Bombilla - The Little One.

Small mate cups require a short bombilla. At 13 cm, this small one sits stably, doesn't tip over, and fits comfortably in the hand. A longer bombilla would stand at an angle and be uncomfortable to drink from.

In any container? No, the Small one is specifically designed for small mate cups. For larger or "normal" cups, such as our stainless steel mate cup, we recommend the Classic one.

The mate drinking straw is called a bombilla (Spanish) or bomba (Portuguese). In German, it's also called mate drinking straw, mate spoon, or mate drinking tube – but the correct term is bombilla.

The bombilla is not a drinking straw with a filter. The mate goes into the drinking vessel (calabash).

The bombilla filters the yerba mate leaves as you drink. Without it, you would ingest both the leaves and the powder. This allows you to re-infuse your caámate multiple times without drinking the leaves – always a fresh infusion as needed, until the caámate is completely rinsed.

A bombilla is a drinking straw with a filter at the bottom – it prevents you from drinking yerba mate leaves. Here's how: Fill your cup with yerba mate, insert the bombilla with the filter facing down, pour in hot water, and drink. No tea filter needed, no waste – simply rinse and reuse.