Heredia

This is just heavenly. It has just the right amount of lemon flavor, and it’s just SO GOOD!

OK, lets try this again. The tea bags are 2grams each, so I used 2 bags for 10 oz of water and I added 1/2 tsp of honey. I got a much darker steep and tastier brew. It smelled and tasted more like a roasted grain and had good kick of caffeine. It even had a malty aftertaste and bitterness, even though it was slight. The honey rounded out the flavor. I enjoyed this cup more than my first one. Now I need to try the loose leaf with a gourd and bombilla. I’m also going to up the rating by 5 pts.

This is my first mate and I really don’t know what to make of it. Its sort of grassy and has a caffeine kick to it. The taste isn’t unpleasant and I’m not sure what to compare it to. I’m drinking it straight w/o anything added. Its in a tea bag and is probably different than a whole leaf mate fixed in a gourd. I don’t get any aftertaste from it. It will wake you up in the mornings. I’m not even sure how to rate this unless I compare it to a green tea which I’m going to do. So, I’m going to do a little more experimenting with this until I fully understand what I am drinking and how to properly make it. If you have any ideas, please leave me a comment as I’m willing to try anything to see how mate should taste.

Just received this as a gift – and it has now become one of my favourite Earl Greys! Very smooth.