Our Story

Yerba Mate Lab started in 2017 as a simple blog reviewing yerba mate brands, posting tutorials, and helping people discover mate for the first time.

What began as a passion project quickly grew into something much bigger...

In 2018, we launched our shop, which started with our first product - a silicone-capped bombilla (no longer sold). Then as we've expanded, we went from supplier to supplier in search of the highest quality mate gourds and bombillas. Because let me tell you, not all of them are built the same. Which is why we've spent years of searching and tons of money spent (most of it going down the drain), until we finally partnered with a workshop that crafts some of the finest handmade products we've come across. 

By 2022, we started posting on social media, leading the revolution of mate with hundreds of videos teaching anything and everything about mate. And luckily, our content had gone viral (in large part due to the World Cup). Today, we now have over 1 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, making us the largest yerba mate community online.

Then in 2024, we started a Discord server which currently has 2,700+ active members. Showcasing the true power of mate and its ability to connect materos from around the world.

When 2025 came, we took our biggest step yet and launced La Palma, our own yerba mate brand which is now easily recognized in the mate community.

From blog to brand, everything we do is rooted in a genuine love for mate and the culture behind it. Mate is still in its early stages in the US, and we plan to continue the revolution for years to come.

Thank you for taking the time to learn about us and we greatly appreciate everyone that supports us - whether as a customer or a viewer - you have contributed to us in ways we couldn't imagine years ago.