Mushroom coffee: what’s the hype and which ones are worth trying?

Quirky Monkey combines quality coffee with a selection of botanicals for a distinctive flavour profile. The key ingredient is cordyceps mushroom extract, an ingredient with a long history of traditional use. In Quirky Monkey’s words: “We can’t promise you’ll become an Emperor after drinking this coffee, but we can promise it tastes great.” Depending on how you like your coffee, you’ll get between 250 and 375mg mushroom extract per serving. As well as Rainforest Alliance Certified, single origin Arabica coffee from Brazil, each cup contains ashwagandha and maca root plus raw cacao and C8 MCT oil. The result? A smooth coffee hit that delivers a perfectly balanced brew.

Naturya’s Mushroom Superfood Latte blends earthy reishi and lion’s mane mushrooms with warming spices and a touch of sweetness. Mix with hot milk or your favourite plant-based option for a smooth, golden-brown latte. Whether you’re curious about mushrooms or looking to cut down on ordinary coffee, this blend is a perfect afternoon companion.

Ready for a coffee that’s out of this world? Here comes Spacegoods to the rescue. Just add plant milk or water to this blend and you’ll have a vegan coffee which includes pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), which contributes to normal mental performance and the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.^4,5 There’s the fruiting body of chaga, cordyceps and lion’s mane mushrooms, alongside ashwagandha and maca root... but there’s no mushroomy taste, promise. And who says it’s only for your daily brew? Blend into milkshakes or add into bakes (mocha-inspired cookies, anyone?).

Mushroom coffee, matcha, gummies – DIRTEA’s got it all. Their Superblend coffee combines the drink you love with 1000mg of lion’s mane, chaga and tremella mushrooms. It also features ashwagandha and maca extract, with maca naturally providing amino acids as part of its nutritional makeup (as the building blocks of protein, they’re pretty useful).^6,7

If you love the creamy taste of coconut, you’ll want to try this one – bringing the comfort of a delicious latte, with added lion's mane mushrooms, ashwagandha, turmeric, cinnamon and lucuma. It contains 500mg lion’s mane per serving, adding to its distinctive character. This one's best enjoyed with a splash of your favourite plant-based drink and warmed up in the microwave.

If you enjoy the taste of coffee later in the day, this lion’s mane decaf blend lets you keep the ritual going whenever it suits you. With this lion’s mane decaf blend, you can enjoy your grounding coffee ritual any time of day – whether you’re after a late afternoon coffee moment or you want something warm to sip in front of the TV. Stir it into your favourite brew, blend into a smoothie or sprinkle it over breakfast next time you're knuckling down on some life admin.