'Imperial' Mate Cup with smooth Alpaca Rim |El Boyero

'Imperial' Mate Cup with smooth Alpaca Rim |El Boyero

'Imperial' Mate cup covered in cow leather.
Engraved Alpaca rim contour and smooth rim.
Hand-sewn.
The gourd must be cured before use. (Click here to see how to cure a gourd mate)
Shop your handmade Mate cup at El Boyero.

Each mate cup is unique. Sizes are approximate measures because these latter depend on the natural gourd. Each leather is embossed by hand, which means the art work in the picture is just an example of the type of design the artisan makes.

The price does not include the straw.

Product Details

Diameter: 2.76"
High: 4.72"
Kind of product: Handmade

Description

How to cure a gourd Mate:

Put wet mate leaves at room temperature in the gourd for 24 hours (it can be used mate leaves). Afterwards, empty the gourd and scrape its interior with a spoon to remove the peel.
Do this again the following day with warm water, and the third day with hot unboiled water, we suggest between 70 and 80°C at the most.
Each day, scrape the gourd with a spoon until there is nothing left to remove.
If you like, once you have removed all the peel, you can pour whisky or brandy into the gourd, soak it well and light a flame to smoke it. You must do this carefully in order not to burn the gourd. This process will give the infusion a very special flavor.
The mate must not be washed. After using it, dry it with a paper napkin and leave another one inside, so it can absorb any remaining moisture.
We suggest not filling the mate to the brim, that is to say, making sure that the water does not reach the point where the gourd and the metal ferrule join.
The ferrule is only decorative.