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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.

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[–] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

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