Tears for Baldur Tears for Baldur is a mead made with green tea. This batch has a crisp and light flavor of citrus with subtle floral hints, along with a sharp bitterness. The name comes from the story of the death of Baldur. Baldur was one of the sons of Odin with his wife, the Goddess Frigg. Baldur was beloved by most and was his mother Frigg's favored son. To protect him, she made all things promise not to harm him, Including the trees, and stones and any other danger she could think of; but she overlooked the little mistletoe plant, and never got it's promise. Once the Gods learned of Baldur's invulnerability, they made sport of it by shooting arrows and throwing spears at him. They all missed because the weapons refused to harm him. Loki saw Baldur's blind brother Höðr being left out, and had a plan to spoil the fun. Loki knew Frigg had overlooked the mistletoe and fashioned an a...