Sparkling water? Mineral water? What's a GOOD TASTING thirst quencher for normal down time?

[PufPuf23]

45. Yerba Mate (or Mate) has not been mentioned in this thread.

I drink black coffee, ice water, teas (occasionally mostly sun tea in summer), and mate. Virtually never drink soda or beer. I do drink orange juice on occasion and cherry juice (especially when think may have smidgeon of gout).

I make several types of sun teas in the summer with old Snapple bottles and tea bags and then remove tea bags and refrigerate: Lipton, green tea, herbal tea, and mate.

Here is wiki for mate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage)

One can readily find places to buy mate online. Mate can be found in prepared bottles and cans many places but I like mate plain and unadulterated. Mate is caffeinated but not acid like coffee. I have had problems in the past with stomach ulcers and replaced coffee with mate. I have several bombillas and use loose leaf mate (repeatedly adding more crushed leaf and hot water rather than starting from scratch) but use mate tea bags for the cold sun tea preparation. I have also used a French press.

I really like mate but have an life long (since late teens) addiction to dark roast black coffee as did not discover mate until early 1990s.

I buy loose leaf and tea bag mate online at Guayaki: http://guayaki.com/category/12/Loose-Leaf-Mate.html (lots of info on mate at the Guayaki site)

I also buy mate on occasion when see at various specialty markets but have grown accustomed to the Guayaki product and live rural.

Mate gives a lift like coffee (or tea) but I find the lift more "gentle".

Here is more about mate: http://guayaki.com/mate/130/What-is-Yerba-Mate%3F.html