【Important】 Changes to Delivery Methods and Shipping Rates

Hello, this is Yazawa from ANTELOPE.
To ensure product quality and safe delivery, we will be implementing the following changes.
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1. Delivery Method:
Switching from standard shipping to cool shipping
*Courier: Yamato Transport

2. Shipping Fee Revision:
A flat rate increase of 330 yen will be applied.

3. Implementation Period:
From Wednesday, May 14, 2025, to Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (tentative)
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[Background of the Change]
Most of our mead is currently bottled in 500ml screw-cap bottles. Unlike crown caps, these caps can leak if stored horizontally due to increased internal pressure.
There are two main reasons for increased internal pressure and leakage:

1. The temperature inside the bottle rises, causing the gas to expand

2. Vibration creates minute gaps in the cap

This summer is expected to be particularly hot, which increases the risk of leakage during horizontal storage or shipping.

When informing customers or shipping items, please continue to ensure that they are kept upright at all times.

[How to Store Mead]
Store in a cool, dark place.
What is important is arguably the "dark" part. Even for mead, which is relatively resilient, exposure to strong sunlight will accelerate deterioration.

Regarding temperature, room temperature is fine. By room temperature, we mean 28°C (82.4°F) or below. Temperatures above that will accelerate the rate of deterioration; stability is higher at 20°C than at 28°C, and even higher at 12°C than at 20°C.

However, stability varies by type of alcoholic beverage, and since mead has fewer factors that cause oxidative deterioration, it degrades more slowly than typical alcoholic beverages, so storage at room temperature is generally not a problem.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
info@antelopemeadery.com