7 Best Decaf Coffees in US
No decaf coffee is totally decaffeinated. The best ones are 99 percent caffeine free, which, by industry standards is called "complete" decaffeination.
Extracting the caffeine from coffee beans is a complex process that usually involves the use of some sort of solvent, a chemical one.
Lately, companies have been utilizing more friendly methods like natural solvents or water (Swiss water method), specially when it comes to organic beans.
The decaffeination process not only deplete the beans from their caffeine content but also reduce the elements that gives the coffee its flavors and aroma.
This selection is based on sampling of decaf coffee performed by Coffee Review, the world leading website for coffee buyers.
I choose the best decaffeinated coffees rated in the last three years.
The rating system they use is as fallowing:
95 to 100: exceptional
90 to 94: outstanding
85 to 89: very good
80 to 84: good
75 to 79: fair
70 to 74: poor
less then 70: not recommended
1. South American Blend organic Decaf Coffee
Rated 90 - the newest rated decaffeinated coffee - on July 2010
Comes from Brazil and Colombia
Decaffeinating method: water method, non chemical
Complete decaffeinated.
where to buy it: at Cafe Valverde wbsite
Good price: $10.25/lb
Roast: comes in light, medium and dark
Grind: whole beans, drip, french press and espresso
Short description: flower and fruits aroma with a balanced body
Other notes: a pack of 6 is discounted; Shipping is pricey and you need to create an account and subscribe to their newsletter in order to check out.
2. Single-Origin Decaf Coffee
Rated 90 on December 2009
Comes from Thailand, arabica coffee
Decaffeinating method: water, non chemical
Where to buy: at Doi Chaang Coffee website
Expensive: $18.29/lb
Roast: comes in medium-dark roast only
Grind: whole beans, drip, french press and espresso
Short description: cocoa chocolate and raisins aroma, sweet full body
Other notes: they provide a flat shipping at $10 for Canada and $12 for US. Also, the site is a little hard to navigate.
3. Decaf Espresso
Rated 93 on August 2008
Comes from Sumatra and Brazil
Decaffeinating method: water, non chemical
Where to buy: at paradisroasters.com
Expensive: $11.95/12oz
Roast: medium-dark only
Grind: whole beans only
Short description: vanilla, sage hickory aroma with a balanced medium body.
Other notes: You can buy green beans also.They offer a very cheap flat rate shipping of $3 in US only. they also guarantee your coffee arrival in 3 days. Very easy to navigate website.
4. Sumatra Lake Tawar Decaffeinated
Rated 92 on March 2008
Comes from Sumatra
Decaffeinating method: Swiss water process
Where to buy: paradiseroasters.com
Expensive: $11.95/12 oz
Roast: Medium
Grind: whole beans, drip, french press
Short description: earthy, spicy, herbals aroma and full body and low acidity
5. Decaf Redline
Rated 89 in July 2010
Comes from Brazil and Mexico
Decaffeinating method: direct solvent process (chemical)
Where to buy: at metropoliscoffee.com. Try it at their Cafe in Chicago (the address and hours are posted on their website)
Good price: $12.95/lb
Roast: medium-dark
Grind: This roaster is more sophisticated. The choices are more fitted for coffeemakers. Their grind comes in: whole beans, cone shaped filter, flat bottom filter, french press, pumped espresso.
Short Description: caramel and chocholate and fruits flavor, medium body and balanced acidity.
Other notes: shipping is calculated by zip code and they guarantee the delivery in 1 to 4 days in US. They also offer subscriptions as a gift choice.
For online orders, they roast the coffee Monday through Thursday.
6. Jackie Oh Organic Decaf
Rated 89 in July 2010
Comes from Indonesia
Decaffeinating method: water, non chemical
Where to buy: at domacoffee.com
Price: $15.25/lb
Roast: medium-dark
Grind: we do not know but sure what kind of grind they offer for this kind but we suppose there is whole beans, drip, french press and espresso, as for other coffee they sell.
Short description: wood and molasses, with a medium sweet body.
Other notes: they ask their costumers to register in order to check out. The site needs improvements.
7. Decaf Colombia
Rated 89 in July 2010
Comes from Colombia
Decaffeinating method: natural solvent
Where to buy: at equatorcoffees.com, Whole Foods and other grocery stores located in California
Price: 14.95/lb
Roast: medium-dark
Grind: surprisingly different, this decaffeinated coffee comes in whole beans, coarse, medium, fine, extra fine, turkish
Short description: fruits with dark chocolate
Other notes: their website lists the restaurants that serves their coffee in California and New York. New costumers need to register to place an order. They have no information about shipping unless you register or sign in.
Most of these blends or single origin decaf coffees are also organic and/or fair trade. The majority of roasters listed sell regular speciality coffee and some of them sell also tea. Most of them post extended information about their brands, along with guides to roasting or storing coffee or explain the decaffeinating methods.
The sources of this list are Coffee Review and the websites of the coffee roasters from above.
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