![]() Lithograph of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, a 19th-century ruler of Paraguay, with a mate and its bombilla It is commonly made from calabash gourd but may also be made out of other materials. The container the mate is served in is also known as mate. A modern bombilla design uses a straight tube with holes or a spring sleeve to act as a sieve. The submerged end is flared, with small holes or slots that allow the brewed liquid in, but block the chunky matter that makes up much of the mixture. The bombilla functions both as a straw and as a sieve. Modern straws are typically made of nickel silver, stainless steel, or hollow-stemmed cane. The metal straw is known as a bombilla or bomba and is traditionally made of silver. The leaves are dried and chopped or ground to make the coarse powdery preparation called yerba (meaning 'herb'), which is then soaked in hot water. Yerba mate ( Ilex paraguariensis), ka'a in the Guarani language, contains (among other compounds) the stimulant caffeine. It is the national beverage of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and is also consumed in the Bolivian Chaco, Northern and Southern Chile, southern Brazil, Syria (the largest importer in the world) and Lebanon (specially by Druze), where it was brought from Paraguay and Argentina by immigrants. Some ethnic groups that consumed it are the Avá, the Mbyá and the Kaiowa, and also, to a lesser extent, other ethnic groups that carried out trade with them, such as the ñandevá, the Taluhet (ancient pampas) and the Qom people (Tobas). Its consumption was exclusive to the natives of Paraguay, more specifically the departments of Amambay and Alto Paraná. Mate was consumed by the Guaraní and Tupí peoples. Today, mate is sold commercially as "yerba mate" in tea bags and as bottled iced tea. A very similar preparation, mate cocido, removes some of the plant material and sometimes comes in tea bags. It is made by soaking dried leaves of the yerba mate ( Ilex paraguariensis) in hot water and is traditionally served with a metal straw ( bombilla) in a container typically made from a calabash gourd (also called the mate), but also in some areas made from a cattle horn ( guampa). It is also known as chimarrão or cimarrón. Mate or maté (Spanish:, Portuguese: ) is a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused herbal drink. First European written record by Spanish colonizers in the 15th century The territory of the Guaraní people (present-day Paraguay, the Misiones province of Argentina, southeastern Bolivia, southern Brazil and Uruguay) ![]() If you want a clean energy boost that leaves you productive for hours and does not have the sugar infused sweetness associated with other energy drinks, be sure to try Brisk Maté infused with the versatile Yerba Maté tea.Mate in a traditional calabash gourd with a metal bombilla ![]() Brisk Maté is much easier drinking due a sweetness that is perfectly balanced with more complex flavor profiles, then the energy boost that it leads to is much more manageable with no jitters, clearer focus, and no crash afterwards. I do not enjoy most energy drinks due to their overly sweet nature characterized by a heavy spike in unfocused energy that ultimately leads to a day destroying crash. Each of the three varieties offered something new and exciting, and while I enjoyed each one the Dragon Fruit had to be my favorite due to its subtle complexity.Īn hour after enjoying a full can of Brisk Maté I experienced a refined focus that left me more acutely aware and alert, but in no way jittery. As I drank a 16 ounce can of the Dragonfruit flavor poured over ice the subtle flavors mixed extremely well and each taste ended in a palette refreshing finish that begged for another sip. Yerba Maté (pronounced ma-tay) is a tea extracted from the leaves of rainforest holly trees found in South America and offers those that drink it effects similar to caffeine but with far less of an ‘edge’ and a more pronounced feeling of focus.Įach of Brisk’s new Yerba Maté flavors offer something slightly different but at the core each one can be characterized by a subtle sweetness that is not overpowering and balances nicely with the complexity that the Yerba Maté notes offer. Brisk Maté is a new line of Ice Tea from Brisk that includes three new fruit flavors of Dragonfruit, Mango, and Cherry, each blended with a fairly niche tea known as Yerba Maté.
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