GREEN MATE
HERBAL TEA
★ PESTICIDE-FREE GARDENING
Ilópolis, Brazil
Green Mate, an innovative product, is produced by Mon Julli company, which combines mate shoots (leaves) with the typical processing of the best Asian (Orthodox) teas. A very rare and unique product rich in tonic-stimulating and antioxidant properties and a tasty drink with a unique aroma and taste. MORE
GOLD MEDAL @ 'AVPA-PARIS 2023' IN FRANCE
AROMA
Seaweed, nutty
TASTE
Herbal, nutty
PLANT: Ilex Paraguariensis
HARVEST: Spring, 2023
• Strengthens the immune system
• Сalms the central nervous system
• Treatment of neuroses
• Has a positive effect on the work of the heart
• Treats diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
• Antiallergic
Amount: 2-3 grams per 250 ml of water
Brewing method: infusion
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GREEN MATE
Mate, also known as Yerba mate, is a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused drink. Mate was first consumed by the indigenous Guaraní who live in the Paraguay area, southeastern Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and is very popular nowadays for its beneficial properties.
Juliana Montagner is a director of Ximango and founder of the Mon Julli brand in southern Brazil. She was born in Ilópolis, the city that has the scientific name of the plant, Ilex Paraguariensis, precisely where her Italian great-grandfather began production in the late 1800s. Juliana developed the legacy she received, studying and deepening into Camellia Sinensis and the universe of tea, with the mission of bringing the benefits of mate to the world. Thus, was born Green and Black Mate, patented by Mon Julli, and obtained by processing mate shoots following Chinese green and red tea processing technologies. As a result, we have a very rare and unique product rich in tonic-stimulating and antioxidant properties as well as a tasty drink with a unique aroma and taste.
ORGANOLEPTICS
Dry leaves have a sweet, herbal, fragrance with seaweed and baked notes. The first smell of this tea brings associations of meadow grass and summer sun. Going deeply into the fragrance I feel green buckwheat and seeds. The taste is sweet and creamy, with herbal, woody, nutty notes. You can feel the fire as a result of pan-frying as one of the orthodox methods in green tea production. There is a little bitterness in the aftertaste which brings even more associations with classical Chinese green tea. The infusion is clean with a lightly green jade colour. A great product definitely could stand competition with classic teas made from Camellia Sinensis.
