A Classic Bulb offered from €100 purchase 🎁 !
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of types and varieties of coffee:
Well, for mate, it's exactly the same thing.
Here is an article to enlighten you on the 3 main types of mate .
Matured (or traditional) mate is the mate that is used by almost all South American brands for its intense flavor.
Curing involves storing yerba mate leaves for 3 to 24 months under certain humidity and temperature conditions to intensify their flavor.
Matured mate has a yellowish color and a rather strong flavor. It is recommended for those accustomed to the taste of mate as well as for those who like bitter drinks.
Unlike traditional mate, green mate is a mate that has not been refined.
This means that it is ready to eat within days of being harvested.
It differs from classic mate by a milder taste, less abrupt than refined mate.
In our experience in France, this is the most popular type of mate. It appeals to both those who are new to the drink and those who have been drinking mate for a long time, thanks to its balanced taste: intense, but not very bitter .
That's why we've designed our flagship product, Original Mate , with green mate. It's ideal for anyone who wants to discover mate, whether they like bitter drinks or not.
Roasted mate , or brown mate, is mate that has undergone an additional operation: roasting. This step, mainly used for coffee or cocoa, consists of intensely heating the leaves for a short period.
Roasting caramelizes the sugars naturally contained in the mate leaves, giving it a caramelized and slightly toasted taste.
Refined mate , green mate and roasted mate are the three main categories of mate. But mates are also distinguished by much more specific characteristics, which is what makes each mate and each brand different.
The main distinctions between each mate are as follows:
And if your curiosity leads you to go further, know that there are also flavored mates as well as blends of mate with other ingredients.
For example, we offer light and mild mates such as mint mate or peach mate , or quite powerful mates such as ginger-lemon mate .
