The coffee routine, with cacao in the cup
Same press, same grinder, same mug, same two scoops. People call it cacao coffee because that is exactly what the morning feels like — you brew it the way you brew coffee and you drink it the way you drink coffee. The bean is different, and that is the only part that changes.
French press, drip machine or pour-over. Nothing new to buy.
Why the coffee comparison sticks
The morning does not change
Coarse grounds, water just off the boil, steep and pour. If you own a French press you are already set up. People who take it black keep taking it black; people who take milk and sugar keep doing that too.
It drinks dark rather than sweet
You are drinking an extraction with the grounds left behind, so it pours with body and a clean finish. Our French roasts land closest to a strong black coffee, which is why they are where most switchers start.
The lift arrives instead of hitting
Cacao carries theobromine, a gentler relative of caffeine. It comes on over several minutes and tapers the same way, on a good deal less caffeine than the cup it is replacing — the part regular coffee drinkers tend to notice first.
“I'm a Dark Chocolate girl. This has replaced my coffee most days. The auto delivery option is the best!”
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Where people start
Three estates at one roast, or a full bag of the one most switchers settle on. Nothing to brew with yet? The Starter Kit adds the press.
Ecuador French Roast Choffy Brewed Cacao
Our most coffee-like single estate, in the size most people move to once they have chosen.
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French Roast Variety Set Choffy Brewed Cacao
Ecuador, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, all at French roast — the darkest and most coffee-like we make. Three bags, so you can find your estate before committing to one.
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Choffy Brewed Cacao - French Roast Starter Kit
The same three French roasts as the set — Ecuador, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, 10 oz each — plus our 14 oz tumbler press, a French press and travel cup in one. Everything you need to brew on day one.
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Is there any coffee in it?
None. It is 100% roasted cacao. Nothing is added and nothing is taken out - no coffee, no sugar, no dairy, no flavouring.
Is cacao coffee the same as mushroom coffee or chicory?
No. Those blend other ingredients with or instead of coffee. This is a single ingredient - cacao beans, roasted and ground - and it is the only thing in the bag.
Does it taste sweet?
No. Unsweetened cacao is dark and a little roasty, closer to a strong black coffee than to anything sweet. Sweeten it if you like; most people are surprised they do not need to.
Will it keep me awake?
Cacao’s main stimulant is not caffeine. It is theobromine, a slower relative of it — cocoa solids carry roughly ten times more theobromine than caffeine, and theobromine stays in the body about twice as long. Coffee is the other way round. That is a different compound on a different clock, which is why people describe the two cups differently. By our own measurement an 8 oz cup carries about 20 mg of caffeine; the same size cup of coffee is about 96 mg on USDA figures.
Do I need a special machine?
No. A French press, a drip machine or a pour-over all work. If you would rather not measure anything, the single-serve cups are compatible with Keurig® brewers.
From people who swapped the morning cup
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“The dark roast is great if you enjoy the dark, almost burned flavor. The flavor is rich and full and it is very easy to modify the taste with creamers and sweeteners.”
“Although I enjoy Choffy as a great substitute/replacement for my morning coffee, I like it best when blended with my regular coffee. I like coffee very strong and dark, and Volta French Roast Choffy just enhances the richness.”
“Delicious! I love Choffy! My only complaint is that I feel like I need to double the amount of grounds for a single serving or else it's watery.”
Call it whatever gets you to the cup
Cacao coffee, brewed cacao, brewed chocolate — the name is still settling. The bag is the same either way: one ingredient, roasted by us, brewed on your own counter.
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