
Yerba Mate Blending Pt 1
08/29/23 • 17 min
#013 -- I'm joined by Victoria de la Torre, a plant-based nutritionist, founder of Southmatea, and yerba mate sommelier.
In this episode we talk about:
- Traceability of yerba mate -- knowing where your yerba mate is coming from and how it made it to your gourd to drink
- What is a yerba mate sommelier?
- UAI Universidad Abierta Interamericana
- Different herbs to blend with yerba mate and why
Have you tried blending different herbs with your yerba? If so, I'd love to hear what works for you and different combinations that you like!
Checkout our YouTube channel where I'll be making more videos about yerba mate, product and yerba reviews, and sharing more stories for you all to see!
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Intro voice @yerbamatelab
#013 -- I'm joined by Victoria de la Torre, a plant-based nutritionist, founder of Southmatea, and yerba mate sommelier.
In this episode we talk about:
- Traceability of yerba mate -- knowing where your yerba mate is coming from and how it made it to your gourd to drink
- What is a yerba mate sommelier?
- UAI Universidad Abierta Interamericana
- Different herbs to blend with yerba mate and why
Have you tried blending different herbs with your yerba? If so, I'd love to hear what works for you and different combinations that you like!
Checkout our YouTube channel where I'll be making more videos about yerba mate, product and yerba reviews, and sharing more stories for you all to see!
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Intro music by @soundslikewatr
Intro voice @yerbamatelab
Previous Episode

How to Get Started with Yerba Mate and Podcasting
#012 - I did this interview, Travis, a man I respect. We know each other from Dad's Edge Alliance when we were in a leadership training. He wanted to get started in Podcasting and had some questions for me that we recorded knowing other people would have these questions too. He's also a complete newbie to yerba mate and asks some great questions!
Check out Travis Kaestner on IG as TK Lighting
In this episode:
- What is yerba mate? (also checkout Episode 1)
- Why the traditional method?
- How to get yerba and where
- Taking baby steps
- Mate recommendations (also see episode 2)
- Benefits of drinking yerba
- How to brew yerba in a coffee pot
Podcasting tools:
- Adobe AI enhancement
- Audacity
- Buzzsprout
- "Power Up Podcasting" course (affiliate link)
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Next Episode

Team Dulce: Philosophy on Parkour and Yerba Mate with my Brother-In-Law
#014 -- My Brother-in-Law, a professional Parkour athlete, joined me on this episode to talk about his thoughts on Yerba mate as he drinks his mates sweet (dulce).
Check him out on YouTube as well
We talk about:
- What does mate mean in Bolivia
- How and Why he drinks his mates dulce (sweet)
- Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Philosophy on yerba mate & Parkour
- Boldering
- Making yerba mate appealing to others
- Jumping off a building
- Be better every day
- Confidence
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Intro voice @yerbamatelab
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