Hi listeners, 

In this episode, we explore everything we know about tereré (aka "cold mate). We talk about how it's prepared traditionally in the culture of Poha ñana and in a guampa (a bull horn), plus the many various styles of how it's prepared today. Of course, we also talk about our own experiences drinking tereré with friends and family.

Plus, we have a good discussion about different styles of yerba to use with tereré, bombillas (fanned, spooned, and spring-loaded), and some tricks on how to keep your straw from being plugged up. We also talk about Russian tereré (and Russian salad) and how to make tereré from mate cocido (brewed mate).  

Jahápy ja'u terere! (Guaraní translation - "Let's drink tereré!")

- Casey, Ryan, and David  

In this completely spontaneous episode, we take you through an off-the-cuff history of yerba mate. 

We discuss yerba mate's indigenous beginnings with the Guaraní, the cultivation of yerba mate with the Jesuits, and the Paraguayan war. Then, we discuss the rise of the gaucho (and its significance to the founding of Argentina), the adoption of yerba mate as part of criollo culture, and how indigenous words became a part of Argentine slang. 

You also can't learn about yerba mate's history without getting to know a good bit about the history of Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay as countries themselves. We sure had fun making this episode and hope you enjoy it!

Gracias y gracias!

- Casey, Ryan, and David 

What do Gisele Bündchen, Zoe Saldaña, Viggo Mortensen, James Hetfield, Pope Francis, Antoine Griezmann, and Leo Messi all have in common? You guessed it. They are all famous people who sip from a steel straw and gourd. 

In this episode, we talk about these materos, sightings of other famous people drinking mate, and a few who are rumored to have drunk mate throughout history like Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. 

If we missed someone famous who you know drinks mate, please reach out and let us know!

- Ryan, Casey, and David

B vitamins, caffeine, theobromine, chlorogenic acid... 

Want to learn all about what's actually in yerba mate that makes it so healthy for you? In our 5th episode of Way of the Gaucho, brothers Casey, Ryan and David get into why yerba mate should be your go-to caffeinated beverage!

Check this episode out to learn all of the following:  

Best enjoyed while drinking mate! 

Gracias y gracias, 

- David, Ryan, Casey 

Have you ever joined a cebada (a mate circle) and wondered if those around you are judging the way you drink yerba mate? Yeah, they probably are. 

But don't worry...in this episode, we summarize the top 10+ dos and don'ts of a mate cebada, plus go over a few of our own pet peeves of drinking with others who might not know the unwritten "rules." 

Best to listen to this episode before drinking with any of us! JK. We're nice. Seriously though, this episode can help you avoid committing any faux pas while drinking yerba mate with anyone from Argentina. 

Also, if you want to get a look at Ryan's palo santo gourd, head over to our Instagram page at @wayofthegaucho.   

- David, Ryan, and Casey

New to drinking yerba mate and sharing it with others? This episode (Part 2) is for you. 

We discuss some of the different yerba types and go into the basics of what to expect from a cebada, or mate circle, including what your responsibilities are as a circle participants or if you are the cebador. 

This episode is not to be missed if you don't want to look like a fool in front of your Argentine friends! 

Gracias y gracias, 

- David, Ryan, and Casey 

We are brothers Casey, Ryan, and David talking about yerba mate as we drink it virtual cebada-style! 

We introduce yerba mate, our own family's Argentine tradition of drinking mate, what we're drinking now, why we decided to call the podcast "Way of the Gaucho," and what you can expect from this podcast in the future.

As mentioned in the episode, you can learn more about El Gaucho Martín Fierro as a literary work in this article written by David at Medium. You can also find photos of our mate gourds and more about us on Instagram. 

Thanks for listening! 

Gracias y gracias,