Dessert Menu at Porthminster Restaurant

Chocolate and Orange Crème Brulee

Marmalade icecream and malt chocolate

5.95

Don Px 2005 Montilla - Spain

Caramel Bananas

Cinnamon meringues, pistachio ice cream,

banana pudding and cinder toffee

5.95

Campbells dessert Liquer Muscat-Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia

Cinnamon Rice Pudding

Poached pears, glass biscuit, cardamom ice cream

5.95

Aleatico di Puglia, 2002, Francesco Candido, Apulia, Italy

Homemade Ice Cream and Sorbet

Our Pastry Chef’s selection, of ice creams and sorbets.

Please ask the staff for todays flavours

5.95

Noble Late Riesling, 2007 Paul Cluver-Elgin S.A

  Four West Country Cheeses

Please ask the staff about our new selection of cheeses. Our Chefs have picked four of the best local cheeses, served at room temperature with quince paste and house-made lavoche.

8.50

Warres Otima 10 Year Old Tawny Port /Churchills Finest Reserve Port

DESSERT WINES AND PORTS

Moscatel de la Marina- Bodegas Enrique Mendoza – Alicante - Spain

A light, fruity and elegant dessert wine with great intensity of flavour.

Glass 3.50

Campbells Dessert Liquer Muscat, Rutherglen – Victoria - Australia

Luscious and lingering pure raisin fruit. Gold medal winner.

Glass 5.25/ 22.95

Noble Late Riesling, 2007 Paul Cluver - Elgin S.A.

A truly exceptional dessert wine! Rich and golden, it is scented with

dried apricots, spices and honeysuckle. This wine has a delicious fresh finish.

Glass 5.25/ 22.95

Aleatico di Puglia 2002, Francesco Candido, Sandonaci – Italy

From an ancient Greek grape variety. A rare delight, hugely sought after, it is has flavours of fig soaked in Marsala, ultra-ripe redcurrants and hints of damson.

6.50

Churchills Finest Reserve Port

A serious alternative to vintage port, this has plenty of structure and concentrated

 layers of fruit. From the award winning Churchill Graham Estate

3.60

Don Px 2005 Montilla - Spain

Incredibly raisony fruit while retaining fresh acidity.

Glass 4.95/16.95

Warres Otima 10 Year Old Tawny Port

After ten years aging, this is super soft and mellow. A lovely light Port.

6.25

DIGESTIFS

VSOP Cognac, Maxime Trijol – St Martial–sur-Né, Grande Champagne

A blend of casks between 10 and 40 years old with an average age of 15 years this is a rounded, well structured Cognac, with a fine and intense nose. Despite showing lots of maturity this Cognac has kept all the elegance and finesse typical of Cognacs from the Grande Champagne area. Probably the best VSOP

Cognac on the market having twice won Gold Metal and Trophy

 at the international Spirit Challenge.

3.85

Alliance No 35 Cognac, Ragnaud Sabourin, Barbezieux,

 Grande Champagne

The Ragnaud-Sabourin family owns one of the most prestigious private estates in the Grande Champagne. The estate was established in 1850 and is currently managed by the founding family. Extremely limited and somewhat rare, Alliance No 35 is the Cognac used at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

8.00

Bas Armagnac 20 year old, Baron de Sigognac, Bas Armagnac

The Gausch family have been in Gascony since the 12^th century. Today they make artisanal quality Bas Armagnacs like this fine 20 year old which won a gold medal at the IWC International Wine Challenge. An exceptional Armagnac with great depth,

 complexity and balance.

4.95

Calvados Du Pays D Auge 25-30 Year Old Reserve,

Domaine de Semainville Adrien Camut, Lalande St Lager

Made from twenty five different varieties of apple, this is like liquid Tarte Tartin.

 This is calvados at its best.

7.95

Jamaican Small Plantation Rum – 1998

The Plantation rum collection is a rare, unique Caribbean treasure that has escaped industrial standardisation. Each rum is made according to its traditional technique and expresses the full potential of its area of origin. The rums are produced in small distilleries and then aged in Bourbon barrels in the hot island sun. On the nose it is very pungent, typically Jamaican – and has a broad palette of tropical aromas,

 including roasted bananas and coconut. A real gourmet rum!

4.20

Fabuloso Solera Spanish Brandy, Bodegas Hidalgo,

 Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain

Brandy Fabuloso is made by the distillation of wine and then by its maturation in old butts of American oak, previously used for making sherries. Like sherries, it is matured using the traditional 'solera' system, of blending the younger brandy with the older through a series of butts. As it ages it gains a rich character, aroma and taste that is typical of the brandy's Denomination 'Brandy de Jerez'.

Full, rich and super smooth with nuances of vanilla and walnuts. Delightful!

2.50

 

Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whisky

Connemara is a pure pot-stilled, peated single malt with a delicious pervasive peaty, fruit flavour, with a hint of smokiness and a long drawn out finish. Described by Jim Murray in ‘Classic Irish Whiskey’ as “the most extraordinary whiskey to come out of Ireland in living memory”. In less than 10 years Cooley have now won more than 30 medals in spirit tastings and last year scooped another three gold’s at the prestigious International Wine and Spirit competition.

3.85

Nikka from the Barrel - Japanese Whisky

Masataka Taketsuru has been making Japenese whisky since 1920 after an inspirational visit to Scotland. His family owned a sake brewery that dated back to 1733. If today is your first taste of Japanese whisky we hope you will enjoy the delightful floral nose with a touch of orange peel and apricots. Big and well balanced at first, then spicy oak and rich fruit and a tickle of fire at the finish. Add water for a real treat.

4.20

Hedonism Scotch Whisky, Compass Box Whisky Company

Hedonism is unusual in the Scotch whisky world: a 100% Scotch grain whisky. It is very rare to see 100% grain whisky bottling, even in Scotland.  Going back 100 years, grain whisky brands were more common, but they were overtaken in popularity by the big brands of blended Scotch, which comprised both grain whisky and malt whisky. Today, most Scotch grain whisky gets blended into the big brand names, typically at young ages. For Hedonism, Compass Box searched for very old casks of Scotch grain whisky, typically over 20 years in age and only bottle once or twice a year,

when they find casks with the right flavour profile.

A rich, sweet, alluring whisky, redolent of vanilla, and pastry cream. Stunning!

4.80

Grappa di Cabernet, Bepi Tosolini, Marsure di Povoletto – Italy

A grappa made by one of Italy’s master distillers, the firm of Bepi Tosolini based in Friuli.  They claim that their secrets will never be revealed to anyone outside of their family!  Suffice to say they are renowned throughout the world for the gourmet standard of their grappas.  The company is now headed by Bepi’s son, Giovanni who is ably supported by Bepi’s grandchildren, Giuseppe, Bruno & Lisa

2.75 standard - large 3.95

Limoncello, Bepi Tosolini, Marsure di Povoletto – Italy

Real Limoncello, 100% natural, made from lemons from the Amalfi coast.

2.75 standard - large 3.95

Amaretto Veneziano Mascarada, Bepi Tosolini,

Marsure di Povoletto – Italy

An exceptional amaretto made with real almonds and absolutely no colourings or additives. A beautiful, aromatic nose of freshly ground almonds, toffee and orange peel. Light, delicious and rounded on the palate with a fresh almond sweetness that leads to a long, candied finish. The perfect finish after your meal at Porthminster Café as you watch the sun go down and linger a while longer.

2.75 standard - large 3.95

 

Digestifs are in 25ml measures (standard). If you would like a large glass, please request a double measure (50ml)

 A selection of other spirits and liqueurs are also available

Please ask your waiting staff