La Rubia — 4 of 5 palos Type: Organic / Aged 2 years / Con palos Region: Obligado, Paraguay Company: Eugen Junghanns Gourd Used: Wooden Reviewed: 9/6/2012 Description This Paraguayan yerba has been aged for two years. It has that typical steady, sour backbone found in yerbas from Paraguay. It’s similar to Palo Alto (PA) [...]
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The Trustworthy Yerba: Piporé
Piporé — 3.90 of 5 palos — reviewed 7/26/2012 Type: Traditional, con palo Region: Santo Pipó, Misiones, Argentina Gourd Type: Wooden Description This traditional Argentine yerba is buttery smooth, with a clean, consistent taste. Softly spoken with bready undertones overlaid with herbal and grassy notes, making this for a well-balanced yerba with good structure and [...]
La Esquina de Las Flores
La Esquina de Las Flores — 3.30 palos — reviewed 4/27/2012 Type: Traditional, Organic (con palos) Region: Argentina Company: La Esquina de Las Flores Corp. Description: This snappy, fresh, and lively Argentine yerba is quite pleasant. Someone dear to my heart first gave me a bag La Esquina a few months back, and we enjoyed [...]
Kraus Orgánica Mate
Kraus — 4.10 of 5 palos — reviewed 3/2/2012 Type: Orgánica, Sin Humo (smokeless) Region: San Ignacio, Misiones, Argentina. Description: Kraus’ Orgánica is their USDA Organically Certified yerba. That means: it’s as organic as it’s going to get—no chemicals. Eco Teas, an American-based tea and mate company, is the exclusive distributer of Kraus in the [...]
The Cowboy’s Mate: Kraus Gaucho
Kraus — 3.65 of 5 palos — reviewed 2/7/2012 Type: Gaucho Region: Misiones, Argentina. Description This is Kraus’ strong line of mate, Gaucho (Cowboy) style. Well balanced and tasty mate. Has a bit of a kick. Solid mate with excellent structure. Cut 3.00 palos Fluffy, fine cut. Contains fair amount of splinter palos. For a [...]
