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Best OverallAtlas Coffee Club Atlas+ Latte SuperblendRead more$26Atlas Coffee Club
Smoothest Cup of Brewed CoffeeHeady Cup Mushroom Coffee Bloom Shroomery BlendRead more$33Heady Cup
Best Mushroom-Infused CoffeeShroomi Focus Mushroom CoffeeRead more$37
Shroomi
Best Nootropic CocktailLucid Nootropic + Mushroom CoffeeRead more$44Amazon
The world has been addicted to caffeine for centuries, and in the year 2026, the scientific argument over whether coffee is good or bad for you remains unsettled. One might believe the lack of consensus is a Mainstream Media™ psyop to keep people scrambling for marketable solutions to a problem that’s completely made up, but the cottage industry of coffee alternatives that’s proliferated during this endless tug of war is an interesting outcome regardless of which side you’re on. This is where mushroom coffee makes its inevitable entrance.
Some quick googling revealed the known players in the game, all of which offer their own riff on a common base formula of dried mushrooms–usually a combo of lion’s mane, chaga, and cordyceps—boosted with buzzy add-ons like probiotics and nootropics. I spent a week with each, including our top pick, Atlas Coffee Club’s Latte Superblend ($26), swapping out my morning coffee for each brand's recommended dose of powder and hot water. After day five I allowed myself to experiment with sweeteners and milks, which you’ll need with almost all of these to get through the entire cup without gagging.
Photograph: Pete CottellSome hit like a mild cup of coffee, some were actual coffee, and others were uncanny concoctions no normal person would ever crave unless they were fully indoctrinated in the heady lifestyle this unique alt-beverage industry revolves around. I laughed, I cried, I got the runs, and I crashed on my couch in the early afternoon more times than I could count, all for science, and all so you don’t have to try this on your own.
Be sure to check out our other coffee and caffeinated coverage, including the Best Coffee Subscriptions, Best Coffee Makers, Best Energy Drinks, and Best Electric Kettles.
Updated April 2026: We've added new mushroom coffees from Neubrain, Lifeboost, and Fidus, reorganized some picks, and ensured links and prices are up to date.
Best Overall
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistAtlas Coffee Club
Atlas+ Latte Superblend
$26Atlas Coffee Club
As its name denotes, Atlas Coffee Club is a subscription-based mail order coffee service. And a darn good one at that! It's also our top pick in our guide to the Best Coffee Subscriptions. So when it announced it was dipping its toes in the dark arts of adaptogen-infused mushroom coffees, we trusted it could deliver the goods without all the superfluous lore and manosphere cosigns that most others come bundled with.
The starter kit includes a frother and a scoop and comes with your choice of Atlas’ riffs on mushroom coffee: a coffee superblend or a latte superblend. The former is a straightforward take on mushroom-infused instant coffee. The fine powder dissolves quickly, the coffee flavor is muted with a roasty aftertaste, and only the last two sips had any amount of silty residue. If this was all Atlas offered, it would do well enough in this space.
The latte superblend, on the other hand, is a real treat. Upon my opening the bag, a strong whiff of toasted coconut wafts through the room. The powder emulsifies easily in hot water without any need for a frother. Lacing on the edge of the mug is minimal, and there’s almost no gunky residue or powdery finish to speak of. The flavor of the finished product has a pronounced coconut aroma up front without the requisite sweetness that’s omnipresent in tiki drinks. The swallow offers subtle notes of earthy spice and a soft acidic tang akin to a shot of espresso pulled from Kenyan or Ethiopian beans. It’s an absolute delight to drink.
After three mornings of Atlas’ latte superblend standing in for my coffee, I found myself wondering if I could permanently replace my morning brew with this delicious powder. The caffeine buzz was smooth and devoid of any mind-rattling peaks, but the probiotics did a number on my stomach on the two final days of the weeklong experiment with this one. I would not pair this with a rich, fatty breakfast loaded with eggs and dairy unless you work from home by yourself all day. Intermittent rangus aside, Atlas Coffee Club struck gold here.
