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There is a Yerba Mate cold brew called Tereré[1], is very common in some countries of South America. Even more than the hot version in some places. I myself had

There is a Yerba Mate cold brew called Tereré[1], is very common in some countries of South America. Even more than the hot version in some places. I myself had it many times, sometimes mixed with lime juice, and even mixed with vodka [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terer%C3%A9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terer%C3%A9

MrDresden 4y ago
Thank you for the suggestion, but I live on a small island in the North Atlantic where availability of goods is not particularly high. I can get the Yerba Mate leaf, but the cold brew I would need to make my self. I was rather trying to see if there was any literature out there on if cold brewing limits or eliminates the PAH extraction.
- sgallant 4y ago
  I too live on a small island in the North Atlantic and I'm making my way through my first bag of Anna Park Yerba Mate (Andrew Huberman recommendation)[1] Hello from Canada! [1]https://www.amazon.ca/Anna-Park-Yerba-Mate-Organic/dp/B01B6WUB2W https://www.amazon.ca/Anna-Park-Yerba-Mate-Organic/dp/B01B6W...
  - MrDresden 4y ago
    Well yes, my island is not disconnected from the wider world. It is just prohibitively expensive to ship individual products in. Also there is no Amazon or its like here. Hello back from Iceland!
    - LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
      I see the https://metamate.cc/ https://metamate.cc/ mentioned elsewhere here seems to deliver to Iceland. Don't know about the cost though, maybe acceptable? They are based in Berlin and seem well stocked? Edit: You know, thinking about the amount of flights to and from Kevflavik, no matter if commercial airlines, or business jets doing a stopover there for refueling, I feel there is a niche to exploit. For something like a mini UPS/FedEX/DHL using that empty space, which has to be there? I mean, open https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ point it to KEF, let it run for a day in some tab, and see how much air traffic from BOTH sides of the Atlantic goes there?
      - MrDresden 4y ago
        Thank you for pointing them out. Have already sent them an inquiry about their drying process. It isn't that there is difficulty actually transporting goods here. It is that with transportation and import fees the products can, and often does, double in price. For cheaper things, it simply doesn't make financial sense to pay 4-5x the product price in fees.
  - erybodyknows 4y ago
    Just ordered a bag! Do you have any recommendations for how to best prepare it?
- totalZero 4y ago
  The only difference is using ice water instead of hot water. Preparation is the same: fill the gourd with yerba, pour water, spit out the first mouthful to clear the dust, pour water again and drink. In other words, if you have the leaf you can make either version. Apparently the cold version has less PAH. Not sure if this is a practical concern but for what it's worth there's literature. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0956713515301341 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09567...
scoutt 4y ago
I've been drinking mate my whole life but Tereré, if you are not used to it, is known to ensure you a fast and mostly unexpected bowel evacuation.
- mharig 4y ago
  I never experienced this. Maybe if the ice & water is from dubious origin?
  - sombragris 4y ago
    No. As a seasoned tereré drinker, the fact that you're drinking lots of (mostly) cold water, added to the higher polar and ionic charge of various organic compounds and soluble mineral found in it, should somewhat encourage movement of your lower intestinal tract. Doctors here do not discourage drinking of tereré, but warn that it does not hydrate the body properly, but the contrary. And this is one of the reasons: in the balance, your body loses more water than it gains, so you should supplement it with regular hydration. There's also the fact that regular Camellia sinensis tea has astringent properties, and people keep expecting that yerba mate, being a "herbal tea", might have similar effects, when in fact it doesn't. Of course, as parent stated, many people never experience such effects. YMMV.

MrDresden 4y ago

Thank you for the suggestion, but I live on a small island in the North Atlantic where availability of goods is not particularly high. I can get the Yerba Mate leaf, but the cold brew I would need to make my self. I was rather trying to see if there was any literature out there on if cold brewing limits or eliminates the PAH extraction.

sgallant 4y ago
I too live on a small island in the North Atlantic and I'm making my way through my first bag of Anna Park Yerba Mate (Andrew Huberman recommendation)[1] Hello from Canada! [1]https://www.amazon.ca/Anna-Park-Yerba-Mate-Organic/dp/B01B6WUB2W https://www.amazon.ca/Anna-Park-Yerba-Mate-Organic/dp/B01B6W...
- MrDresden 4y ago
  Well yes, my island is not disconnected from the wider world. It is just prohibitively expensive to ship individual products in. Also there is no Amazon or its like here. Hello back from Iceland!
  - LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
    I see the https://metamate.cc/ https://metamate.cc/ mentioned elsewhere here seems to deliver to Iceland. Don't know about the cost though, maybe acceptable? They are based in Berlin and seem well stocked? Edit: You know, thinking about the amount of flights to and from Kevflavik, no matter if commercial airlines, or business jets doing a stopover there for refueling, I feel there is a niche to exploit. For something like a mini UPS/FedEX/DHL using that empty space, which has to be there? I mean, open https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ point it to KEF, let it run for a day in some tab, and see how much air traffic from BOTH sides of the Atlantic goes there?
    - MrDresden 4y ago
      Thank you for pointing them out. Have already sent them an inquiry about their drying process. It isn't that there is difficulty actually transporting goods here. It is that with transportation and import fees the products can, and often does, double in price. For cheaper things, it simply doesn't make financial sense to pay 4-5x the product price in fees.
- erybodyknows 4y ago
  Just ordered a bag! Do you have any recommendations for how to best prepare it?
totalZero 4y ago
The only difference is using ice water instead of hot water. Preparation is the same: fill the gourd with yerba, pour water, spit out the first mouthful to clear the dust, pour water again and drink. In other words, if you have the leaf you can make either version. Apparently the cold version has less PAH. Not sure if this is a practical concern but for what it's worth there's literature. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0956713515301341 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09567...

scoutt 4y ago

I've been drinking mate my whole life but Tereré, if you are not used to it, is known to ensure you a fast and mostly unexpected bowel evacuation.

mharig 4y ago
I never experienced this. Maybe if the ice & water is from dubious origin?
- sombragris 4y ago
  No. As a seasoned tereré drinker, the fact that you're drinking lots of (mostly) cold water, added to the higher polar and ionic charge of various organic compounds and soluble mineral found in it, should somewhat encourage movement of your lower intestinal tract. Doctors here do not discourage drinking of tereré, but warn that it does not hydrate the body properly, but the contrary. And this is one of the reasons: in the balance, your body loses more water than it gains, so you should supplement it with regular hydration. There's also the fact that regular Camellia sinensis tea has astringent properties, and people keep expecting that yerba mate, being a "herbal tea", might have similar effects, when in fact it doesn't. Of course, as parent stated, many people never experience such effects. YMMV.