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Perhaps more surprising is that this was attempted in Argentina in the mid-2000s by Coca-Cola. They introduced a soft drink named "Nativa" based off mate with a
by pilaf 12y ago
Perhaps more surprising is that this was attempted in Argentina in the mid-2000s by Coca-Cola. They introduced a soft drink named "Nativa" based off mate with a huge ad campaign to go with it (the slogan was something along the lines of "there's never before been something so ours"). It was a complete flop, and the unsold bottles were removed from the shelves merely weeks after launch.
I'm an Argentine who enjoys mate. While in Germany I tried a Club Mate and found it disgusting. It may be an acquired taste though, much as plain mate is, and I'd gladly give it a second chance if I could get my hands on some.
- alx 12y agoIn Germany, you should give a try to Flora Power, another mate-based soft drink : http://flora-power.de/ http://flora-power.de/ It's more difficult to find than Club Mate (it's a local brew from Hamburg). Depending on your taste, it contains much less sugar than Club Mate and feels more 'herbal', I prefer this.
- pilaf 12y agoThanks for the tip, I'll look for it next time I'm in Germany.
- mmarx 12y agoAlso, if you happen to find Kolle Mate[0], try one. If you're looking for places to buy, Matekarte[1] provides a nice map detailing who sells what and the latest status (in stock, only few left, out of stock). Unfortunately, it appears to only be available in german. [0] http://kolle-mate.de http://kolle-mate.de [1] https://www.matekarte.de/ https://www.matekarte.de/
- Fargren 12y agoWell, Nativa was pretty gross though. It was (slightly) sweet, and a lot of people prefer their mate without any sort of sweetening.