Yesterday was one of the best “Mate” days that I have ever experienced, and you KNOW that I’ve experienced a lot of Mate days. I was given the honor of having an amazing circle with two guys from Guayaki, in Brooklyn. We literally spoke, laughed, and drank Mate for HOURS! With a small breakfast, only [...]

Bombilla, pronounced “Bom-Bee-Sha,” the word literally means “straw” in Castellano. Without the bombilla, there’s no drinking mate. It’s an essential tool when drinking yerba traditionally out of a mate (gourd). Unless you’re drinking mate cocido, bagged mate, then forget about making mate without your bombilla. With bombilla styles, you have a few options: fanned, coiled, [...]

Yerba Mate Regional Cuts Here is a rundown on the various regional yerba mate cuts. The “cut” of the yerba is the composition of the leaves, twigs, and powder. The main regional cuts are: Argentine, Paraguayan, and Gaucho. Argentine Cut Paraguayan Cut Gaucho Cut Super Gaucho Cut

Quick & dirty run down of Yerba Mate in 2.5 minutes. Drink on!    

AMANDA. AMANDA. AMANDA. Amanda Yerba Mate has been the only mate that I’ve been drinking for the past couple of months. While I love its rich and bitter taste, I also wanted to expand my taste for mates. I took some famous, Cruz De Malta, out of my cupboard, and got down to trying it [...]

I LOVE MATE, and it is because of this that I respect and appreciate all that it does for me, and for others. While mate has recently become a large part of my life, there are times when I prefer a nice cup of tea. Due to the fact that mate causes me to chill [...]

Mate is commonly referred to as “The Drink of Friendship” for a reason. Its “power” goes beyond its ability to increase your health and awareness, and even extends to strengthening the bond between you and those who you sit down and share a with. I first experienced mate by myself, and felt as if I [...]

Does it get you high? is the first question that many people ask me when I talk to them about mate. The second question is usually, Can I have some? This video deals with the latter question, during which I introduced my friend, MDO, to the wonderful drink that is mate. Regardless of what people, [...]