Score9.5/10Key ingredientsCoffee, coconut milk, functional mushrooms, prebiotics, probiotics, adaptogens, collagen, vitaminsCaffeine45 milligrams (8 oz.)Smoothest Cup of Brewed Coffee
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistHeady Cup
Mushroom Coffee Bloom Shroomery Blend
$33Heady Cup
Specialty coffee roasters are finally entering the mushroom coffee arena, and we absolutely love to see it. No shade to the supplement and snake oil purveyors who initially shined a light on the product, but this is supposed to be coffee after all. And the addition of Heady Cup Coffee Roaster’s Mushroom Coffee to the burgeoning field of mushroom-infused ground coffee—not instant coffee substitutes like most of the other entries in this list—is cause for celebration among coffee snobs who just want a nice, smooth cup of black coffee in the morning.
Heady Cup ships preground as a “medium coarse” grind, which the brand recommends extracting with a French press or a pour-over. I don’t have time to babysit my coffee while it blooms and swirls in some low-tech vessel that’s not plugged into the wall, so I brewed it with the Guided Brew mode in my trusty Fellow Aiden. The result was a smooth, gentle cup with light notes of grapefruit pith and Burgundy wine, with just a hint of savory mushroom flavors on the finish. It was a joy to drink black, and I’m delighted to find that Heady Cup will grind your beans to your preference, which means you can order a bag that’s ready for espresso if you have a machine you like at home.
Score9.2/10Key ingredientsLion’s mane, cordycepsCaffeineNot listed
Best Mushroom-Infused Coffee
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistShroomi
Focus Mushroom Coffee
$37Shroomi
Shroomi’s simplistic approach to mushroom coffee is a breath of fresh air in a space that’s quite crowded with brands that wrap fantastical claims in yassified millennial aesthetics. The brand's pre-ground mushroom-infused coffee arrives in colorful, unobtrusive packaging that’s simple to read and irresistible for coffee heads who miss the ’90s.
The Mexico Chiapas Light Roast we sampled is a bright and bouncy cup replete with piquant notes of red wine, citrus, and just a wee hint of smoke on the finish. Just three sips of a fresh cup brewed with my trusty Fellow Aiden had me shaking off my post-lunch slump and bounding out the door to run off the pile of leftover pizza I had inhaled less than an hour prior. This is a tasty, approachable, and magical brew you can sneak into any coffee lover's rotation without worrying about offending them with bizarre off notes from the mushroom enhancements.
Score8.8/10Key ingredientsArabica coffee, lion's mane, reishi, chagaCaffeine80 mgBest Nootropic Cocktail
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistLucid
Nootropic + Mushroom Coffee
$44Amazon
$40Lucid
A cursory scan of the About Us section on Lucid’s website reveals it was founded by what appears to be an extreme sports bro, a DJ, and a former marine. The trio’s aesthetic is a trippy minimalist vibe that’s aligned with the bisexual lighting most Twitch streamers use in their backgrounds, and its marketing leans on a preference for nootropics like alpha-GPC and creatine to kick things up a notch so you can rage or do push-ups all night. One tablespoon mixed with 8 ounces of hot water yields a deep-black liquid, with a slight tingle on the front of the sip and notes of toasted sesame on the finish. It’s nothing to write home about on its own, but lack of dusty mouthfeel and off notes make it supremely drinkable. A splash of Chobani Sweet Cream really brought this cup to life, and a mix of steamed oat milk and agave nectar did wonders as well.
The upfront effects of Lucid were hard to discern, but the last few days with this pleasant dust were punctuated by an elevated sense of excitement for the rote tasks I carried over from one day's checklist to the next. My girlfriend and I finally cleaned out our attic to make room for some spare boxes of hardwood flooring, and then repetitive schlepping up and down three very tall floors in our 150-plus-year-old house left me invigorated and craving more small domestic victories. I organized the spice drawer after that and felt amazing while doing so.
Score8.7/10Key ingredientsLion’s mane, cordyceps, turkey tail, tremella, alpha-GPC, L-theanine, L-tyrosine, creatine, ginkgoCaffeine35 to 45 milligrams
Best Whole Package and Add-Ons
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistLaird Superfood
Organic Coffee With Functional Mushrooms
$20 $16 (20% off)Amazon
Laird Superfood takes its name from cofounder Laird Hamilton, an infamously aggro big-wave surfer who’s best known for being Kevin Costner’s stunt double in the 1995 clunker Waterworld. Hamilton and his wife, sand volleyball superstar Gabrielle Reece, founded Laird Superfood in 2015 with the mission of helping the wellness-curious “take something [they] do every day and make it better.” I don’t drink protein powder every day, but I do drink enough coffee to drift into space quite often and fantasize about what my life would be like if I had the cojones to get towed by jet ski into a 50-foot wave in Tahiti and hope for the best, like Hamilton did in 2000.
