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Mate Java Espresso – Roasted Mate Mocha Coffee Alternative
Mate Java Espresso is a dark, earthy roasted yerba mate blend with a touch of black tea and real chocolate chips. It has a rich, dark, chocolatey mocha flavor with vanilla and cinnamon — a bold, satisfying brew that can totally replace your morning coffee!
Roasting the mate gives it a deep, rustic, slightly smoky flavor that's wonderfully balanced by sweet chocolate, warm cinnamon and smooth vanilla. Yerba mate is naturally caffeinated, making it a satisfying morning cup.
Tasting Notes
Aroma: roasty, chocolatey and warm
Flavor: rich, dark mocha with earthy roasted mate
Accents: sweet vanilla and warm cinnamon
Body: full and satisfying
Finish: smooth, rustic and gently spiced
Why You'll Love It
Mate Java Espresso is a truly full, satisfying roasted flavor that stands up to cream — perfect for coffee lovers looking for a nutrient-rich alternative. It delivers the rich taste of your morning cup of joe, with the earthy character of mate.
Roasted yerba mate with black tea
Real chocolate, vanilla and cinnamon
A coffee-like mocha flavor
Naturally caffeinated to start your day
How to Enjoy
Brew it strong and add cream or milk for a mocha-style morning drink, or froth your favorite milk on top for a café-style mate latte. It's also delicious iced. Pair it with breakfast pastries or a chocolate treat.
Rich, roasty and bold, Mate Java Espresso is the perfect coffee alternative.
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Chocolate
Chocolate is made from roasted cacao beans, a crop native to Central and South America where the Maya and Aztecs prized it as a drink. In tea blends, chocolate pieces and cocoa nibs add a rich, sweet cocoa flavor that melts into the cup with a smooth, slightly roasted finish. Chocolate pairs well with black tea, rooibos and pu-erh, along with mint, orange, cherry, coconut and vanilla. Add a splash of milk for a dessert-like cup.
Cinnamon is the dried inner bark of evergreen trees native to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, rolled into the familiar curled quills. In the cup it gives a sweet, woody warmth with a gentle bite and a rich, bakery-like aroma. It is a natural partner for black tea, rooibos and fruit blends, especially alongside ginger, cardamom, clove and apple. Try a cinnamon blend with a splash of milk on a cold morning, or brew it strong and pour it over ice.
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Plant-based tea bags
Our tea bags are made from PLA (polylactic acid), a bioplastic made from plant starch — most often corn, sometimes cassava, beets or sugarcane. Because it’s made from starch, it’s considered much safer for use with food and drink.
BPA- and phthalate-free — no endocrine disruptors in your cup
Petroleum-free and non-toxic
Compostable and recyclable
How quickly it breaks down depends on conditions like soil, sunlight and temperature.
Make it your kind of cup
ready, set, steep.
A great starting point. Adjust the strength to suit your taste.
011 TSP or 1 BAGScoop your leavesAdd tea to a roomy infuser or teapot.
0295°C200mlJust add waterPour water over the leaves at the suggested temperature.
033 - 4 minGive it a momentLet the tea steep, then remove the leaves.
04Your perfect cupSip and enjoyTaste it plain first, then make it your own.
01Double the leavesMake it boldUse twice your usual tea amount for a concentrated infusion.
0295°C200mlBrew it hotPour hot water over the leaves.
033 - 4 minSteep, then strainRemove the leaves after brewing.
04Pour over iceCool things downFill a heat-safe glass to the top with ice and pour the hot tea straight over it — the melting ice brings it to the right strength.
A little steeping tipLet just-boiled water cool for a minute or two — water that’s too hot can turn delicate leaves bitter. Good leaves give a lovely second cup, too.
A fresh way to enjoy itSweeten while the tea is still hot so it dissolves. For a smoother, mellower glass, try cold brew: leaves in cold water in the fridge for 6–8 hours.
Details
Preparation:
Use 1 TSP or 1 BAG per 200ml of water at 95°C and steep for 3-4 min.
Ingredients:
Roasted mate, black tea, chocolate chips (Unsweetened Chocolate, Sugar, Soya Lecithin, Vanilla), cinnamon, vanilla and flavor
Love this tea. It’s the first (with the exception of rooibos) alternative to black tea with milk that I really enjoyed without the need for milk. You can’t go wrong when it contains chocolate ????
Paul Page
January 2022
Being new to trying different teas this year, having spent a lifetime drinking bagged tea with milk, I had a blinkered approach to choosing tea’s. Picking this tea/mate solely on the reviews I did not know what to expect, straight from the opening of the bag to the first sip an amazing aroma and wonderful taste,
Tamara Rosic
February 2021
I love it! Became my special when I need a personal break. The smell of that fresh cup, the aroma, different flavours and depth... It lifts up my mood and energy every time I have a cup.
Mary
June 2020
This was a nice little surprise!
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Kyara
July 2017
A great combination of chocolate and caffeine, whenever you need a pick-me up! Highly recommend for all my fellow coffee addicts out there!
Jayen
January 2015
Really delicious, warm and spicy. Not very "tea" like, but a very enjoyable infusion.
Shiqi Huang
March 2020
Almost a perfect replacement for Teavana JavaVana tea. If the chocolate chips were ground into smaller pieces then it would be perfect.
Christina Wilson
November 2025
As a purely utilitarian tea, this works. It will definitely pep you up and give you the energy you seek from, let's say, a cup of coffee. But the taste? My best description is that it's like the essence of mud. At full heat it's slightly earthy, but all these different flavors basically cancel each other out. The only time I could taste the full flavor profile was when the tea was stone cold. When it's hot or warm it's not bad, but it's also not great. I guess at best I'd say it's indistinct. Nothing about it really sticks out. That being said, it absolutely gives you a nice jolt of wake-up energy, and it stays steady for a while. So I will be rebuying simply for the utility of replacing my coffee with something that is just as energizing without making me jittery and anxious. But I certainly wouldn't buy it for the almost nothing bland taste.
Kris
November 2021
Just not my personal cup of tea. I was hoping for a coffee replacement, the 'java' flavour and boldness is missing. I'm not fond of the flavor. :(
Michael Malleus
February 2023
Who on earth decided that this was going to be a good tea? Thoroughly unremarkable. Only drinking it because I paid for it. I was looking for a good bourbon vanilla-flavored tea and thought the chocolate might be a rich and interesting addition. It is like thin watery cocoa with a tinge of something else equally undesirable. not recommended.
