Neau Tropics Chocolate Bar

A mushroom chocolate bar from Neau Tropics carrying six grams of psilocybin, in a choice of flavours. Portion it yourself rather than committing to a fixed dose.

What you get

• One 6 gram bar
• Multiple flavours available
• Made with high quality organic ingredients
• Scored so you can break off what you want

Portioning a 6 gram bar

Six grams is well above a strong dose for almost anyone, so the bar is a container rather than a serving. Work out what fraction of the bar a square represents before you start, and decide your portion then rather than while eating it.

Why an edible instead of raw material

Two practical reasons. The taste of dried mushroom is genuinely unpleasant for most people and is the main thing that puts them off, and many find an extracted format sits more comfortably than chewing through plant material. The dosing is also consistent piece to piece, so you are not weighing anything out.

Onset and timing

Allow a full 45 to 90 minutes before you consider taking more. Topping up because the first dose seems slow is the single most common way people end up further out than they intended. The experience typically runs four to six hours from onset, with a long gentle tail after that.

Set and setting

Where you are and what frame of mind you are in shape the experience more than the exact figure on the scales does. Somewhere familiar and comfortable, a clear day with nothing you need to be sharp for, and ideally someone sober around the first few times. Plan the landing as well as the take off.

Who should avoid this

Anyone with a personal or family history of psychosis or bipolar disorder, anyone pregnant or breastfeeding, and anyone taking SSRIs, MAOIs, lithium or tramadol should not take psilocybin without speaking to a doctor first. If you are unsure how something you take interacts, ask before rather than after.

Storage

Keep sealed, cool, dry and out of direct light. Psilocybin degrades with heat, light and moisture. Store where children and pets cannot reach, which matters especially for anything that looks like confectionery.