Curing a gourd is quite an involved process... but if you follow the instructions you will end up with a cured gourd that you can use for a long time. These gourds are quite fragile though & should be protected from bumps & falls.
The key in gourd curing is drying the gourd in the sun.
After 1 curing of 24 hours & one drying session of 24 hours with 6 of that in direct sunlight, I used my gourd for the first time. What a treat!
Besides the doughy & oaty aroma of my yerba, I was hit by the smoky scent of the calabash gourd. This added to my second cycle where the taste of melons & nuts came through with a touch of bitterness made this a divine experience. I now knew why the top cebadors used small gourds in their competitions. The flavors are more intense & less watered down. You get more cycles of consistent flavor. And even if your yerba becomes lavado aka washed out you still can enjoy the aromas & flavors a newish, no longer bitter gourd will impart.
Caveats: spoon yerba into the gourd and scoop it out. If you don't it will get caught under the ring. This is something they should add to the manual. Also never fill it all the way to the top. There should be 1/2 or a 1/4 centimeter of space between the ring & water. Otherwise it will leak. This is just how these kinds of gourds are. You'll need a gourd of a different shape.
Anyway, I like this new gourd so much, I'm taking it on my trip to the lands that drink yerba mate wrapped in bubble wrap.
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Reasonably priced. Not perfect, but acceptable quality overall...
Cost: Having learned the Yerba Mate culture in Argentina and Uruguay, this set of two Mate Gourds (mates in spanish) and two disassembleable "sipping filtering straws" (bombillas), and a straw cleaning brush, strikes me as reasonable affordable for the USA market.Quality: The drinking gourds are of a little above average handmade craftsmanship, and acceptable materials The drinking straws are of slightly below average fabrication, but acceptable materials. Not a bad design though... The straw cleaning brush is acceptable, although it had sharp edges at the cut end of the twisted wire.Customer experience: The booklet detailing how to properly cure the drinking gourds is definitely above average, both in the quality of the information, and the accessibility for the uninitiated. The items were well packaged.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2023
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Curing a gourd is quite an involved process... but if you follow the instructions you will end up with a cured gourd that you can use for a long time. These gourds are quite fragile though & should be protected from bumps & falls.
The key in gourd curing is drying the gourd in the sun.
After 1 curing of 24 hours & one drying session of 24 hours with 6 of that in direct sunlight, I used my gourd for the first time. What a treat!
Besides the doughy & oaty aroma of my yerba, I was hit by the smoky scent of the calabash gourd. This added to my second cycle where the taste of melons & nuts came through with a touch of bitterness made this a divine experience. I now knew why the top cebadors used small gourds in their competitions. The flavors are more intense & less watered down. You get more cycles of consistent flavor. And even if your yerba becomes lavado aka washed out you still can enjoy the aromas & flavors a newish, no longer bitter gourd will impart.
Caveats: spoon yerba into the gourd and scoop it out. If you don't it will get caught under the ring. This is something they should add to the manual. Also never fill it all the way to the top. There should be 1/2 or a 1/4 centimeter of space between the ring & water. Otherwise it will leak. This is just how these kinds of gourds are. You'll need a gourd of a different shape.
Anyway, I like this new gourd so much, I'm taking it on my trip to the lands that drink yerba mate wrapped in bubble wrap.
The key in gourd curing is drying the gourd in the sun.
After 1 curing of 24 hours & one drying session of 24 hours with 6 of that in direct sunlight, I used my gourd for the first time. What a treat!
Besides the doughy & oaty aroma of my yerba, I was hit by the smoky scent of the calabash gourd. This added to my second cycle where the taste of melons & nuts came through with a touch of bitterness made this a divine experience. I now knew why the top cebadors used small gourds in their competitions. The flavors are more intense & less watered down. You get more cycles of consistent flavor. And even if your yerba becomes lavado aka washed out you still can enjoy the aromas & flavors a newish, no longer bitter gourd will impart.
Caveats: spoon yerba into the gourd and scoop it out. If you don't it will get caught under the ring. This is something they should add to the manual. Also never fill it all the way to the top. There should be 1/2 or a 1/4 centimeter of space between the ring & water. Otherwise it will leak. This is just how these kinds of gourds are. You'll need a gourd of a different shape.
Anyway, I like this new gourd so much, I'm taking it on my trip to the lands that drink yerba mate wrapped in bubble wrap.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023
Having learned the Yerba Mate culture in Argentina and Uruguay, this set of two Mate Gourds (mates in spanish) and two disassembleable "sipping filtering straws" (bombillas), and a straw cleaning brush, strikes me as reasonable affordable for the USA market.
Quality:
The drinking gourds are of a little above average handmade craftsmanship, and acceptable materials
The drinking straws are of slightly below average fabrication, but acceptable materials. Not a bad design though...
The straw cleaning brush is acceptable, although it had sharp edges at the cut end of the twisted wire.
Customer experience:
The booklet detailing how to properly cure the drinking gourds is definitely above average, both in the quality of the information, and the accessibility for the uninitiated.
The items were well packaged.
Color: DARK BROWN X2Verified Purchase
Reasonably priced. Not perfect, but acceptable quality overall...
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023
Cost:Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023
Having learned the Yerba Mate culture in Argentina and Uruguay, this set of two Mate Gourds (mates in spanish) and two disassembleable "sipping filtering straws" (bombillas), and a straw cleaning brush, strikes me as reasonable affordable for the USA market.
Quality:
The drinking gourds are of a little above average handmade craftsmanship, and acceptable materials
The drinking straws are of slightly below average fabrication, but acceptable materials. Not a bad design though...
The straw cleaning brush is acceptable, although it had sharp edges at the cut end of the twisted wire.
Customer experience:
The booklet detailing how to properly cure the drinking gourds is definitely above average, both in the quality of the information, and the accessibility for the uninitiated.
The items were well packaged.
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