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Types of Bombillas for Drinking Yerba Mate
There are many types of bombillas for drinking yerba mate tea. A mate bombilla is any instrument with a filter used to drink yerba mate the traditional way, from a...
Types of Bombillas for Drinking Yerba Mate
There are many types of bombillas for drinking yerba mate tea. A mate bombilla is any instrument with a filter used to drink yerba mate the traditional way, from a...
Brewing Cold Yerba Mate Tea - Comprehensive Guide
On scorching hot days do you realllyyy want to drink yerba mate? If you asked me that eight or nine years ago, I would’ve said, heck yeahhh! Admittedly, my early...
Brewing Cold Yerba Mate Tea - Comprehensive Guide
On scorching hot days do you realllyyy want to drink yerba mate? If you asked me that eight or nine years ago, I would’ve said, heck yeahhh! Admittedly, my early...
What's the Best Water Temperature for Yerba Mate?
Generally, the best water temperature for yerba mate tea is between 155ºF – 175ºF (68ºC – 70ºC). The lighter the body, the lower the temperature should be, to avoid masking...
What's the Best Water Temperature for Yerba Mate?
Generally, the best water temperature for yerba mate tea is between 155ºF – 175ºF (68ºC – 70ºC). The lighter the body, the lower the temperature should be, to avoid masking...
How to Make Cold Brewed Yerba Mate Tea
Icy-cold and insanely refreshing, cold brewing yerba mate is quickly becoming one of my favorite ways to prepare yerba mate. Over the years we've discussed myriad ways to prepare mate,...
How to Make Cold Brewed Yerba Mate Tea
Icy-cold and insanely refreshing, cold brewing yerba mate is quickly becoming one of my favorite ways to prepare yerba mate. Over the years we've discussed myriad ways to prepare mate,...
Yerba Mate Cycles Explained
Understanding Yerba Mate Cycles The yerba mate cycle is the strength of the yerba mate. The stronger the mate, the longer the cycle. Cycle also refers to each time you...
Yerba Mate Cycles Explained
Understanding Yerba Mate Cycles The yerba mate cycle is the strength of the yerba mate. The stronger the mate, the longer the cycle. Cycle also refers to each time you...
The Best Water Temperature for Yerba Mate
Finding the right yerba mate water temperature is both art and science. Rising early to grab my trusted brushed stainless steel OXO kettle, I unapologetically select the finest water at...
The Best Water Temperature for Yerba Mate
Finding the right yerba mate water temperature is both art and science. Rising early to grab my trusted brushed stainless steel OXO kettle, I unapologetically select the finest water at...
How to Roast Yerba Mate at Home
Roasting yerba mate at home is simple. Lightly grease a baking tray with oil (coconut oil works well). Spread an even layer of yerba mate across the tray (~.25 in...
How to Roast Yerba Mate at Home
Roasting yerba mate at home is simple. Lightly grease a baking tray with oil (coconut oil works well). Spread an even layer of yerba mate across the tray (~.25 in...
How to Make Cold Brewed Yerba Mate
Who doesn't like iced tea? It's the perfect summer drink. Cold. Sweet. And super refreshing. Can't beat that... Today let's bump up your typical, boring iced tea powder to the...
How to Make Cold Brewed Yerba Mate
Who doesn't like iced tea? It's the perfect summer drink. Cold. Sweet. And super refreshing. Can't beat that... Today let's bump up your typical, boring iced tea powder to the...
How to use a yerba mate bombilla (straw)
First select the correct bombilla for your yerba mate cut. After inverting your mate gourd, revert it back to 45º, creating a slope of dry yerba mate; insert the bombilla...
How to use a yerba mate bombilla (straw)
First select the correct bombilla for your yerba mate cut. After inverting your mate gourd, revert it back to 45º, creating a slope of dry yerba mate; insert the bombilla...
How to Brew Yerba Mate Ice Tea (Tereré)
Learning how to brew yerba mate ice tea is easy. Add loose-leaf yerba mate to a french press or teapot with a strainer, add cold water, and allow to cold...
How to Brew Yerba Mate Ice Tea (Tereré)
Learning how to brew yerba mate ice tea is easy. Add loose-leaf yerba mate to a french press or teapot with a strainer, add cold water, and allow to cold...
Preparing Yerba Mate with a Teapot
I've always been a simple gourd and yerba Matero: preparing mate the most traditional way, with either a calabash or wooden mate gourd and bombilla. But with old traditions come...
Preparing Yerba Mate with a Teapot
I've always been a simple gourd and yerba Matero: preparing mate the most traditional way, with either a calabash or wooden mate gourd and bombilla. But with old traditions come...
Adding Sugar to Yerba Mate
New Mate drinkers often wonder whether it's okay to add sugar or other sweeteners in their Mate or not (if you're diabetic, maybe not)? The simple answer is: sure! It's...
Adding Sugar to Yerba Mate
New Mate drinkers often wonder whether it's okay to add sugar or other sweeteners in their Mate or not (if you're diabetic, maybe not)? The simple answer is: sure! It's...
Unplugging the Mate
There are many reasons to unplug the bombilla from the mate, either partially or fully. The server needs to constantly maintain space around the bombilla, while preserving the precious mountain...
Unplugging the Mate
There are many reasons to unplug the bombilla from the mate, either partially or fully. The server needs to constantly maintain space around the bombilla, while preserving the precious mountain...
Flooding the Mate
When you flood the mate, you add water over your mountain of mate and immerse all of the yerba. This is an alternative to bombilla hemisphere switching and, if done...
Flooding the Mate
When you flood the mate, you add water over your mountain of mate and immerse all of the yerba. This is an alternative to bombilla hemisphere switching and, if done...
The Server Remains Low
The role of the yerba mate server Known as the cebador (pronounced sey-BAH-dor), the yerba mate server has the honor of preparing and serving yerba mate to all the guests...
The Server Remains Low
The role of the yerba mate server Known as the cebador (pronounced sey-BAH-dor), the yerba mate server has the honor of preparing and serving yerba mate to all the guests...
The Art of Yerba Mate Bombillas
Bombilla, pronounced bom-bee-SHAH, 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)....
The Art of Yerba Mate Bombillas
Bombilla, pronounced bom-bee-SHAH, 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)....