Rosamonte Special Selection Yerba Mate Tea (2.2 lbs/1 kilo)

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God fräsch. Något större bitar av blad och stam.

found a dope ten dollar mate, had to get it, prompted an earlier buy of yerba mate, chose rosamonte despite notes that it is "challenging for beginners" bcuz it looks hella fly and was cheaper than canarias: the mate was weather-delayed a day. so i did some stuff while waiting: 1m 1/4-1/3 mug full of mate, strainer. argentinian smokers. interesting smell outta the bag, up-close, brush. like those plants. reviewing taste & smell as an amalgam (as is natural w first tries). argentinian smokers, maybe a bit of brush mostly in retrospect. not particularly easy, not bitter at all. a little personal, possibly another argentinian smokers note. identical re-steep, added to original, added a packet of sk passionfruit kombucha and a little water "bean-y" like coffee, got complex near the end, hint of (actual) mint? 5m half large mugs filled w mate. turned into 7m, very messy. strainer. very bitter like very strong black coffee. very comparable to very strong black coffee. gradual kombucha to a teacup sampler, ****** disgusting like (bad?) raw matcha or k****. added some cream... very bitter, interesting. added equal (someone else fw equal, iont fw equal its gross), very promising, challenging like matcha would be wout a recipe but wout a disgusting raw taste. just very bitter; if coffee is a tea, this is another one. not sure if unpaletteable bcuz of equal n slightly older cream or what, very promising. some yerba drinks r probably how they made 5m strainer yerba very good infuser: full infuser (dont rly expand, lil bit of room), brush & argentinian smokers, a little bitter (not astringency like tea, bitter like coffee. astringency is plant-based wretch-tang or a dry bite. its like one tea-type of bitterness). very manageable, drinkable, not enjoyable. iiiiin comes the mate proper mate: OH my god. so, the bombilla stops u from pouring too hot, n u work up the temperature. start when its just warming up u kno, ppl drink mate fresh, its impossible if its too hot, thassuh metal straw homie. iont kno tf ppl r doing w 180*F temps. same can be said for lots of tea, u got a whoooole spectrum dawg. speaking of, issuh whole spectrum. never, ever less paletteable than black coffee, COMPLETELY diffrnt, *very* enjoyable, rough, puts hair on ur chest- like black coffee. sometimes u get a real strong sippa mate, rly did not expect that (the mate to be completely diffrnt n perfect), but sorta did. dunt need any additives, a lil bit of lemon or sugar would prolly be real nice, now i understand ppls reviews of rosamonte: it IS more challenging, in the sense of, it puts hair on ur chest. its like a more black coffee instead of w cream n sugar prolly. the ppl complaining abt bitterness either did 5m too-hot strainers or drink their coffee w like tons of milk n tons of sugar n syrups n all that. so, w rosamonte u wont get a CRAZY diffrnt *palette*. the experience is dynamic and complex, as a static flavor. so its always rosamonte, but it does change all the time, so *rosamonte* changes. so thats what ppl mean if they dont think the flavors dynamic enough. its kinda like, ur not gonna get, orange, n then watermelon. ur gonna get, orange part one, orange part two, orange part one point five, a lil bit of rind, JUST orange, orange part four- ... so its not gonna be strawberry later, so thats what ppl mean. so, i can see it being strangely valid to grab other bags of mate, even moreso than affordable coffee, and i bet those flavored ones can be real nice. im *so* pleasantly surprised by this, especially after westernizing it while waiting. DEFINITELY need a mate, absolute *necessity* for yerba. its very comparable to black coffee in any questions u have. its not gonna make u wretch like (bad?) matcha or k*****, unless black coffee makes u wretch. its also got a lotta potential for drinks but is avanced and challenging, 5m strainer tends to get "sour" almost in a fruity way w cream, altho that might be RLY nice in a mate. every drink is diffrnt, and its always rosamonte. im guessing a large portion of bad reviews, used water that was too hot (how???? the bombilla is metal??? they drink it right away in argentinia & uruguay????), and/or didnt use a mate. this should *definitely* be next to the coffee and ill *definitely* be picking up other bags over time. it feels very nice too and i like that its not a focus on *just* caffeine. when i can afford to ill definitely be trying canarias & cbse guarana n maybe a few other ones. GOTTA have a mate, *highly* recommended

Ho provato questa Rosamonte Especial e l’ho trovata davvero ottima: ha un gusto un po’ amarognolo, come piace a chi ama la yerba tradizionale argentina. Si sente che è di qualità, dura a lungo e rende bene anche dopo più infusioni. Consegna perfetta, la ricomprerò sicuramente!

un maté conforme à ce que je buvais durant mes 2 années en argentine, le gout amer y est plus fin et traine un peu moins en bouche que le Rosamonte classique, il est idéal pour les débutants ou buveurs occasionnels. Chaque Maté me durent environ 1h donc je suis satisfait de se côté. S'agissant des poussières, les proportions sont classique pour cette gamme de produit, si vous préparez votre maté de façon traditionnel ( en humidifiant préalablement la yerba avec de l'eau froide, et laisser absorber 5 min ) cela ne m'a jamais créé de problème, j'dirais même ça ajoute beaucoup plus d'intensité au goût donc je préfère attendre 5 min, que de me retrouver avec un maté qui infuse vite parce que j'aurais jeté les miettes.

I'm a beginner at making and drinking mate, and I realise that connoisseurs will be able to comment more comprehensively than I can, but to me this tastes delicious - a beautiful flavour, not bitter at all.