Cold Brew

4 guides tagged Cold Brew

Buyer's Guide

The Best Infuser Bottles and French Presses for Yerba Mate (2026)

No gourd, no bombilla, no ritual to learn: infuser bottles, cold-brew bottles, and French presses brew real loose-leaf mate with gear you may already understand. These are the picks that filter mate's fine leaf properly, hot and cold.

Read the guide →10 min

Buyer's Guide

The Best Tereré Gear (2026): Guampas, Insulated Cups, and Ice-Cold Kits

Paraguay drinks its mate ice-cold, and cold mate has its own gear logic: insulated vessels that fight condensation, bombillas that handle long icy sessions, and pitchers built for ice. These are the tereré setups worth buying, from a handmade Paraguayan kit to a $15 double-wall starter.

Read the guide →10 min

Explainer

What Is Tereré? The Cold-Brewed Mate of Paraguay

Tereré is yerba mate drunk ice-cold — water (or juice) poured over the leaf in a guampa and sipped through a bombilla. What it is, how to make it, and why it's the summer way to drink mate.

Read the guide →8 min

Explainer

How to Make Iced Yerba Mate (Cold Brew & Chilled)

Two easy routes to a refreshing cold mate — cold-brew the loose leaf overnight, or chill a fresh brew over ice — then dress it with citrus, mint, and a touch of sweetener.

Read the guide →7 min

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