The S.Café hoodie consists of 61% normal polyester and 39% recycled polyester that has been "enriched with coffee grounds". According to the manufacturer, the outer material is particularly abrasion-resistant thanks to the new polyester, while the recycled polyester with extra coffee used for the inside is said to have an odour-neutralizing effect and provides sustainability points by recycling polyester waste. The fleece contains no elastane (cannot be recycled), but is still stretchy thanks to a special fabric construction. The whole thing is dyed and manufactured using a Bluesign-certified process.
These are all good-sounding things that you can find out on the manufacturer's website and which are neither positive nor negative when wearing the hoodie. I would like a light coffee scent in my ski clothing, but unfortunately you can't smell the coffee in it. "Other" odors gradually develop when you sweat into the jacket a few times. The supposedly odor-inhibiting coffee-polyester fiber can't keep up with merino in this respect, but I've also had synthetic pieces that smelled much worse much faster. Maybe that's where the magic of coffee grounds comes in after all?
