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Other Methods

Yerba Mate methods are generally based upon the ancient, time tested tea principle; use as little water as possible to extract the maximum nutrients. The unique sensation provided by Yerba Mate encourages exploration.

Mate Espresso

Mate Espresso is prepared with an espresso machine. It follows the principle of using as little water as possible to extract the maximum nutrients.

• Advantages
  • Does not require Bombilla.
  • Does not require Gourd
  • Intense, packed jolt with very little water.
• Disadvantages
• Requires an Espresso Machine
• Complicated preparation.
• It is not a time tested method for drinking Yerba Mate; it is a recent North American invention for extracting the herbs.

Sweet Ma-tea

Prepare as you would Sweet Tea; simply substitute Yerba Mate for your tea. The tea is conveniently available in tea bags, or you could use a tea ball or tea scoop to make your tea.

• Advantages
  • Does not require Bombilla.
  • Does not require the development of a relationship between you and a gourd.
  • Easy to have in bulk.
  • Yerba Mate is the most nutritious green tea available for making sweet tea.
• Disadvantages
• It is not a time tested method for drinking Yerba Mate; it is a recent North American invention for extracting the herbs.
• Does not extract as many nutrients as a Yerba Cup or the Traditional Method.
• Many nutrients are not extracted from the tea because there is no suction, so less nutrient rich than all other methods.

Mate Latte'

Prepare as you would a Latte; simply substitute the coffee with Yerba Mate. The tea is conveniently available in tea bags, or you could use a tea ball or tea scoop to make your tea.

• Advantages
  • Does not require Bombilla.
  • Does not require the development of a relationship between you and a gourd.
  • The caffeine in Yerba Mate is known to cause less muscle tension than the caffeine bound within coffee beans.
• Disadvantages
  • The Traditional, Yerba Cup, and Terere Methods provide approximately 50 grams of Yerba Mate nutrients, while the Mate Lattte only extracts nutrients from 3-12 grams of Yerba Mate.
  • Many nutrients are not extracted from the tea because there is no suction, so less nutrient rich than all other methods.

Creative Methods

Please send us your recipes and we will post them. There is no limit to the creative ways in which people drink Yerba Mate. Campers, for example, have been known to put 50-100 grams of the tea into a bandanna, wet, then wring out the nutrients into a cup. Keep in mind the general principles and be safe; Yerba Mate will have an affect on your body, use wisely.