Cold Brew Mushroom Coffee.

Cold Brew Mushroom Coffee.

What is Cold Brew Coffee?

Cold brew coffee is often seen as a modern trend, but its roots go back several centuries. The method developed out of practicality rather than preference, long before cafés and iced lattes.

Early beginnings: Japan

The earliest recorded form of cold brew is commonly traced to Japan in the 1600s. Known today as Kyoto-style coffee, it used a slow, cold drip process:

  • Cold water dripped slowly through ground coffee

  • Brewing times ranged from several hours to a full day

  • Resulted in a smooth, concentrated coffee

This method suited Japan’s climate and culture, which valued clarity, balance, and careful preparation — a quiet pursuit of mindfulness at perfection, where patience and intention mattered as much as the final cup - the original Mindful Brew.

 

A Smooth Way to Enjoy Our Dark Roast Mushroom Coffee

Let's get down to it. Cold brew is one of the best ways to experience a Dark Roast - especially when it’s an exceptionally great coffee blended with functional mushrooms. 

Cold brew is made with cold water over time, not heat. That changes what’s extracted from the coffee:

  • Smoother taste – fewer sharp acids, more chocolate and roasted nut notes

  • Naturally mellow – ideal for darker roasts that can feel intense when hot

  • Gentle on the stomach – often easier to drink black

  • Great with mushrooms – keeps Lion’s Mane and Reishi subtle, not earthy

For a dark roast mushroom coffee, this means richness without harshness.

A Simple Cold Brew Recipe 

Now, there are cold brewing, immersion jug things out there and to be honest, our Dark Roast works so well as cold brew it's tempting to get them listed on the website, but if you're just curious ...

You’ll need

Steps

  1. 1 part coffee to 10 parts water. so, if you have 100g of coffee that 1000g (also known as a litre) of water

  2. Stir gently to fully wet the grounds

  3. Cover and steep in the fridge for 16-24 hours (don't go longer, even though it takes ages, you can over-brew it)

  4. Strain through a filter or press.

  5. Ready.

Keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days.

How the house pours it

When it comes to serving any drink, my mind drifts off to some 1930's speakeasy, where the lights were low, the rules were bent, and every cocktail had a reason. You didn’t just drink it. You chose it. 

Tilting the fedora back at the bar, just enough to let the light in. One hand on the glass, the other loose - ready for questions that don’t sound like questions. No hurry. Answers have a way of finding the people who know how to wait.

Cold brew fits that world just fine. Same patience. Same quiet confidence. Nothing rushed. Nothing shouted.

So here’s how this one plays out kid:

Drink it black over ice if you like the truth straight, no alibis.
Add a splash of oat or dairy when a rough night calls for something smoother.
Warm it gently if you want the same smooth talk, minus the sharp edges.

No drama. No bitterness. Just patience doing the heavy lifting.