You have familiarised yourself with what Yerba Mate is and have made your choice on the type of Yerba Mate Gourd you want, but still don’t know which type of Yerba to go for? or indeed what are the available types of Yerba Mate? This is what we will try and shed some light on in this blog post.

The flavour, texture and look of Yerba Mate can differ wildly between countries and even regions within the same country. For example in Southern Brazil, the Yerba isn’t dried as much and has a vivid, very rich green colour whilst also being almost all powdery.

Contrast this with Argentinian Yerba Mate, where the Yerba is dried for months on end and has many stems mixed in with the powder and you will begin to get a sense of just how different this infusions can╬ô├╢┬╝Γö£├¡end up. See the images to the right to see how different the Yerba looks between Argentina and its neighbour Brazil.

Yerba Mate can be mild, strong, sweet, bitter or fruit flavoured.