Yerba Mate

[Los Feliz Slim]

I quit drinking coffee a couple of years ago because it absolutely tears me apart. You're welcome for that information. It's not the caffeine that does me in, so I've been a dedicated tea drinker since then, and have all manner of fancy teas and teapots, etc. Someone gave me some Yerba Mate as a holiday gift and I'm really enjoying it. Does anyone drink this stuff? Is some witch doctor going to come enslave me? Any other thoughts on this delicious nectar?

[george w]

yes it's good.

[Paul B.]

Che Guevara wrote in his book that people in South America drink mate more often than water. Where can I get my hands on some?

[Los Feliz Slim]

This is where mine is from. I love this store.

[wet work]

Yerba Mate is awesome. Every year at the Natural Products Expo the mate booth is rocking. My gf always has some around and I drink it occasionally, I guess I'm still partial to coffee/espresso.

handsome,
Didn't Che's family own a mate plantation? It's been forever since I read that book.

[gumpzilla]

A guy who used to work upstairs from me would come down to our lab and make mate all the time. I never really got into it.

[Jigsaws]

Mate is pretty much the best thing ever. I've spent hours doing nothing but sitting around, talking, and passing the mate.

[tdp]

I love the stuff,been drinking it for years.My favorite way to make it is to brew if very strong in a french press with a little orange juice,crystalized ginger and about a tablespoon of ganja tinture.Good ol hippy speedball.

[argybargy2002]

I lived in Argentina for a year a while back and we used to drink this stuff 4 or 5 times a day. Its fantastic. We used to drink it by putting the leaves in a gourd, adding a little hot water and sucking it up through a metal straw. It was then refilled and passed onto the next person and so on. Kind of like pass the bong I guess. Of all of the things I miss about Argentina, this has the fondest memories for me.

[Entity]

I drink it frequently, but usually only in cycles. I generally switch between frequently drinking Mate and frequently drinking Coffee.

It's truly amazing stuff. I generally just brew mine in a teapot but I'd like to get a gourd+straw as well.

Rob