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For those ready to step up their mate game. Taragui Sin Palo strips away the stems and loads you with pure leaves (about 90% leaf content), creating a richer, stronger, and more full-bodied experience. This is where you taste the real complexity that serious mate drinkers crave.
What does Taragui Sin Palo taste like?
Taragui Sin Palo has a uniquely rich and smooth flavor with a velvety, creamy texture that pure leaves deliver. You still get the smoky, earthy goodness of traditional yerba mate, but it's wrapped in a noticeably softer feel. The stronger leaf-to-stem ratio brings out more pronounced earthiness mixed with subtle sweetness, creating a more complex and full-bodied taste than the Traditional version.
About the manufacturer
Taragui Sin Palo comes from Establecimiento Las Marías in Corrientes, Argentina, the world's leading yerba mate producer. Since 1924, they've been perfecting their craft with air-drying technology that eliminates carcinogenic PAHs and maintains purity without agrochemicals. Their vertically integrated operation means they control every stage from seedbed to package, guaranteeing consistency and quality in every sip.
How do you prepare Taragui Sin Palo?
Prepare Sin Palo the same way you'd prepare any loose-leaf mate: fill your gourd three-quarters full, tilt it, pour lukewarm water along the side, then add hot water at 70-80°C. Because there are fewer stems, you'll get a denser, more powdery texture, so use a fine filtered bombilla if you have one.
Playadito Despalada is a premium stem-free version that delivers deeper complexity than the Traditional. This refined variant removes most stems through mechanical sifting, concentrating the flavor into a more sophisticated blend ideal for experienced mate drinkers seeking earthy depth without excessive sweetness.
What does Playadito Despalada taste like?
Playadito Despalada tastes richer and more complex than the Traditional, with less floral sweetness and more prominent molasses-like and caramel undertones. The flavor profile features subtle honey and toffee notes balanced with distinct caramel and nut flavors that create a full-bodied experience. While still smooth, it offers more intensity and earthiness than the honey-forward Traditional, making it ideal for those who appreciate concentrated leaf flavor with genuine depth rather than pure sweetness.
About the manufacturer
Despalada products come from the same Cooperativa Agrícola de la Colonia Liebig that has been producing Playadito since 1979. The cooperative's commitment to quality includes careful leaf selection and additional mechanical processing to ensure consistent stem removal below 5%. The 12-month aging process develops the characteristic richness and balance that sets Despalada apart, maintaining the cooperative's reputation for excellence across its entire product line.
How do you prepare Playadito Despalada?
Playadito Despalada is prepared identically to traditional Argentine mate: fill your gourd about two-thirds with the loose yerba, pour hot water (70-80°C), insert the bombilla, and enjoy!
For those ready to drop the stems and embrace pure leaf power. Amanda Despalada strips away most of the woody stems, leaving you with 90-95% leaf content that delivers authentic, slightly smoky taste with stronger, more concentrated flavor and higher caffeine content. This is the move when you want a robust, energizing mate.
What does Amanda Despalada taste like?
Amanda Despalada has an authentic, slightly smoky taste with a stronger, more prominent mate flavor than traditional versions, yet still manages to stay smooth and mild despite the higher intensity. You'll notice grassy and woody notes with hints of sweetness, creating a cleaner infusion with a smoother, more consistent taste thanks to the absence of stems. The flavor is noticeably stronger than con palo versions, delivering more concentrated mate character without becoming harsh or overwhelming.
About the manufacturer
Amanda Despalada is crafted by La Cachuera S.A. using their 100+ years of family expertise and modern laboratory quality control. The unsmoked processing ensures pure yerba mate character without carcinogenic compounds. The company maintains ecological balance as a constant concern, using practically no agrochemicals and relying on organic fertilizers. Despalada products come with gluten-free certification and comply with Argentine food regulations (Sin T.A.C.C.).
How do you prepare Amanda Despalada?
Prepare Amanda Despalada using traditional mate technique: fill your gourd about three-quarters full, tilt it and add lukewarm water first, then hot water at 70-80°C and enjoy!
Kraus Organica Pure Leaf is a 100% organic, unsmoked and sustainably produced yerba with a fresh and natural taste. This organic unsmoked Argentine yerba consists only of leaves, and thus contains no twigs and virtually no dust.
Kraus is a family business that promotes biodiversity and sustainable agriculture and strictly adheres to the principles of Fair Trade. Instead of being smoked (as happens with most yerba), their yerba is dried using a flowing hot air system. This creates a delicate and mild flavor, making this brand a perfect choice for beginners.
Packaging of 0.5 kg
Rosamonte's stemless option: strong, energizing, and surprisingly balanced despite being sin palo. Extended aging (12-18 months) combined with coarse leaf grinding creates something unique, it tastes more approachable than typical sin palo mates while delivering genuine energy and character. This is your morning mate.
What does Rosamonte Despalada taste like?
Rosamonte Despalada tastes surprisingly approachable for a sin palo format: quite unusual for Argentine yerba mate with an oily aroma resembling extra virgin olive oil, bitter savory notes, and earthy plummy undertones with minimal smoke despite barbacuá drying. The taste profile is balanced bitter-sweet with notes of olive oil, tobacco character, black tea, and herbal-woodsy notes that are subtle and hard to precisely define. Strong but pleasant bitterness balances well with sweetness, creating a relatively simple mate (less complex than Tradicional or Especial) with quick finishing that allows fast drinking cadence without extended pauses between sips.
About the manufacturer
Rosamonte Despalada is produced using Rosamonte's signature barbacuá drying method followed by 12-18 months of aging that develops complexity while mellowing harshness. The coarse grind is Rosamonte's distinctive characteristic, and despite 90%+ leaf content (sin palo standards), the extended aging and careful production create balanced flavor rather than raw intensity. The company's modern facilities and quality control laboratory ensure consistent results batch after batch, while the commitment to seedling selection and atmospheric optimization creates superior plants from the start.
How do you prepare Rosamonte Despalada?
Fill your gourd about two-thirds full with Rosamonte Despalada, tilt it, and add lukewarm water along the tilted side. Add hot water at 70-75°C (temperature control is essential (precision delivers balanced taste and longest duration). Use a spoon bombilla (preferred) or slotted bombilla; the powder content builds a mountain but doesn't clog easily. Refill with hot water as needed), you'll get 20-25 refills of energizing flavor. The simplified flavors mean no flavor evolution during the session, but the consistent quality and morning-perfect energy make this worth your time.
Aguantadora Despalada is a yerba mate from Argentina specially blended from almost exclusively leaves, with a minimal proportion of twigs (palo). This creates a powerful, pure and long-lasting flavor that is ideal for lovers of a strong mate.
Because the blend consists almost exclusively of leaves, this yerba contains a higher caffeine content than a classic blend. This makes Aguantadora Despalada particularly suitable if you are looking for extra energy and focus during the day.
Package of 0.5 kg
