Ultimate Shrooms has a very pleasant nutty and earthy flavor similar to a mild coffee. In fact, many people use it as an enlightened caffeine-free alternative to coffee. It can be served simply by mixing with water, your favorite juice, milk substitute, or smoothie. It can also be mixed into hot water as a coffee or tea substitute. Since the mushroom fruiting bodies are hot-water extracted to break down cell walls to make the beta-glucans avail-able, nothing is destroyed when you mix it at higher temperatures during consumption.