WHAT MAKES GUAYAKI YERBA MATE SO SPECIAL?
Uniquely grown it its native forest environment, Guayaki Yerba Mate is cherished as a sacred beverage. Like high quality coffee, high quality mate is shade-grown, in the rich ecosystem of the rainforest; delivering more flavor and nutritional value. Sheltered from direct sunlight, rainforest grown yerba mate leaves are dark, emerald green and teeming with nutrients and flavor. Guayaki Yerba Mate is a work of art; crafted like a fine wine, it is grown, harvested, and dried according to time – honored traditions. Harvested from the lush subtropical forest, Guayaki hand-picks only the leaves and tender stems. After passing through a flash heating process to protect the antioxidants and nutritional properties, the mate is dried at a low-temperature and aged for one year for a smooth, rich and balanced flavor. Yerba mate is a holly tree native to the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. To create Guayaki’s Yerba Mate, the “whole plant – whole energy” approach is used, comb