Laird’s Functional Mushroom Focus coffee is a medium roast that gently tickles the pleasure center of clandestine dark roast freaks, with a hint of smoke on the sip and a gentle numbing tingle on the swallow. It’s a fine coffee on its own, clocking in a few clicks above your average grocery store brand preground medium roast.
The added protein creamer is a special treat that’s so naughty it feels good. The suggested one-third cup dose filled almost half my trusty Ember mug when I added before the pour, per the bag's instructions, and it clocks in at a whopping 200 calories with 50 percent of your daily saturated fat intake right there. After five seconds of whisking, the off-white powder dissolved almost fully into the coffee, leaving me with a light brown brew loaded with rich notes of vanilla and coconut.
The tandem of coffee-based caffeine and vegan, soy-free protein (plus 9 grams of sugar) was the kick in the pants I needed to bounce back from over a month of placebo-ing my brain into submission with kooky mushroom dust and heady nootropics. I don’t have any surfing plans on the books at present, but as soon as I do I’ll be sure to pack an Aeropress and the full Laird Superfood kit.
Score8.6/10Key ingredientsGround Peruvian coffee beans, lion’s mane, rhodiolaCaffeine60 mg to 100 mgSmoothest Cup in General
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistNeubrain
Smart Coffee Blend
$60Neubrain
When mushroom coffee first hit the scene, it was pitched as a mild alternative to coffee for folks who want a hot cup of something in the morning without the caffeine-induced mania. The pendulum seems to be swinging back toward caffeine-maxing, and us hopeless caffeine addicts are absolutely here for it. A prime example of this vibe shift is Neubrain, which ditches the sleek hippie-lite aesthetics of the scene's original purveyors for clean lines, sciencey branding, and an expansive ingredient list that’s bookended by collagen peptides—the hot new neuro-nutrient the internet loves to argue about.
Boasting just north of 100 grams of caffeine, Neubrain’s Smart Coffee Blend is an excellent substitute for that early-afternoon cup or tallboy of sugary brain goop. It’s not quite the kick in the pants I crave in the morning, but the slow burn of its nutrient stack alongside a mild caffeine and an agreeable, mildly savory flavor did wonders in keeping my daily 3 pm craving for a power nap in check. I quickly forgot I was drinking a coffee substitute after the first two sips–which tasted a bit like a fuzzy memory of watery mushroom soup–and the gentle boost of the mushroom cocktail and nootropics within helped me power through a quick yoga sesh and a 30-minute job on my walking pad. I would not reach for Neubrain in a caffeine emergency like a long overnight drive or a pregame before a busy night out, but it’s a great option for a comfy hit of caffeine with a long enough tail to keep the afternoon sleepies at bay.
Score8.4/10Key ingredientsL-theanine, Arabica coffee bean extract, guarana extract, lion’s mane, chaga, cordyceps, turkey tail, reishi, collagen peptidesCaffeine105 milligramsScore: 8.4
Coziest Cup for a Fall Afternoon
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistQuince
Certified Organic Mushroom Coffee
$30Quince
Quince functions as a modern millennial’s answer to J.Crew, with a wide variety of urbane, unflashy fashions for sale in its utilitarian web store. Offering its own mushroom coffee–which is currently available via a wait list—is a logical gambit for a web-based “everything store” that seems marketed squarely at the type of childless creative directors who’ve been bullied by the Wellness Industrial Complex into thinking drip coffee is the brutish pastime of crude populists. Quince has done quite well in concocting a charming, understated magic powder that gathers all of the sensory pleasures of a brisk fall afternoon and swirls them around in a smooth and mildly savory cup. Notes of cardamom and cinnamon tickle the nostrils as the powder easily dissolves into hot water or milk, and a faint hit of light roast coffee and umami punctuates the top of the sip. The sip concludes with a gentle tingle of acidity and a barely noticeable shock of numbing spice that’s too subtle to give even the meekest decaf tea enthusiast pause.
