Decaf Coffee

Whole bean decaf worth drinking, compared on the things that actually differ: how it was decaffeinated, where it came from, how dark it is roasted, and what it is good for.

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  Whole bean decaf worth drinking

  Six decaf coffees from roasters who treat decaf as a serious coffee rather than an afterthought. They differ in ways that change the cup: four name the method used to decaffeinate them and two do not, roasts run from light to medium, and some are built for espresso while others are meant for drip.

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  Decaf for dessert

  Six decafs on the richer side, with chocolate, caramel, nuts and brown sugar in the roasters' own tasting notes. Coffee for after dinner, without the caffeine.

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  Dark roast decaf

  Three decafs roasted dark, for the weight and bittersweet edge of a dark roast without the caffeine: Peet's water-processed Mocca-Java, Peet's Sumatra, and Equator's decaf espresso blend.

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  Decaf pods and capsules

  Decaf for single-serve machines: two Peet's K-Cup pods, one a Latin American house blend and one a medium-bodied Central American blend, and an L'OR ristretto capsule for espresso machines that take Nespresso Original capsules.

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