Ep. 85: “A Special Occasion”

Follow-up Spotify is broke af Canarias as Tereré Our prep Our reactions Our thoughts Our other musings about other stuff...

**Stephen recorded audio from the wrong microphone. Sorry for that again. 2 episodes with audio issues in a row. So so so sorry :(** Guayaki Yerba Madre La Palma Yerba Mate Lab story La Palma origins Cut Flavor Yerba Mate Lab Instagram account Yerba Mate Lab store

**We had some audio issues this episode, sorry for that!** Special Guest: Daniele Flores Relationship with Gaúcho culture Project Mate Bar Mateko App: A community for materos Mateko Store: A store specializing in Brazilian mate Daniele's Instagram

Follow-up Nada Madflow Their site: https://www.drinkmadflow.com Loose Leaf Just air dried, organic yerba Tea Bags Just air dried, organic yerba...in tea bag form.

Follow-up Emails! Huzzah! Heretic Yerba Their site: https://hereticyerba.com Traditional Just air dried organic yerba Guayusa Blend Yerba blended with organic Ilex guayusa from Ecuador Guayusa Blend w/ Mint Now, with mint! Chai Yerba blended with chai spices (whole allspice, green cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, black pepper)

Follow-up No one emailed us :( Issue with Spotify is fixed (for now anyway...) Katú pt. 2 Their site: https://drinkkatu.com Rosella (blend with hibiscus, peppermint, stevia) We drank this wrong last time. We drank it right this time. Ramblings about sweeteners, stevia, allulose... Study about allulose Yerba Colon Compuesta with the bikini lady (no longer being used) Yerba Adelga packaging The "prostate yerba"

Follow-up No one emailed us :( Issues with Spotify (potentially resolved at time of publish) Katú Their site: https://drinkkatu.com Their Products Ka'a (traditional, air dried loose leaf) Kojoi (roasted) Rosella (blend with hibiscus, peppermint, stevia) We drank this wrong. Oops! Will rectify in the future. Nitro Cold Brew (canned roasted cold brew) Nitro Latte (cold brew with MCT oil and agave)

Not South American brands that are still around (and newish) Mad Flow Mate Caps Native Leaf Agua Mate Kalmateh Not South American brands that have gone out of business recently :( Inato Mate Nativa Have not heard a response from them. Most likely dead until proof otherwise. Mate Bros YMateína The online store: Yerba Matero

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