Yerba mate, or Ilex paraguariensis, hails from South America. Brewing the dried leaves results in a traditional caffeinated ...

The tea is consumed through a metal straw called a bombilla with a filter at the end to prevent the yerba mate leaves from being drawn up while drinking. To prepare yerba mate tea traditionally ...

Tsapaliaris caught the Club-Mate bug there, but back home in Adelaide he found it hard to get his hands on it. Likewise for Isabelle Cogo, a founder of Melbourne’s Supermaté. They both saw a gap in ...