Yerba: Shelf life?

by **omegapd** » Feb 16th, '08, 14:44

Yerba: Shelf life?

by omegapd » Feb 16th, '08, 14:44

Hey All,

How long does Yerba Mate stay fresh? I just got in around 3 pounds of various brands and am planning on storing them in air tight jars and was just wondering...

Thanks,

EW

by **Mary R** » Feb 16th, '08, 14:51

by Mary R » Feb 16th, '08, 14:51

I want to say 2 or 3 years. I can't really remember and don't really want to research it at the moment. I do know that it can keep significantly longer than black tea (1 yr), though.

by **Warden Andy** » Feb 24th, '08, 18:02

by Warden Andy » Feb 24th, '08, 18:02

The bottom of Rosamonte says to finish within 2 years, which may or may not be true. I have a few that I opened more than a year ago that still seems fresh.

by **Sydney** » Feb 25th, '08, 14:11

by Sydney » Feb 25th, '08, 14:11

Yerba has a ridiculous shelf life. I think the devil is somehow involved.

by **Phathom** » Feb 28th, '08, 15:04

yerba mate

by Phathom » Feb 28th, '08, 15:04

Each of my packages are in an air tight container, or you could purchase more just to keep the fresh flavor. I have seen expires printed onto the bags of mate, they were roughly 12 to 18 months, from what I must assume was a harvest.