The low caffeine content makes Quince’s brew a poor choice for turbo-charged mornings that demand a stronger hit of energy, but it’s a great afternoon or early-evening brew that’s well-suited to offer a gentle kick in the cropped stovepipe trousers without pummeling your psyche into white-knuckled submission. As a hopeless caffeine junkie, I plan to keep this in the cupboard well into the winter for a nice post-dinner cuppa to keep cozy while I watch my programs with my pets in my quiet, child-free home.
Quince Certified Organic Mushroom Coffee is currently out of stock, but you can join the wait list at the link.
Score8.1/10Key ingredientsOrganic Mexican arabica coffee, L-theanine, lion’s mane, chaga, cordyceps, reishi, king trumpet and shiitake mushroom extractsCaffeine48 milligramsBest Replacement for Truck-Stop Coffee
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistFidus
Mushrooms Focus Coffee
$17 $13 (24% off)Amazon
Have you tried the coffee at your local Sheetz or Love’s recently? Gas station coffee still gets a bad rap these days, but the bar has been raised exponentially since the era of a murky Bunn pot next to the hot dog rollers being your last resort for caffeine on the road beyond the realm of sugary, chemical-laden tallboys. I’ll be the first to admit it’s usually a bit watered-down for my needs, but the infinite options of free add-ins on the counter more than make up for it.
My current truck-stop coffee kink is the tallest cup I can find, filled halfway with a medium-roast drip and the other half with the French vanilla “latte” dispensed by a machine that hums like a Weedwacker when you turn it on. The fragrance alone is enough to goose my serotonin levels, which brings me to Fidus Mushrooms Focus Coffee. The first whiff of the freshly opened bag smelled exactly like this glorious liquid nourishment, which felt odd when contrasted with the actual flavor of this earthy elixir. The sugary-sweet notes were hiding in the distance on the swallow, but the relatively minimal ingredient list contains zero traces of sugar or other sweeteners. It’s a crafty magic trick that makes your brain expect an indulgence, when in reality you’re sipping on a very mild mushroom brew that’s similar to gas-station coffee in both its potency and its mouthfeel.
The caffeine content of this brew is pithy at best, but no one is forcing you to include a mere 2.5 grams of powder in your cup. I tripled the dose on the third day of my week with Fidus, and the flavor and texture of the liquid were still amenable relative to the increased caffeine content. Silty residue was nonexistent even with a simple spoon for stirring, which makes this a great emergency caffeine ration to stash in the glove box of your bugout rig when you can only count on hot water and your own resilience when life on the road beckons.
Score7.9/10Key ingredientsAshwagandha, probiotics, magnesium, lion's maneCaffeine22 milligrams
Best Replacement for Diner Coffee
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistSpacegoods
Rainbow Dust
$47Spacegoods
For generations, caffeine addicts have flocked to diners with names like Jim’s Coffee Pot, where they can wash down bacon and eggs with coffee that’s been stewing for who knows how long. This style of brew is an acquired taste, for sure, but there’s no beating it when you’re hungover and half awake.
The savory finish of Spacegoods’ “coffee-flavored” Rainbow Dust hits like that first sip of coffee at your estranged uncle’s favorite greasy spoon, with a roasty, almost burnt flavor that slowly fades into a subtle umami hit that tricks your brain into thinking some hash browns might be burning on a flat top in the next room over. Clocking in at 120 mg of caffeine per 12-ounce cup, this is a nice happy medium between an energy drink and a cup of tea, making it crushable for those of us who drink cup after cup as a matter of habit rather than the means to an end.
Score7.9/10Key ingredientsLion's mane, cordyceps, chaga, ashwagandha, maca root, rhodiola rosea, vitamin B5Caffeine120 milligrams (12 oz.)Best Ground Coffee for Light Roast Lovers
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistNorth Spore
Functional-5 Mushroom Coffee
$18North Spore
Most mushroom-infused ground coffee blends are filed under the “Medium Roast” category, which is typically a safe catch-all that grocery store brands and discount purveyors describe their preground product as to avoid pissing off discerning light-roast aficionados such as yours truly. Nine times out of 10 they hit like a dark roast, with an ashy taste and a healthy dose of the oil that seeps out of the beans during the elongated roasting process, shimmering and swirling around the top of your cup like a puddle in a parking lot. This coffee from North Spore, which makes our favorite mushroom-growing monotub and spray-and-grow mushroom kit, lacks all of those off notes while still retaining a sturdy, earth flavor that’s far enough removed from the citric and buttery notes I love most about classic high-end light roasts to stand up as its own unique thing.
