I drink Yerba Mate a lot, and they just got it at Tully's coffee, and since Tully's has free wi-fi, I go there to work sometimes. Anyway, everytime I go there (several different locations), they make the Mate differently, here are the last five times.
1. Two Tea Bags, Added Hot Water, Left Bags In
2. Two Tea Bags, Added Hot Water, Removed Tea Bags after 30 seconds, it was basically still hot water with a hint of flavor, kind of nasty actually, like soap water.
3. Two Tea Bags, Added some Cold Water to Soak, Then added Hot Water, this is the traditional method.
4. Four Tea Bags??? Added Hot Water, the guy said Mate is weaker than tea and needs more bags.
5. Two Tea Bags, Added Cold Water, Immediately dumped out cold water, then added hot water. Guy Told me I could get a refill of hot water as the bags are reusable, which is a total contradiction to the four bag guy.
Who is training these people?