Slotted Short Bombilla

What is a bombilla?  Pronounced bawm-bee-yah Basically, a bombilla, is a metal straw used to sip yerba.  One end is the mouth piece and the other end is placed in the leaves and is used as a strainer to filter out the yerba leaves. Our "short slotted bombilla" is just short of 6" long. **This is the bombilla to get if you have purchased the "travel mates." It is an ingenious combo that works perfectly! This bombilla is designed to fit perfectly into the lid of the mate cup. No other bombilla will do. There are many types of bombillas. Some have shapes like spoons, with small holes as filters, others have have more sophisticated mechanisms, with multiple layers of filters, such as the double action bombilla. We have a curated collection of stainless steel bombillas used to strain or filter the yerba mate leaves.  They are dishwasher safe and will last for years. Every bombilla has a different feel.  Most South Americans have several in their collections.  While these bombillas are most