There’s a hint of mushroom flavor on the swallow if you really look for it, but you could easily swap this in for someone's morning cup of Folgers or Illy medium roast and they’d be none the wiser. It tastes fine on its own if you brew it in a decent coffee maker or by hand via a pour-over, and it pairs wonderfully with festive creamers like pumpkin spice, peppermint mocha, or year-round staples like hazelnut or sweet cream. It didn’t hold up well on its own after marinating in my Ember travel mug for an hour, but few coffees do. A small hit of creamer from a gas station brought the flavor back to life without any problems.
Score7.8/10Key ingredientsArabica coffee, lion’s mane, chaga, reishi, cordyceps, turkey tailCaffeineNot listed
Least Gunky
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistMicro Ingredients
Organic Instant 10-in-1 Mushroom Coffee Powder
$39Amazon (28 oz.)
The fine brown powder that’s packed tightly into this massive bag has a faint smell of burnt coffee, sort of like that last bit of sludge that’s stuck to the bottom of a Bunn carafe after a long day at a diner. The taste is forgettable and inoffensive. A hat tip to Micro Ingredients is in order for its flawless execution of a product that’s as mid as mid can possibly get: It barely tastes like coffee or mushrooms, yet it gestures toward both and offers the same end result for the user.
I started with 2 teaspoons of the powder mixed into 8 ounces of hot water with the handheld blender the folks at MUD/WTR so graciously included in its own overengineered box (see below), and it took just a few seconds to realize this level of emulsion is overkill. You won’t need more than a few turns of a common spoon to completely dissolve Micro Ingredients in your cup, and the lack of silty or gunky residue is greatly appreciated after a few sips. I gussied up subsequent cups with 4 ounces of steamed milk and 1 teaspoon of simple syrup for a slightly more gratifying sip, but it tastes fine on its own and would be a decent substitute for coffee on a camping trip or in some sort of emergency. The caffeine content is just a few clicks above a cup of decaf, which makes this a nice late-afternoon pick-me-up for folks who have to take it easy with the real stuff.
Score6.8/10Key ingredientsInstant Arabica coffee powder, chaga, reishi, lion’s mane, cordyceps, turkey tail, shiitake, mesima, wood ear, oyster mushroomCaffeineNot statedBest Alternative to Alternatives
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistRasa
Original Adaptogenic Mushroom Coffee Alternative
$32Amazon
The aesthetic of Rasa’s packaging, which lands between the decor of a Midwestern strip mall Mediterranean café and a box of Moroccan tea from Trader Joe’s, kinda says it all with this uber-mellow mushroom beverage. Very few discernible flavors hit on the sip, but the finish has slight notes of dates and the mildest suggestion of citrus. The lack of caffeine makes Rasa somewhat of an oddity on this list, but the market for decaf drinks is substantial, and I’m sure plenty of folks who mainline herbal tea all day would relish the opportunity to try something a bit fancier and more exotic than their usual lineup of grass and flowers and essential oils and whatever else they refer to as “tea” these days.
I started adding steamed oat milk and a couple drops of mint simple syrup to gussy this up toward the end of my week with this one, and I’m all aboard the Rasa train when a chill evening on the couch is what the doctor ordered.
Score6.6/10Key ingredientsRoasted chicory, acacia fiber, roasted date seed, roasted maca, gynostemma extract, cordyceps fruiting body extract, lion’s mane fruiting body extract, rhodiola extract and eleuthero extract, Arabica coffee, log-grown lion’s mane extract, chaga extractCaffeine0 milligrams
Best Value
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistMax Fit
Ten Mushrooms Coffee
$20Amazon
The flavor of Ten Mushrooms is remarkably similar to that of Ryze (see below): smoky and savory with a sour finish and a dusty residue. A week with this did little to convince me that mushroom brew is the coffee of the future, but it didn’t offend my sensibilities or my bowels in any notable way. If I were forced to choose between Ten Mushrooms and Ryze, I would choose the former due to its bullshit-free spin on a cottage industry that’s filled with late-stage capitalist trapdoors and other forms of subscription-based chicanery.
