Green Yerba Maté
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Commercial Description
Also known as Paraguay tea or Brazilian tea. This caffeine bearing plant is valued for its stimulating properties. We offer an excellent grade.
Brewing Instructions: (from Upton Tea Imports)
2¼ g/cup, 212°F, 8 min.
Ratings & Reviews
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70 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5Alex Zorach (1448 reviews) on Dec. 13th, 2009
Very smooth flavor, yet tobacco-like in aroma, almost to the point of being harsh. The aroma is also reminiscent of wood, earth, and stone. A strange and rather strong sweetness is present, especially in the aftertaste.
I find Upton's recommendations to be off. I prefer to steep only a few minutes, and use less leaf. This minimizes the unpleasant tobacco-like quality, but leaves a honey-like sweetness and a pleasing overall aroma.
I did not initially like Yerba mate and I found it gave me a headache, but this effect has since gone away. I find this particular green yerba mate to be on the strong side.
Very reasonable price, but I want to point out that there are alternatives (like Mate factor) that are much cheaper AND organic certified and produced with an eye towards sustainability.
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