What's the best way to drink mead?

[spearmint-wino]

I picked up a bottle of mead yesterday and was wondering what's the best way to go... Room temp? Chilled? With food?

Also, how long will it keep once I uncork the bottle? (providing I don't cane it in under an hour )

[Jim]

What kind of mead is it, SW?

The reason I ask is that some commercially available meads are fortified with spirits and will keep quite a while (like port and sherry).

I think room temperature is best for the fortified type, not sure about 'normal' unfortified mead - that might be better chilled.

[Curious Brew]

Through a straw!

If these guys don't know, no-one will: http://www.gotmead.com/

[Minus The Bear]

Shouldn't you be using one of these?

[spearmint-wino]

What kind of mead is it, SW?

The reason I ask is that some commercially available meads are fortified with spirits and will keep quite a while (like port and sherry).

I think room temperature is best for the fortified type, not sure about 'normal' unfortified mead - that might be better chilled.

I think it is 'normal' mead - 12% ABV, un-spiced and not aged in a whisky barrel or the like.

Like the look of that 'mead horn'. Forget a mere yard of ale...

[spearmint-wino]

What kind of mead is it, SW?

The reason I ask is that some commercially available meads are fortified with spirits and will keep quite a while (like port and sherry).

I think room temperature is best for the fortified type, not sure about 'normal' unfortified mead - that might be better chilled.

I think it is 'normal' mead - 12% ABV, un-spiced and not aged in a whisky barrel or the like.

Like the look of that 'mead horn'. Forget a mere yard of ale...

[Minus The Bear]

Yeah i thnk a 'Horn' of ale sounds much better!

[TAXMACKEM]

Horn of plenty sounds better still !!