I did 7 different Gallon batches last yr, (last one bottles around august), so am starting to try them now. Some things I've found. Mind you these are all JQG adaptations
One recipe (Cran-Pom) that I subbed in 1 lb of cane sugar for one of the 3 lbs Honey has mellowed out much quicker than many of the other full-honey batches.
Perhaps there is something to that, since my Skeeter pee never has the hot taste of my meads when young