Yerba Mate Brown Gourd

Throughout South America, yerba mate is traditionally drank from a hollowed out calabash gourd, using a filtered straw called a "bombilla" to strain the loose yerba mate while sipping. Our brown Yerba Mate Gourd is handmade in Argentina, and fitted with a metal rim. Standing just over 3 inches in height, it is the most essential of the loose tea accessories used for mate.

Please note: traditional gourds such as these need to be "cleaned" before their first use. Simply place some yerba mate with boiling water in the gourd and let stand for 24 hours. After 24 hours, remove the yerba mate and any loose interior wall by "scratching" the walls of the gourd with a spoon. Let dry and it's ready for use!  

Made in Argentina.