On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:12:12 -0400, Derek > wrote:

>On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 02:53:36 GMT, Alex Chaihorsky wrote:
>
>> I am an avid mate drinker and this is what I have to say:
>
>I humbly submit that I screwed up on the water temperature part,
>because, now that Alex mentions it, that's exactly what my friend said
>about it.
>
>So don't listen to me when it comes to Mate. Listen to Alex.

Well. Yesterday I tried MATE prepared with 70*C water. The drink taste
is something really lighter then the same quantity prepared with
nearly boiled water. Actualy I noticed a little "burned leaves" taste
with boiling water (too near to tobacco), but it looks like more to
intensify the natural quality of MATE than to burn it. That's my
opinion and what my short experience told me. For what concern
quantity, I noticed that, preparing MATE with a tea pot, you just need
two very-heaped tea-spoons per person. That's all I can say. I wish I
will try MATE with Expresso Machine soon.