There are many drinks on the market today that are marketed as natural, organic, caffeinated, etc., for all your many needs. However, there aren’t that many that have all those components in one bottle — except one: yerba mate (pronounced yer-ba mah-tay).
Yerba mate is an all-inclusive beverage made from the leaves of the South American holly tree. It’s naturally caffeinated and has been used by the natives for it’s rejuvenating effects for centuries. The drink is claimed to have the “strength of coffee, the health benefits of tea, and the euphoria of chocolate.” Sounds like paradise in a bottle.
The best thing about yerba mate is that it can be prepared in a variety of ways, from a tea infuser or French press to a coffee machine or an espresso maker. It can be consumed hot or cold, and served with milk and honey or iced with lemon and mint. The options are plenty.
The most popular way yerba mate is served today is bottled up cold and sold by Guayaki, an organization that specializes in making organic, fair-trade yerba mate with intentions of the drink serving as the mainstream energy source of choice.
You can find Guayaki’s yerba mate at many places around Jackson including:
- Jackson Whole Grocer
- Market & Cellars, located downstairs in the Mangy Moose building
- Lotus Cafe
- Albertsons
- Smith’s
- Elevated Grounds
- The General Store in the village
Pearl Street Bagels also serves yerba mate, but traditional in tea bags. Get you yerba mate today, and start experiencing the many health benefits the all-in-one drink has to offer. It comes in many flavors such as traditional, unsweetened, raspberry, passion, mint, pomegranate, citrus and peach.
