"Mmm, similar to that, yes. That man knows his coffee." César chuckles a bit. "Don't tell him I like this more than coffee."
"Now if you would...." César takes the gourd back. "We have to get rid of the dust. Usually I use my hand, but... not appropriate here."
He gets one of the napkins and lightly moisturizes it, then covers the gourd and tips it over, shaking it so the dust will settle on the bottom. A grin as he shows Johnny the dust. Then he slants the gourd at a 45 degree angle and pours water lower to the bottom of it.
"Pouring the lukewarm water like this will help prepare the drinking hole for where I'll insert the bombilla and start pressing the yerba to make room while keeping the top part of it dry to create a little mountain. I just... have to hold this here for a minute while the water gets absorbed. Then I'll add in some hot but not boiling water alongside the bombilla, drink the first drink, which isn't very good."
He shrugs. "After that, it's basically just smooth sailing... refill and drink to empty repeatedly and passing it around, although the host often does the refilling. The flavor changes over time. Eventually, you don't get much flavor, so you can collapse the mountain and get a bit more."
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"Now if you would...." César takes the gourd back. "We have to get rid of the dust. Usually I use my hand, but... not appropriate here."
He gets one of the napkins and lightly moisturizes it, then covers the gourd and tips it over, shaking it so the dust will settle on the bottom. A grin as he shows Johnny the dust. Then he slants the gourd at a 45 degree angle and pours water lower to the bottom of it.
"Pouring the lukewarm water like this will help prepare the drinking hole for where I'll insert the bombilla and start pressing the yerba to make room while keeping the top part of it dry to create a little mountain. I just... have to hold this here for a minute while the water gets absorbed. Then I'll add in some hot but not boiling water alongside the bombilla, drink the first drink, which isn't very good."
He shrugs. "After that, it's basically just smooth sailing... refill and drink to empty repeatedly and passing it around, although the host often does the refilling. The flavor changes over time. Eventually, you don't get much flavor, so you can collapse the mountain and get a bit more."