Lore of the Weirwood

Inspired by the Heart Tree of Westeros!

What happens when the crew at Happy Turtle Tea watches Game of Thrones and contemplates the tea that Bran would favor? A berry and pine tea blend inspired by the lore of the weirwood tree is born!

Time is different for a tree than for a man. Sun and soil and water, these are the things a weirwood understands, not days and years and centuries. For men, time is a river. We are trapped in its flow, hurtling from past to present, always in the same direction. The lives of trees are different. They root and grow and die in one place, and that river does not move them. The oak is the acorn, the acorn is the oak. And the weirwood ... a thousand human years are a moment to a weirwood, and through such gates you and I may gaze into the past. ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 34

Lore of the Weirwood is a delicious berry and pine black tea blend. How do we get berries and pine in a tea? Well, we start with blueberries, cranberries, currants, aronia berries, and pine nuts. This blend also contains apples, blackberry leaf, sweet blackberry leaf, blueberry leaf, lemon grass, eucalyptus, mistletoe, and safflower. It also contains both natural and artificial blueberry flavor.

Aronia berries, also known as chokeberries (due to the mouth-drying effect they have), contain the highest level of antioxidants among fruits, even higher than elderberries. Aronia berries contain incredible amounts of vitamins and minerals, including zinc, magnesium, iron, and vitamins C, B, and K. This superfood is rising in popularity and is supporting heart health, immune support, and digestion.

This makes for a berry-licious cup of tea with an underlying pine essence. Like the weirwood, this berry and pine tea blend weeps its red bounty with a complex flavor profile that is worthy of those that will live on to tell its story.