Pico de Loro Alpaca Bombilla
£16.50
A beautiful high quality bombilla made from Alpaca, to drink yerba mate. Handmade and finished to a strong shine with beautiful designs engraved along the length.
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Alpaca “Pico de Loro” Bombilla for Yerba Mate
The pico de loro bombilla means literally “parrot beak bombilla” and refers to the signature deep curve from the body of the bombilla to the mouthpiece. This makes it more comfortable to sip from without adjusting the position of your head as happens with straight bombillas, or bombillas with very little curve. This is a well sought after piece. A bombilla is a straw for drinking yerba mate. It is usually made from metal, but can also be made from cane, wood and plastic. This bombilla is made from Alpaca, sometimes known as German Silver. This alpaca bombilla is exquisitely designed, a highly shiny piece.
Each Alpaca Bombilla is handmade in Uruguay, so your engraved design will differ from the photos as no two pieces are the same.
The length of this bombilla is 20cm
Enjoying your Yerba Mate
Yerba mate is a deliciously bitter tea enjoyed in the southern countries of South America, especially Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Traditionally yerba mate is drunk from a gourd which is a natural cup made from the fruit of the calabash. The gourd is filled to around 3/4 and then water is repeatedly added and sipped through a bombilla straw. This is then repeated and passed between friends and family. Drinking mate is a highly sociable activity. If you buy any mate accessories or loose leaf yerba you will receive full instructions on how to brew the perfect yerba mate. If you wish you can read up in advance on how to brew yerba mate. You can also read information on how to care for your bombilla here.
| Weight | 0.05 kg |
|---|---|
| Size | Medium |
| Material | Alpaca |
| Form | Spoon |
Customer Reviews
Excellent bombilla, has become a daily favourite. However, not suitable for a small mate or gourd as it's pretty chunky. Suited perfectly for a larger size mate like a camionero or imperial size
Great product
Received it in good time
It seems that the bombilla I ordered had a factory defect because inside the filter it has a kind of black stones of dirt and they do not stop coming out, I tried to remove them by curing or soaking the bombilla with boiling water, baking soda and vinegar for 25 minutes and even after that the dirt is not removed and prevents me from cebar a good mate, otherwise the shipment was fine.
Hi, I'm sorry to hear about this. Our support team contacted you to resolve this, and I'm glad this is now sorted, kind regards, UruShop
Lovely Bombilla
perfectly clear and easy to use
