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A pair of Years ago, someone offered me a sample of mushroom coffee at a farmers market. “Is it coffee with mushrooms?” I asked. The seller explained that the coffee was made entirely from mushrooms. I took one sip and immediately wondered if I was actually drinking diluted clay.
Fortunately, not all mushroom coffee tastes like this. Some blends contain actual coffee with functional mushrooms such as lion’s mane and chaga; Others blend mushroom extracts with adaptogens, probiotics, and nootropics. A few of them even taste close to the real thing.
Mushroom coffee also tends to be much more expensive than a bag of regular beans. So, if you’re interested in this trend but don’t want to commit to full price, Prime Day is a good time to give it a try. WIRED reviewer Pete Cottelle has spent years testing mushroom coffees ranging from the really fun to “a combination of Chex Mix and bong water,” and these are the discounted picks that earn his recommendation.
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This is one of the best mushroom blends Pete has tried — it’s real coffee beans with added lion’s mane for brain health and Rhodiola for stress relief, and he rated it very strong with an 8.6 out of 10. Sure, the taste was on par with medium-roast ground coffee found in grocery stores, but things could have been worse. Much worse. He also enjoyed the protein shake that came with it, which is usually… Runs about $20.
Four Sigmatic’s mushroom coffee is unique in that it is a dark roast – most coffee-based blends are medium roast. Pete also appreciated the lack of aftertaste of cigarette butts and the bowling alley, describing Four Sigmatic as “a hug from an old friend after weeks of drinking murky silt.” This product contains Lion’s Mane and Chaga for mental clarity and energy.
Pete is a gas station coffee lover, and this powder reminded him of his favorite Sheetz mix — which happens to be mostly a “vanilla latte” dispensed by one of those push-button machines — in the best way possible. It’s mildly sweet and fairly low in caffeine (22 milligrams; a typical cup of coffee is 95 milligrams), plus it contains probiotics and magnesium with ashwagandha and lion’s mane.
“Harmless” is more of a compliment than you might think for mushroom coffee, especially one in soluble powder form. Pete believes this blend, infused with lion’s mane, ashwagandha, and cordyceps, delivers a solid, coffee-like experience, with the powder completely dissolving and leaving minimal or no residue.