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> and you can put your bottle of Club-Mate Damn it, now you're really making me pine! Why must this stuff be so hard to get in the US? Last I checked there we

> and you can put your bottle of Club-Mate Damn it, now you're really making me pine! Why must this stuff be so hard to get in the US? Last I checked there were two different companies handling distribution in the US and NEITHER of them seem to stock it anywhere! Except for one shop in LA that half the time carries expired bottles! The caffeine high from Club-Mate is such a pleasantly sublime feeling. And you used to be able to order it from the 2600 store. I still have the yellow case!

corndoge 4y ago
The site I used to buy it from in quantity for US import is defunct as of this year :( Would love to hear from anyone who can get it in the US
- pdntspa 4y ago
  I haven't checked the situation in a while but it appears there are some online retailers that seem to be new venues for distribution https://club-mate.com/ https://club-mate.com/, click 'buy online'
Jtsummers 4y ago
Try other maté-based drinks, variations of yerba mate beverages can be found in most US grocery stores (with increasing availability over the past several years). I can't stand any of the carbonated ones I've tried in the US, but they are out there.
- pdntspa 4y ago
  Indeed, I like to buy mate in bulk at the latin-american markets, you can usually get a pound of it for cheap I've even had some progress making my own carbonated mate drink, but it can be hard to get the flavor right
wheels 4y ago
Amusingly, even thought I live in Berlin and have it readily available, I tried to make it myself by making mate concentrate, sugar, and a tiny bit of lemon. I got the taste just about right, but more mate-y with the really grassy, earthy taste of mate. But it had so much caffeine that I couldn't think straight and felt jumpy. I came to the conclusion that Club Mate doesn't actually contain much mate. But if you love the stuff and can't get it, it's not hard to experiment. Those are basically the only ingredients.
- pdntspa 4y ago
  Yeah thats the conclusion that I met too, it must be really thin. I had some luck experimenting with honey in my own attempts as well.

corndoge 4y ago

The site I used to buy it from in quantity for US import is defunct as of this year :( Would love to hear from anyone who can get it in the US

pdntspa 4y ago
I haven't checked the situation in a while but it appears there are some online retailers that seem to be new venues for distribution https://club-mate.com/ https://club-mate.com/, click 'buy online'

Jtsummers 4y ago

Try other maté-based drinks, variations of yerba mate beverages can be found in most US grocery stores (with increasing availability over the past several years). I can't stand any of the carbonated ones I've tried in the US, but they are out there.

pdntspa 4y ago
Indeed, I like to buy mate in bulk at the latin-american markets, you can usually get a pound of it for cheap I've even had some progress making my own carbonated mate drink, but it can be hard to get the flavor right

wheels 4y ago

Amusingly, even thought I live in Berlin and have it readily available, I tried to make it myself by making mate concentrate, sugar, and a tiny bit of lemon. I got the taste just about right, but more mate-y with the really grassy, earthy taste of mate. But it had so much caffeine that I couldn't think straight and felt jumpy. I came to the conclusion that Club Mate doesn't actually contain much mate. But if you love the stuff and can't get it, it's not hard to experiment. Those are basically the only ingredients.

pdntspa 4y ago
Yeah thats the conclusion that I met too, it must be really thin. I had some luck experimenting with honey in my own attempts as well.