Isondú Traditional Yerba Mate 500 g (1.1 lb)

I bought this a few months ago and the package was secured and nothing leaked out. The Isondu Barbacua was smoky, delicious, and fresh. Better than the one I bought from the other website. I am definitely buying Yerba Mate from this website again.

I wouldn't use this one for a "daily drinker" but it's fun on occasion and I could see pairing it with certain foods. Very smokey flavor, it tastes like the mate has actually been barbecued.

The traditional barbaqua style of smoking and aging gives this maté a strong and robust smokiness that is reminiscent of a campfire, with a deep aged taste comparative to lighter matés, you can taste the strength of the nutrient soil it's grown from, it is the essence of what a traditionally smoked yerba maté should be.

Everything I've tried from Isondu has been amazing, including this barbacua. I'm not an experienced taster but I have a few mates now that I can compare this to. I just tried one by Porongo that is less aged than this, and unsmoked. That one tastes relatively green and leafy. In contrast, the barbacua is less sharp, lightly smoky, more fruity, and darker in color. The smoke is not overwhelming. The fruity, biscuity notes remind me of a pastry shop. It's one of the favorites I've tried!

Fantastic taste, complex and not overbearing. Not an expert, but as someone who tastes morning and night, had been looking forward to getting this based on mates from Isondu. Can't say enough.