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Organizing a Mead Tasting

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Mazer828

Mazer828

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Ok so I'm considering organizing a mead tasting for a group of friends and relatives. And I need some experienced advice. What is the best way to set this up? Should I start with simple traditional meads and melomels and work toward more complex offerings? How should I coach my attendees on the tasting process? How much should I serve? How many varieties can I expect to serve before the feedback starts to degrade into...other distractions? Lol.

I'd appreciate any advice, even anecdotal.

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All of the professional tastings I have ever been to they start dry and move towards the sweetest things. I think usually they offer 4 tastings. Not sure if that is for financial reasons or if people start to drift away at that point.
 
The most ambitious I've tried is 9 from dry to sweet. We made it to 5. I skipped a lot to get to sweet because that is what the group wanted.

Feel your group out to make them happy. Forget what they say. Watch facial expressions to determine what they like. People attempt to be nice by lying, but few can lie with their face!


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See my Current Mead Making Techniques article here:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/current-mead-making-techniques.html
 
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Good feedback. I also listened to a recent podcast by the Meadmakr duo where they explained how to set up a tasting and they actually recorded their tasting for the listeners. Very educational. I'm totally doing it. Having BJCP guidelines handy at the event seemed smart. Also having comment sheets/cards.

Any other advice or resources out there? Happy to share my results with the forum after the event!

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