Roasted Yerba Mate

Roasted Yerba Mate Roasted Yerba Mate Tea is from northern Argentina. The tea has a pleasingly astringent, smooth taste with a 'roasty' character from the process the leaves undergo after plucking. Yerba Mate is commonly known as "the drink of the Gods” by natives. Made from the South American evergreen shrub Ilex paraguayensis, a relative of the common Holly, Yerba Mate is indigenous to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina.  Roasted Yerba Mate is a perfect pick-me-up used by natives for centuries as a sustaining beverage through drought and famine. Jesuit missionaries first realized the economic potential of this beverage and started plantations back in the mid-1600s. Yerba Mate is traditionally drunk from a gourd or mate and sipped through a straw known as a bombilla. It is said, “when one offers mate, one offers friendship.” Local Tea Company offers three different Yerba Mate options; check out our Organic Green Yerba Mate and Sweet Orange Yerba Mate. Our Roasted Yerba Mate is a