Keep the morning. Cut the caffeine.
Cutting back is rarely about willpower. It is about the cup — the pause before the day starts, the warm thing in your hand, the taste you actually look forward to. Give that up at the same time as the caffeine and you are cutting two things at once. This is a way to only cut one.
Brewed in the machine you already own. Nothing new to buy.
What you keep, and what changes
The morning stays exactly as it is
Same press, same grinder, same mug, same two scoops and hot water. It is dark, it is a little bitter, and it is not sweet — so it holds the place coffee held rather than replacing it with something that feels like a consolation.
The lift arrives rather than hits
Cacao carries theobromine, a gentler relative of caffeine. It comes on over several minutes and fades the same way, which is the part people notice first: an afternoon cup that does not still be with you at eleven.
And here is how to count it
There is caffeine in cacao — about 20 mg in an 8 oz cup, against about 96 mg in the same size cup of coffee on USDA figures. So it is not a way to reach zero. What it does give you is a number you can actually put in a daily total, which is more than a cup of coffee will ever tell you. If you are cutting caffeine on medical advice, take that number to whoever is guiding you.
“I love Choffy. It is my go-to every afternoon. After trying different varieties, I like Volta and Ivory Coast best. I can no longer drink coffee, and Choffy has filled that void.”
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Where people usually start
Darkest to lightest. If you drink your coffee black, start at the left; if you were never really a coffee drinker, start at the right.
Ecuador French Roast Choffy Brewed Cacao
Ecuador French — the darkest and smokiest we make, and the one that holds the place a strong black coffee held. Start here if you drank yours black.
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Volta Dark Choffy Brewed Cacao
Volta Dark, the roast most people settle on once they have chosen. Deep and rounded, with no sweetness at all.
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French Roast Variety Set Choffy Brewed Cacao
Ecuador, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, all at French roast. Three bags at the darkest roast, so you can find the estate that fits before committing to a big one.
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How much caffeine is actually in it?
Around 20 mg in an 8 oz cup — our own measurement, 2.4 to 2.6 mg per fluid ounce. On USDA figures an 8 oz cup of coffee is about 96 mg, a 12 oz cup about 145, and six ounces of espresso would be 384. Count it like anything else.
Will it help with withdrawal?
We are not going to promise that, and anyone who does is guessing. What we can tell you is that it contains some caffeine rather than none, and that it keeps the ritual — which for most people is the harder half.
Can I use it to taper gradually?
Plenty of people do, usually by alternating rather than switching overnight. If a clinician is guiding your taper, show them the number above so it goes into your daily total properly.
Does it really taste like coffee?
Closer to coffee than to anything sweet — dark, roasty, with a deeper cacao note underneath. Our French roasts are the most coffee-like of the three. Most people drink it black.
What is theobromine?
A mild stimulant that occurs naturally in cacao, chemically related to caffeine but slower. That is a fact about the bean rather than a promise about how you will feel.
From people who made the same switch
Google, Amazon and Walmart figures last checked 11 September 2026. The on-site figure updates itself.
“I love Choffy because it gets me going in the morning with no crash afterward.”
“All are a bit more coffee-like than I was expecting. Smooth and just the right amount of bitter. Sweetener is NOT required IMO.”
“Best part of my morning is enjoying my Choffy while I'm doing my projects!”
One ingredient, roasted by us since 2006
Every batch destoned after the roast, so the only thing in your cup is cacao. Nothing added, nothing to work around, and a number you can count.
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