Please recommend decaf coffees that taste good… can’t have caffeine but love coffee. I read somewhere that there are different processes, but I don’t understand the differences or where to buy them. Thank you

Edit: I ended up bookmarking the George Howell recommendation for next time and ordered a Guatemalan dark roast sugarcane/EA option at a big online retailer.

  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksM
    11·
    1 day ago

    Try a local specialty roaster, most will have decaf. There are different processes as you mentioned, the one I see a lot is called Swiss Water process, that’s generally going to be the muddiest in terms of flavour. I’d steer away from that, and focus on other options. I’ve found Sugarcane/EA/ethyl acetate to be the best from my experience and it’s probably the second most common. It’s got a few names so I mentioned them all but they’re all the same process. Aside from that, go for flavour notes you know you’ll enjoy. Do you have much experience buying specialty coffee? If not I could try and give you a guide for decoding flavour profiles on bags to try and find what you’ll enjoy.

    • Sesquipedalianite@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      16 hours ago

      Ok this is super helpful, I will look for this type of process, as I had previously bought water processed coffee that was just ok. Much appreciated. I like various coffees, willing to try something new.