Don Basilio Selección Especial
Yerba mate with stems · Argentina
Yerba mate with stems, traditional milling. Classic and balanced flavour, best chosen for the mate of every day.
- Brand
- Don Basilio
- Variety
- Selección Especial
- Type
- With stems
- Country
- Argentina
- Company
- Don Basilio S.R.L. (familia Okulovich)
- Made in
- Campo Viera, Misiones, Argentina
- Founded
- 1931
- Bitterness
- 3.0/5
- Yield
- 3.0/5
Pairing
Croissants, fried dough cakes, small biscuits, chipa (cheese bread) and pastries.
History of Don Basilio
Don Basilio Okulovich reached Misiones from Russia in 1931 to the area of Campo Viera and began to build one of the most important family tea companies. The fourth generation's leading her today.
Background
For more than 20 years they have prepared yerba for other brands and in 2023 they have launched their own, integrating the whole process from plantation to package. They offer a special yerba with 18 months of natural aging and a traditional with about 10 months, both soft.