As I write this, a 142-gram bag of Ten Mushrooms is about $10 cheaper than Ryze, and you can buy it instantly on Amazon without navigating several pages of subscriptions, pop-up discount offers, and other digital shakedowns. When the economy crashes and you still need to focus your chakras and conquer your ADHD with mushroom coffee, Jeff Bezos and Ten Mushrooms will be waiting for you with open arms.
Score6.3/10Key ingredientsChaga, reishi, lion’s mane, maitake, shiitake, cordyceps, turkey tail, king trumpet, willow bracket, agaricus blazeiCaffeine50 milligramsBest Pick for Old Hippies
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistMelting Forest
Mushroom Coffee
$15Amazon
When browsing the various mushroom coffees available on the web, I was surprised to find that Melting Forest is the only prominent brand that really leans into the schwilly, post-Jerry ’90s aesthetic associated with a different strain of shrooms. The packaging is a toned-down riff on something one would find in a mall kiosk that sold blacklight posters and grinders until Spencer’s Gifts rolled through and put them out of business. It’s likely the same ex-hippie who does all the design work for Philz Coffee who slapped together Melting Forest’s website. The flavor of this powdered, lightly caffeinated coffee replacement tastes exactly like what you’d imagine to be the ideal brew of a guy who flips out when the barista attempts to rinse out the handmade ceramic blob he brings into his dusty old cafe in Marin at the exact same ungodly hour every morning.
The upfront taste has a light bitterness that would repel coffee noobs but endear old heads whose tastes have evolved from Folgers to Stumptown and back again. There’s very little grit in the top 80 percent of the cup, but the small bits of silt that linger at the bottom bring the funky, earthy flavor of the mushroom blend to life. Melting Forest plays nice with sweeter alternative milks like Pacific Foods coconut milk or original Silk soy milk. The energy level is a mild tickle of alertness that’s on par with a can of yerba mate or a half-caff Americano. It’s a reliable daily drinker that pairs well with long days of organizing stacks of magazines, working on a VW bus, and haranguing your local NPR affiliate about the lack of jazz fusion in its playlist.
Score6.2/10Key ingredientsArabica coffee, organic mushroom fruiting body extract (chaga, lion's mane, reishi, cordyceps, maitake, shiitake, turkey tail) organic cacao, Senactiv Rosa roxburghii (fruit) and panax notoginseng (root), Rhodiolife rhodiola extract, L-theanineCaffeineNot stated
Best Mushroom Add-On
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistOm
Master Blend Organic Mushroom Powder
$20Om (2.2 ounces)
The bulk of Om’s catalog is billed as “dietary supplements,” so its Master Blend is not exactly the kind of thing you’ll want to drink on its own. I tried this for science, of course, and it wasn’t terrible! There’s a vegetal flavor on the sip that tastes like potato water, and the finish has an astringent tingle that’s akin to the tiniest dose of Sichuan peppercorns steeped in hot water.
Om really shines when it’s added to a cup of coffee brewed with beans from the Global South. One teaspoon of this sand-colored dust added a savory pop that smoothed out the brightness of my favorite Colombian Supremo beans from Costco, and the requisite jitters that usually kicked in after three cups of the brew felt mellower than usual with Om mixed in. The silty residue at the bottom of the cup is best avoided, but it won’t harsh your vibe too much on the whole.
Score5.9/10Key ingredientsLion’s mane, shiitake, turkey tail, himematsutake, antrodia, maitake, king trumpet, cordyceps, reishiCaffeine0 milligramsBest Option for Incontinence
Photograph: Pete CottellSave to wishlistSave to wishlistEveryday Dose
Mushroom Coffee Starter Kit
$40 $34 (15% off)Amazon
Of all the contenders included in this experiment, Everyday Dose feels the most like a wellness influencer pyramid scheme.
One month of this fantastical dust promises better sleep and boosted mood. Two months promises a healthy gut, and three months promises glowing skin and boosted immunity. It’s easy to acquire three months of Everyday Dose because its subscription-only model is damn near impossible to cancel. It’s difficult to drink this daily for even a week, though, but best of luck if a guy with an alpha jawline and yacht full o’ thots in Croatia told you otherwise!
