Felt I had to share this post by Paz Ivison with a list of drinking holes of all shapes and sizes in Madrid where you can feed your sherry addiction. Was lucky enough to meet Paz recently (in fact two ladies called Paz – the first of which was a bit bemused when I told her I was a big fan and had read all her posts about Jerez) and she is not only a proper journalist but also a good egg and maybe even a good laugh.

Being hyper critical there are a few places on here that for my money would need to work a bit harder to get on my own list, but the key point – how easy it is to get hold of the true, the blushful hypocrene – is the right one. Madrid is where it is happening in sherry terms, no doubt about it.