The tradition of drinking yerba mate is such an important part of the South American culture, specifically in Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, although it is also enjoyed in other South American countries. Typically, it is drunk from a natural gourd (a hollowed out fruit) used as a cup, and then sipped through a metal straw known as a bombilla that has a filtered end to separate the infusion from the yerba leaves. However, in our opinion it tastes just as good if you add around two teaspoonfuls to a tea strainer/cage or an infuser like our tea tumblers, and then leave to steep from around 5 minutes. Here at the Gentlemen's Tea HQ we like to drink it strong for the full affect so will often increase the quantity and leave to steep longer so we get a really powerful brew of yerba that keeps us buzzing all day long!

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