Drink by sipping the maté through the bombilla until you hear a slurping sound. This means the tea is empty and needs to be refilled. For the rest of the session, you can just keep refilling the mate with water from your thermos, drink it up, and repeat the process.
I’ve got a secret to share with you about how to elevate your experience to a whole new level. It involves a handy little tool called a bombilla. Once you learn how to use it, you’ll never go back. We know that it can be frustrating for new drinkers when their bombillas clog, so we’ve compiled a list of a few techniques on how to best use your bombillas. This will make putting the filter of your bombilla into the beverage a little easier. Once you’ve inserted your bombilla, it’s time to pour your water in, and drink your quick-brewing energizing drink!
Types of Bombillas
If you want to start drinking this tea, it’s good to know the different types of bombillas. A bombilla is a tool used to drink mate. It has a specific design that prevents accidentally drinking the leaves and stems as well as burning with hot water while drinking.
To prepare tea, fill gourd roughly 1⁄2 capacity. Cover the top and invert 180o and gently shake up and down to bring fine particles to the top leaving larger ones below to filter.
The traditional way to drink this tea is from a mate cup or gourd using a bombilla straw to filter out leaves and fully appreciate the flavor. You can also prepare in mug with spoon or strainer.
- The spoon bombilla is versatile for any cut, best for mixtures with more dust, useful to scrape gourd. Stainless steel bombilla by Yerba Supply is durable.
To elevate experience beyond gourd and bombilla, use hemp leaves (25%) or peppermint in cold brew. Proper care for storage preserves flavors and benefits.
When it comes to enjoying this tea, explore different gourd styles. Traditional Materials Calabash Gourds. Wooden Gourds. Enjoy and Share Your Gourd!
Preparing in a calabash gourd is like any other gourd except most calabashes have a stem in the middle. Avoid hitting it with bombilla. Unlike other gourds, slide your bombilla right above the stem, stab straight through to the bottom.
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Yerba mate gourd: various materials and sizes. Referred to as mate cup. Holds the mate tea. Guide to find suitable one.
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Cure gourd before first use. Fill half with tea. Add ashes. Full with hot water. Let sit 2-3 days, topping off water. Then pour out and rinse thoroughly. Ready for use!
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Stainless steel gourds popular for ease of use, access, starting with this tea. Made from stainless steel, some with thermal copper lining to keep temperature. Produced in batches with powder coating. Most affordable, easy start and maintain.
Traditionally, need gourd, loose tea, hot water, bombilla. Pack dry loose leaves over half full in gourd. Turn upside down. Shake powdery leaves to top. Don’t suck in later.
Bombilla is a metal straw used to drink this tea from a gourd. This is the traditional way to enjoy mate. Bombillas have a filter to prevent pieces from entering. The spoon bombilla works with any cut.
To prepare this tea: Fill the gourd halfway. Invert and gently shake to bring fine particles to the top, leaving larger ones to filter.
After inserting the bombilla into the gourd, don’t move or stir it. This clogs the filter. Pour in hot water and enjoy the quick-brewing drink.
Bombillas are essential for drinking this tea. They act as both straw and sieve with slots to allow liquid through but block solids. Shape and material can vary.