bottled from demi-john in 2023 by Francisco Albuquerque.
1 bottle- Araujo Barros, Sercial 1891, bottled in 1949, rebottled in 1973, 1998 & 2024 by the family.
3 bottles- Araujo Barros, Verdelho 1895, bottled in 1949, rebottled in 1973, 1998 & 2024 by the family.

[Al B.]

Taking the tone down a long way from the last few posts, I’ve just bought a six-pack of 50cl bottles of Blandy’s Medium-Sweet 5YO - that’s the 50:50 blend of Bual and Malvasia.

Fabulous cellar defenders. Very easy to drink.

I’m running out of Blandy 2004 Malvasia colheita bottles so I needed something!

[Andreas Platt]

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[Al B.]

Believe it or not, I’ve just bought a six-pack of Blandy’s 5YO Doce. Very easy to drink but cheap enough not to feel guilty if it gets used in cooking.

[Jim S.]

H & H Malvasia Reserva

[Mark L]

@Jim,

Is this one of the H&H Heavenly Quartet bottles? (I suppose we have realized perhaps there are actually more than 4 of these great bottlings (a quintet or sextet?) but colloquially, I think you know what I mean)

Excited for you! Those are all wonderful treats....

Cheers,
Mark

[Jim S.]

Hi Mark,
It is supposed to be one of the Heavenlies. I paid $825 for it, including tax and shipping. It seemed like a very reasonable price of admission.