Unlike MUD/WTR (below), which seems to be the closest analog as far as aesthetics and cheekiness go, Everyday Dose boasts a wee bit of caffeine, which is appealing for coffee addicts like yours truly. I first mixed 1 tablespoon of the powder with 8 ounces of hot water and drank it straight up, which yielded an unappetizing liquid that tasted like a mix of Chex Mix and bong water. Some frothed oat milk and a squirt of simple syrup turned out to be the most drinkable form, but I’d be lying if I said I enjoyed any of it. By the end of the week I found myself burning off the slight hit of energy and focus this provided with a 30-minute cardio sesh in my basement followed by five to 10 minutes on the toilet, right on queue every time. People pay money for that type of “regularity,” so I guess that’s something!
Score5.1/10Key ingredientsLion’s mane, chaga, L-theanine, collagen proteinCaffeine45 milligrams
Others Tested
Photograph: Pete CottellLifeboost Mindflow for $40: The flavor of this instant powder is snappy and astringent at first, then it mellows into a warm middle ground after a few sips and a short cooling period. By the middle of the cup I forgot I was drinking something other than coffee, and the mild acidity on the finish–likely a product of the CognatiQ Coffee Fruit Extract that’s lauded on the back of Mindflow’s mylar pouch–tastes similar to a nice cup of Ethiopian or Rwandan coffee if you close your eyes and pretend for just a moment. Regarding its potency, if mushroom supplements were attendees at a state college keg party, Lifeboost would be the unremarkable guy pacing himself in the back while everyone else is getting blitzed like the world is ending. It’s unassuming yet self-assured, patiently waiting for all other entrants to crap out so it can make its move. I copped a mild buzz just a few sips in, and I felt alert and wide-eyed for a good two hours after the silty final sips of the cup were consumed. Electrolytes are uncommon in this space, which means this is a rare entry in the mushroom supplement world that purports to be a good pick if hydration is a trivial concern.
Photograph: Pete CottellFour Sigmatic Organic Coffee for $20: Four Sigmatic’s Focus blend is labeled as a dark roast, but it’s missing the cigarette-butts-and-bowling-alley aftertaste that looms on the finish of similar blends. Despite my preference for lighter beans, this hit like a hug from an old friend after weeks of sipping murky silt. The caffeine buzz normalized after two days of using Think in lieu of more standard shroom-based coffee replacements, so I added a three-quarter-teaspoon hit of the powdered Focus blend to my daily cup to see what would happen. Within 10 minutes I felt an overwhelming urge to sort my finances spreadsheet in preparation for tax season, then I set up a new template in Loopy Pro to accommodate a friend who planned to join my basement jam session that evening. He bailed, but I was jacked on Genius Adaptogens so I played all the instruments myself into the wee hours of the night.
Ryze Superfoods Mushroom Coffee for $65: One could consider two different approaches to how purveyors of mushroom coffee dial in the flavor profile of their product: They can go all in with a bombastic brew filled with spices and overtones, or they can play it safe and concoct the base of a beverage that tastes more like memories of other drinks than a beverage with an identity of its own. The underwhelming flavor of Ryze falls in the latter camp. In fairness, there are plenty of folks who have no interest in savoring their morning beverage and instead need to put the liquid inside them as fast as possible so they can “adult” that day. Twenty-one-year-old Pete thought people who claimed to enjoy espresso were insane, yet here I am, two decades later wishing I could sip bitter bean water instead of this sour cup of forgettable swill that curdled the whole milk I tried to cut it with. A week with Ryze did little to boost my mood, focus, or energy. It mostly made me cranky and sad.
Cuppa for $30: Like the friendly foreigner who calls his daily cup of tea or coffee his “cuppa,” this newcomer is polite, congenial, and inoffensive. The first sip brought to mind a really good cup of coffee at a nameless diner, with a light body and very mellow acidic notes on the swallow. The small dose of ruddy powder pulled from the bag with the included plastic scoop dissolved thoroughly with a few stirs, and the pristine lack of sediment in the cup was exactly as advertised. The boost of energy is also unassuming and easy to relegate to the background, which could be a welcome respite from the blast of caffeine many coffee addicts think they need right when they wake up every morning. After a week with Cuppa I started to enjoy easing into my daily brain vibrations rather than white-knuckling it off the rip at 7 am on the dot every morning.
