Before brewing Yerba Mate in Your Gourd it needs to be cured. There are two methods for curing depending on whether you are brewing the regular kind of Mate (Amargo) or the Sweet version (Mate Dulce).
To cure your gourd for Amargo rinse the gourd with warm water. Fill the gourd to the rim with used or fresh Mate leaf, and then pour warm water over the Mate leaf to the top of the Gourd. Let the Gourd sit for 24 hours.
After 24 hours empty the Gourd completely and allow to dry. You can repeat this process again if you wish.
For Mate Dulce, rinse the Gourd with warm water, then pour some sugar into the Gourd and shake it around, so that the walls are coated with a layer of sugar. Then place an ember of gently burning charcoal into the Gourd and shake around so that the sugar forms a caramel layer on the walls of the Gourd. This can be repeated between servings of Mate Dulce to boost the flavour of the beverage.
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2013
So we are in another new year. Sadly no new teas just yet, but I will be able to catch up with tasting soon. We have the builders in at the moment building our tasting lab and meeting room.
This is what it looked like before the builders started work
This is where we are at today.
Hopefully not too much longer to wait now.
Happy Holidays
We are now closed until Monday 7th of January 2013. You can still place orders and they will be despatched upon our return. Wishing you all a very merry festive season and a happy new year.
Quinnan
And the winner is…..
Turns on the drumroll noise.
is Katy Willis!
Ultimate Sample Collection will be on its way to you shortly!
Giveaway Winners
Have now been drawn.
Day seven- Organic Matcha – Little Yellow Teapot
Day eight – Tea Ceremony Set – David Lusby
Day Nine – Tea Taster Set – Gavin Rees
Day Ten – Owl mug and infuser – Lazey Winde
We are going to do the big draw for an Ultimate sample collection tomorrow, all comments on this post will be included. Thanks for joining in.
Last Giveaways
Today we are giving away our last Owl mug and Infuser boxed set.
You can gain one entry by placing an order, by commenting on this post, by liking, or sharing our posts on Twitter or Google Plus (you get one entry for each action).
Tomorrow after the 10th draw, all the entries for each days draw will be entered into a bigger draw to win an Ultimate Sample collection which is one sample of each of our teas in several gift boxes, so there are still plenty of chances to join in the birthday fun.
9th December Giveaway
Today we are giving away one of our gift boxed Tea taster set.
You can gain one entry by placing an order, by commenting on this post, by liking, or sharing our posts on Twitter or Google Plus (you get one entry for each action).
Next week after the 10th draw, all the entries for each days draw will be entered into a bigger draw, so there are still plenty of chances to join in the birthday fun.
8th December Giveaway
For every comment made on this blog post today, every order placed and every comment, like and plus one on the various social media platforms, will count as one entry into our daily draw. At the end of the ten days we will put all the names in a really big hat, and have an extra special draw.
Today we are giving away one Japanese Tea Ceremony Set.
Fridays, Saturday and Sundays Draws will be drawn on Monday.
Seventh Day
Today we are giving away a tin of organic Japanese Matcha.
You can gain one entry by placing an order, by commenting on this post, by liking, or sharing our posts on Twitter or Google Plus (you get one entry for each action).
Next week after the 10th draw, all the entries for each days draw will be entered into a bigger draw, so there are still plenty of chances to join in the birthday fun.
The winner of our Yesterdays draw for our White Bamboo Set is Sabine Jones.
Sixth Birthday Giveaway
Today we are giving away one of our Japanese white porcelain tea sets. Like a lot of our teas ware it is very difficult to get photos to show just how lovely these items really are. This set contains a tea pot, four cups and a bamboo tray.
You can gain one entry by placing an order, by commenting on this post, by liking, or sharing our posts on Twitter or Google Plus (you get one entry for each action).
Next week after the 10th draw, all the entries for each days draw will be entered into a bigger draw, so there are still plenty of chances to join in the birthday fun.
The winner of our Yesterdays draw for our dessert collection set is Steve Bucktrout.