Following the hugely successful Z/Yen & Jaffe port tasting, we tried our luck again with Madeira. Tim Double-Hyphen-Barrelled-Tells-Same-Jokes-Each-Time-He-Presents [check name - Ed.] tried his best to make the subject sound interesting, while the participants had a splendid time descending into a mild alcoholic stupor. Slightly fewer reports of hangovers and gout compared with the port evening, but still a good time was had by all. The Z/Yen award for stoicism goes to our very own Keith Ellender, who although a teetotaller, has attended both tastings. He claims that his wife Penny can drink for both of them.