Mushroom coffee refers to any beverage consisting of black coffee blended with medicinal mushrooms (usually reishi). It may come in the form of instant or ground coffee or special mushroom pods.

These products typically consist of high-grade organic and fair trade coffee beans combined with flavor enhancers and other ingredients designed to support health benefits of the blend, such as reishi mushroom. Other adaptogen herbs like lion’s mane and cordyceps may also help support immunity.

Note that these types of products contain various amounts of caffeine, which could pose an issue for those sensitive to it. However, many offer lower caffeine contents than traditional coffee brews and could help lessen any morning-induced jitters that you might otherwise encounter from drinking a cup.

DIY enthusiasts can make Reishi mushroom coffee by using finely ground mushroom powder that has been mixed into ground or instant coffee of your choice. Reishi is well known for containing beta-glucans which have been shown to enhance immunity and cognitive performance, making Four Sigmatic and FreshCap Organics ideal vendors offering these powder products; just make sure it uses fruiting body rather than mycelium reishi as this will contain higher concentrations of beneficial constituents.