Night in the Glittering Caves

A Lord of the Rings Inspired Black Tea Blend

This bourbon black tea blend is inspired by Lord of the Rings three part epic fantasy film and the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. This tea blend was created especially for the Helms Deep Tavern in Bremerton, Washington.

Behind the Deeping Wall of Helm's Deep you will find the Glittering Caves, inspired by an actual cave system in England known as Cheddar Gorge.

“Still lakes mirror them: a glimmering world looks up from dark pools covered with clear glass; cities, such as the mind of Durin could scarce have imagined in his sleep, stretch on through avenues and pillared courts, on into the dark recesses where no light can home. And plink! a silver drop falls, and the round wrinkles in the glass make all the towers bend and waver like weeds and corals in the grotto of the sea. Then evening comes: they fade and twinkle out; the torches pass on into another chamber and another dream.” (The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book III, “The Road to Isengard”)

Picture yourself sitting on the edge of one of those dark pools, staring into a dark grotto, listening for that musical ‘plink’. You open your hot beverage container and pour a heavenly cup of this bourbon black tea blend. You look down at your cup and it is glittering (nice touch from the edible silver drink dust), and you hear the musical flute like sounds as the water ‘plinks’ into the pool. The aroma of cream and bourbon coated pecans from an aged barrel wafts in your face. You look up and the walls glow with gems and crystals, shining with a translucence as if you are in an ethereal dream. Oh, never mind, that’s just the infused bourbon sugar. Just a hint of Maker’s Mark infused in sugar crystals will keep you warm through the night.

Sips by 'Most-Loved' Tea of 2020

Night in the Glittering Caves was featured by Sips by as their #1 'Most-Loved' loose leaf tea of 2020.