Yerba Mate Barao Nativa 1kg

I'm a big fan of trying new tea, and have heard about yerba maté on the health grapevine so thought I'd give it a try. I bought the 1 kilo bag - there's SO MUCH!!!! What great value!! I decanted half the bag into a container. The tea itself as you can see from the photos is mostly.powder with some stalks, so, very similar to matcha powdered tea, so I treated it as such. I don't have the tradition gourds or drinking straws for this tea, so I used my little Japanese teapot that has an internal filter. I used one heaped teaspoon for my little teapot, and that's enough for a deep flavoursome cup and a half of this tea. The flavour- The flavour of this tea is similar to matcha, but personally I would say it's not as bitter. It has a more gentle, mellow taste that's almost like it's sweet. The colour is the same as matcha. With a normal strainer, there is very little residue left in a finished cup. This is a lovely, very good value, satisfying tea and I'm now in love with yerba maté!

Ignore anyone saying it’s “dusty”. Those people have no idea what they’re talking about and probably did no research before purchasing. This is Brazilian cut which means it’s very fine and yes, powdery. Needs preparing in a different way to your standard Yerba mate so watch a tutorial!

Delicious mate herb, is the same one I use to drink at home back in Brazil, amazing for a chimarrão, for those who like bitter drinks.

Regret buying it. It is full of green dust. Not sure if this is a 'bottom of a bag' remainings or I was just unlucky. Won't be buying this again.

I was impressed with the taste of mate for a great price.