question and suggestion

First Im planning my next round of mead making, Im planning a 5 gallon batch of JAOM, a 6 gallon batch of my goldenrod recipe (12lb goldenrod honey, 4lbs clover, sweet mead yeast 4.5 gallon H2O), a 6 gallon batch of Blackberry Melomel with clover honey, and a 6 gallon batch of Ginger and Grapefruit with clover honey as well. If you have any ideas for these let me know please.

Also what type of vessel does everyone prefer for their mead consumption(white wine, red wine, goblet, hollowed out horn/tusk, etc?)?

update on the goldenrod results?

edit: I see another thread about it... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/first-2-coming-along-nicely-46491/