Jack Ratt Lyme Bay Christmas Mead, 75 cl

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If you are drinking cold mead, it is best served at 12 – 16°C, as this is when the best tones of the drink are revealed. To get it to this temperature, store your mead in the fridge and before serving, allow it to sit in the glass for a few minutes at room temperature. It will not reach room temperature in that time, but it also won’t be too cold.

Here, we have looked at how to enjoy mead, from serving size suggestions to drinking temperature, and even the glassware you are best to enjoy it from! What is Mead? Here, we have looked at how to enjoy mead, from serving size suggestions to drinking temperature, and even the glassware you are best to enjoy it from!To that tune, I’m going to share with you four of my favorite meads that I consider perfect for the holidays. Note that all of these recipes have flexibility to adjust the amounts of spices, fruits, and other ingredients, as well as the techniques used when making them. I will outline my basic procedure, but feel free to follow your own traditional process and adapt the recipe as you feel comfortable. Add 1/4 tsp DAP and 1/2 tsp of Fermaid K. (add these again at 2/3 (approx 1.08) & 1/3 (approx 1.04) sugar break.) The flavours of the mead can and often will develop with every sip, and you will notice this most after swallowing and exhaling – known as the ‘tail’. The more sips you take, the more the flavours and sensations will develop.

This Christmas Mead is traditional, rich, smooth honey mead blended with festive spices. The classic Christmas mead includes spice notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and cardamom sitting on top of lemon, orange zest and, of course, honey - courtesy of the mead. We hope you enjoy our delicious range of English Heritage Wines and Mead. Carefully selected they represent the very best of the fruits and flowers found in the English Countryside. The flavours of the mead can and often will develop with every sip, and you will notice this most after swallowing and exhaling – known as the ‘tail’. The more sips you take, the more the flavours and sensations develop. Glassware Often referred to as the “Nectar of the Gods”, the golden drink has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, with the demand from people eager to buy mead reaching new heights, which has certainly kept us busy! We have been perfecting our fantastic meads for over 15 years now, and often experiment with new and bold flavours to push the boundaries of what is possible with mead. Then, add three more gallons of water, this time cold, to allow it to cool down to room temperature.With his meadery opening earlier this year, Samuel Boulton, Managing Director at The Vanguard in Birmingham, has seen mead taking off with a younger generation: But in a similar way to wine, there is a process you can follow to really explore the depths of your mead, which we have outlined below: Pour a small amount of mead into a glass and swill around the glass, where you should notice that it leaves behind a coating on the side of the glass. Put a hose with a filter on one end into the clear part and siphon off your first home-brewed spiced mead. Add all ingredients to a short glass with ice and stir until sugar is dissolved, adding more sugar to taste if needed. Garnish with some orange zest.