Long hailed in South American countries as a healthy, energizing social beverage, Yerba Mate is finding a new audience in North America. Notable is its ability to provide energy without the jitteriness suffered by coffee imbibers. Our yerba mate is hot air-dried and never smoked.
Its taste has been compared to that of green tea but with a more herbaceous, grassy character. Enjoyed hot or iced it can also be mixed with fruit juices for an energizing punch.
This herbal tea contains a moderate amount of caffeine.
Herbal Tea | High caffeine | Steep at 150° for 3-5 mins
Most teas are prepared using four simple steps: add the tea leaves to water, steep the tea leaves, remove the tea leaves, enjoy. Mate (pronounced Mah-tay) is not most tea. Besides being made from the South American yerba mate plant (a type of holly) instead of the tea plant, it is also enjoyed with the leaves still in the cup. To prepare it, Mate afficionados first pack their cup with yerba mate twigs and leaves. They then add water before poking a filtered metal straw right into the leaves. The tea is then shared socially, passing from person to person.
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Questions and Answers
Ask a question about yerba mate and have the Adagio Teas community offer feedback.
Compared to matcha, how much caffeine is in this?
Asked by Katrina Quoka
on October 18th, 2020
“ Hello Katrina! Learn more about caffeine content here. ”
Answered by Adagio Teas
on October 19th, 2020
how are your yerba mates processed? Are they streamed or smoked?
Asked by Regina McCluster
on July 13th, 2020
“ Hello Regina! This one is aged and our Toasted Mate is roasted. ”
Answered by Adagio Teas
on July 14th, 2020
how should you brew this to get the most out of the caffeine (amount, time, temperature, etc) ?
Asked by Rissa
on October 9th, 2020
“ Hello Larissa! We recommend steeping 1 tsp of mate at 150° for 3-5 minutes in 8 oz of water. ”
Answered by Adagio Teas
on October 9th, 2020
is the yerba mate un-smoked
Asked by Joe Cawley
on December 20th, 2022
“ Hello Joe! This is just regular dried yerba mate. We have a toasted version, but this one isn't it! Enjoy :) ”
Answered by Adagio Teas
on December 22nd, 2022
Hello, the previously answers on 's weren't really clear. The 'smoked' refers to the drying process at harvest- how is the plant dried/processed when harvested? Some plantations smoke the plant to dry it. Smoking is suspected to produce carcinoge
Asked by Debbie Crookston
on August 21st, 2023
“ Hello Debbie! Our yerba mate is hot air-dried and never smoked. ”
Answered by Adagio Teas
on August 23rd, 2023
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