First set up (empezamos mate)

Wanted to finally get into mate, have had Argentinian friends and extended family hit this in front of me for years. I figured I would like it, I appreciate teas, black coffee, and like bitter drinks. This seemed perfect to me. So far I’m loving it.

Started myself off with a full set up from MADFLOW. They sell on Amazon, got my stainless steel cup from them, and my Yerba. In my opinion, had a nice cut, not too fine, not extremely bitter, very smooth and easy to handle. Definitely plan on getting a real gourd at some point in the future but I’m having a great time with my steel cup.

Has anyone else tried MADFLOW? And what’s a good follow up to this? Im looking to feel a bit more of caffeine, I think the taste and smoothness was great I’m down to stick to a finish like that for now.