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Cruz de Malta Seleccion Especial

As two words described Amanda Traditional, one word would describe Cruz Malta's Seleccion Especial - smooth.  Normally I am not a big fan of Cruz Malta, but they have hit the mark with their Especial Yerba.  It is smooth as silk.  Much like the Amanda, pours nicely without a lot of dust and a pleasant aroma.  In this case, their packaging has a nice side dispense feature, kind of cool and different.  The yerba has a very smooth taste from beginning to end, nice flavor without any bitterness - even after the yerba needs to be changed out.  It has a natural taste, a nice flavor of pure yerba and does not clog the bombilla easily, due to its nice blend of stems and leaves.  The best part of this yerba is that the taste lasts a long time and does not hit you right away.  It takes a second for the flavor to come alive, which is a great mouth feel and taste.  At the end, even after the yerba has been worked through, it still has a smooth, albeit not as strong flavor.  This is one of my favorite yerbas as it has the right flavor combination for a fine mateada experience.  Just add the right mate, water and a circle of good friends/family and with Cruz Malta Seleccion Especial, you can't go wrong.  Disfruten mis amigos!

Welcome to Mateada!

I have created Mateada to review Yerbas from Argentina and help you select the right one for you.  I also want to help people have a better mate experience, so if you have any questions please send them my way.  To enjoying a nice mateada with friends and family - I wish you the best!

Amada Traditional Yerba Review

Amanda Yerba Traditional can be summed up in a couple words - just right. One can tell this right away as the yerba pours into the mate, there is a subtle aroma of natural yerba.  The leaves are an earthy green and just the right size, not to small, not to large.  When pouring water onto the leaves, it does not take long before the mateada is ready. From the first sip, it is clear that this is a smooth yerba.  Not too strong of a flavor, not too light, just a really nice yerba with a natural taste to it.  It combines well with sugar or honey to add a bit of sweetness if so desired.  Personally I like to add about a 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar which brings out a slightly different flavor. 

This yerba can be enjoyed anytime of day, morning as a nice wake up or evenings as a wind me down.  As the flavor is smooth, it provides almost calming effect which can be atypical for a yerba. 

With Amanda, one can never go wrong and it is very reasonably priced.  For more information on Amanda, visit http://www.yerbamanda.com.ar/en/index.php Also Amanda Mate can be found on most internet stores that sell mate like yerbamatebiz.com or amigofoods.com.

Note:  The mateada blog does not have any affliation with either store, these are just merely suggestions and where I have found Amanda in the past. 

Enjoy and Saludos,

El Nacho