You could, but the taste would be completely different.
Sherry, Port, Marsala or Brandy
You could substitute rice vinegar for cooking sherry. Rice vinegar has a mild, sweet flavor.
Port or brandy.
A double port (100ml) and double brandy (50ml) is known as a 'double double'. It is a fine drink suitable for gentleman at all times of the year.
Brandy Nightingale was born on March 11, 1975, in Port Hueneme, California, USA.
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It depends what the recipe is. For example, for sweet recipes (eg with prunes in them, which are often paired with Armagnac), I would use another sweet brandy, or Marsala or Port, as Whisky would be too dry in my opinion. For savoury recipes, Whisky may be the better choice. Try it though and see what you think - you may discover it is the perfect substitute,
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No particular brand name is needed. It is the alcohol content that preserves the wine (alcohol is a preservative). Wine and spirits were frequently taken on voyages due to the lack of fresh water. The history behind Port was that wine was being transported on sea voyages yet the wine was spoiling (turning into vinegar In order to stop the spoilage brandy was added to the wine (brandy doesn't spoil). Long history made short, this beverage became known as Port.
A dry port, marsala, a dry sherry or even beef stock may be used as a substitute to madeira.
Peruvian brandy, known as "pisco" is made from freshly fermented grapes. The first sentence is a good start but here is some additional information that may be helpful... The Peruvian brandy Pisco is named after the port in which it is shipped in south Peru. The brandy is made from distilled Muscat wine manufactured in the Inca Valley, close to Pisco. The brandy is madured in clay jars and is genrally drunk while young.