Ok, one reason I make mead is because, well, I dislike most commercial products. Beer, wine, most it makes me go blergh. But that has left me with a severe lack of knowledge of what goes with what in the alcohol world.
I'm helping to organize an auction to benefit a local 501(3)c charity, and I was asked to put a bottle or two up on the table. To keep things as above board as possible (even though all of our local laws specifically mention commercial products and resell and not homebrews and auctions) I got some advice from a an auctioneer who has run charity auctions before in the area. I'm going to put the bottles in 'entertainment' baskets, and we'll be selling the basket arrangement, not the alcohol.
I'm already thinking one basket will have some things like lotions, bubble bath, candles, and be called Girls Night In. In my Le-mead-ade basket I want to put in all sorts of summer stuff, like grill spices, ketchup and mustard servers, and so on.
But that will leave me a couple of bottles I'm not sure what to do with. The three other flavors I'm considering are Lemon/Ginger, a sweet Black Cherry, and an Orange Spice. Of the three, which would be best for Girls Night, and what could I pair with the other two that wouldn't spoil?
The only thing I can think of is an exotic dark chocolates basket. I do know a very nice chocolatier in the area that does amazing truffles...? Various flavors though, so that would change things as well.
Other than that, I'm tapped. Movie? With what? A nice book on mead? Lol, I think I have two copies of Ken Schramm's book somewhere.
Would love some interesting ideas! Remember, it's all for charity!
I'm helping to organize an auction to benefit a local 501(3)c charity, and I was asked to put a bottle or two up on the table. To keep things as above board as possible (even though all of our local laws specifically mention commercial products and resell and not homebrews and auctions) I got some advice from a an auctioneer who has run charity auctions before in the area. I'm going to put the bottles in 'entertainment' baskets, and we'll be selling the basket arrangement, not the alcohol.
I'm already thinking one basket will have some things like lotions, bubble bath, candles, and be called Girls Night In. In my Le-mead-ade basket I want to put in all sorts of summer stuff, like grill spices, ketchup and mustard servers, and so on.
But that will leave me a couple of bottles I'm not sure what to do with. The three other flavors I'm considering are Lemon/Ginger, a sweet Black Cherry, and an Orange Spice. Of the three, which would be best for Girls Night, and what could I pair with the other two that wouldn't spoil?
The only thing I can think of is an exotic dark chocolates basket. I do know a very nice chocolatier in the area that does amazing truffles...? Various flavors though, so that would change things as well.
Other than that, I'm tapped. Movie? With what? A nice book on mead? Lol, I think I have two copies of Ken Schramm's book somewhere.
Would love some interesting ideas! Remember, it's all for charity!