Not Recommended
Photograph: Pete CottellMUD/WTR Original Blend for $51: The packaging of MUD/WTR isn’t quite as unhinged as a bottle of Dr. Bronner's, but it’s definitely in the same realm. The spicy dust inside the can is a maximalist circus of weirdness as well, with herbaceous stalwarts like turmeric and masala chai holding it down alongside the usual shroom suspects. It took me a few days to realize that properly emulsifying this ruddy power per the suggested instructions—1 tablespoon with ¾ cup of water, battered thoroughly with the included handheld immersion blender—is an impossible task, so I started experimenting with supplemental ingredients in hopes that some blend of milk, fat, and sugar would minimize the gritty aftertaste that overwhelms the palate. I landed on 1 tablespoon of simple syrup and 4 ounces of whole milk frothed in my trusty Subminimal NanoFoamer Pro. The final result hits somewhere between a chai latte and the kind of hot cocoa you’d order at a coffee shop with boring ’90s music, mean baristas, and a dirty bin full of stale vegan + gluten-free snacks next to the register. I didn’t hate it, but the bottom quarter of the cup is an undrinkable gunky mess. And don’t get me started on the chunky brown lacing that clings to the edge of the cup. The physical and mental effects of MUD/WTR felt more like a facsimile of a boost than a visceral kick in the pants, but a placebo high is better than nothing, right? Combine that with the amount of adjunct ingredients required to make this drinkable and I ended up with a beverage I would only drink every now and then as a treat on a chilly day rather than a daily sipper I can rely on for increased focus, energy, virility, and the million other things this product promises within the wall of text that adorns its packaging.
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Pete Cottell is a product reviews contributor at WIRED. He focuses on home recording gadgets, synths, geeky MIDI gear, and all things related to caffeination. Pete is a graduate of Ohio State University, where he majored in advanced service industry arts (communications). He is based in Columbus, Ohio, and daylights ... Read MoreTopicsFood and DrinkkitchenShoppinghealthcoffeeThe 12 Best Coffee Subscriptions of 2026 to Keep You WiredThese services deliver freshly roasted, delicious coffee picks right to your door—each with its own twist.Matthew KorfhageThe Best Meal Kits of 2026, Tested by a Former Restaurant CriticHere are the best meal kits in 2026, from Martha Stewart’s meal kit to the best meal delivery on a budget.Matthew KorfhageBreathe Easy—We Found the Best Air PurifiersProtect your home against dust, pets, allergies, and more with air purifiers tested firsthand by WIRED.Lisa Wood ShapiroWe Tried a Dozen of the Most Popular Indoor Gardening SystemsGrow a backyard’s worth of greens and vegetables in your house with a vertical hydroponic garden. Here are a few that might be worth the investment.Kat MerckI Tried 30 Popular Energy Drinks. Here’s How They RankThe future is here, and it is jacked up on B vitamins, red dye, and taurine. These are the best energy drinks to get from tired to wired.Pete CottellThe Best Podcasts for EveryoneGet your fix of tech, true crime, pop culture, or comedy with these audio adventures. Simon HillThe Best Smart Video Doorbell CamerasNever miss a delivery. These WIRED-tested picks will help you keep tabs on your front door from anywhere.Simon HillThe Best Base Layers for Every AdventureWhether you’re layering up for winter cold or looking for an ultralight summer system, I’ve tested and found the best base layers for all your outdoor adventures.Scott GilbertsonThe Best MagSafe Wallets to Keep Your Cards Safely in One PlaceThese convenient and slim magnetic wallets are the ones you’ll want to stick to the back of your smartphone.Louryn StrampeThe Best Pillows for Every Style of SleeperWe’ve spent over a year testing the best pillows to support your noggin, whether you snooze on your side, on your back, or in a tangle of blankets. Nena Farrell These Are WIRED's Favorite MIDI Controllers for Recording and BeyondWant to digitally control your favorite instruments? These tools will help.Pete CottellThe Best Gravel Running Shoes for Travel, Hiking, and MoreThe best new shoes in this hybrid, niche footwear style can take you from your front door, down the asphalt, and into the trees.Kieran Alger
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