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Humans of Decaf: Angela
Angela Location: Los Angeles Why do you drink decaf coffee?  Over the past 10 years, I’ve had a gradual conversion from drinking several cups of black coffee a day to now mostly drinking decaf or half-caf coffee. I started limiting my caffeine intake when I…
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Try Hard Coffee Roasters
Coffee Reviews
Try Hard’s Easy Rider Decaf
Roaster: Try Hard Coffee Roasters Roast: Medium Origin: Single (Cauca, Colombia) Decaffeination Method: Ethyl-Acetate Taste: Raisin, Cherry, smoke The Roaster Try Hard Coffee Roasters is an Austin based roaster and cafe. In addition to coffee, they also make limited edition vinyl for local artists, and…
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Decaf cold brew recipe
Recipes
Decaf Coffee Concentrate
Making Decaf Cold Brew Concentrate. is just as easy as making regular cold brew.  Making Concentrate has the advantage of taking up less space in your fridge. When you serve your concentrate, you’ll need to thin it with water to taste (try starting with a…
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Lifestyles
Where Decaf Gets an Equal Opportunity
I really dread hotel decaf. Hotel coffee is generally pretty bad. At best, there’s a fake Starbucks in the lobby, or some terrible drip decaf if your room comes with breakfast. Hotel stays are when carrying my own instant coffee (like Swift Coffee) really comes …
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Lifestyles
Why Don’t You Serve Decaf?
I order decaf everywhere I go. Sure the barista might be wearing a Death Before Decaf hat, but guess what? I’m risking death and asking anyway. Lately I’ve run into a number of establishments that simply don’t serve decaf. On a recent hot day, I…
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Essentials
Are You Drinking Chemical Decaf?
Here at DecafLife, we’re big fans of decaf without chemicals, and we’ve highlighted the health benefits of chemical-free decaf. But how can you tell if the decaf you’re drinking is all natural? Fortunately, the Clean Label Project has done all the hard work for you.…
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Recipes
Decaf Espresso Martini Recipe
The Espresso Martini has carved quite a name for itself in the modern cocktail canon. Invented by British cocktail maestro Dick Bradsell in the 1980s, the drink was originally dubbed simply the Espresso Vodka.  The story goes that Bradsell created the drink on the spot…
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Coffee Reviews
Allegro Decaf Organic Italian Roast
Roaster: Allegro Roast: Extra-dark Origin: Blend Decaffeination Method: Swiss Water Process Taste: Dark chocolate, molasses, hazelnut The Roaster Allegro Coffee is one of the largest roasters in the craft coffee world. It was founded in Boulder, CO in 1977, putting its origins somewhere between the second…
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Swift Decaf
Company Profiles
Swift Coffee
Over here at DecafLife, we feel a strong connection to another style of coffee that once was greeted with boos by coffee heads: instant coffee. Just as decaf has bloomed in the 21st century, so too has instant coffee emerged from its chrysalis. One of…
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Health Benefits of Decaf
One of the biggest reasons many of us drink decaf coffee is its positive health effects. This feels especially true today, as we’re more focused than ever on the health benefits of what we drink. Just think of the rise of reishi tea, adaptogens, or…
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Recipes
Decaf Cold Brew Recipe
How To Make Decaf Cold Brew (and Why You Should!) We’re several years into the Cold Brew takeover at this point. Regular iced coffee has been muscled out by its smoother, lower-acid cousin Cold Brew. But even though you can get caffeinated cold brew everywhere,…
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365 Market by Whole Foods Instant Decaf Review
Coffee Reviews
365 Whole Foods Market Instant Decaf
Roaster: 365 by Whole Foods Market Roast: Dark Origin: Blend Decaffeination Method: Swiss Water Process Taste: Sugar, almond The Roaster One interesting throughline I’ve found writing for DecafLife is how consistently I enjoy coffee made by Whole Foods. So far, both the 365 by Whole Foods…
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Company Profiles
Savorista
Kait Brown, the founder of Savorista Coffee, found herself in a tough position before founding her company. At the time, Kait was working a high-pressure consulting job. Like so many have in positions like this, Kait drank coffee around the clock to keep herself going.…
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Whole Foods No Buzz Decaf
Coffee Reviews
Whole Foods No Buzz Decaf
Roaster: 365 by Whole Foods Market Roast: Medium Origin: Blend Decaffeination Method: Swiss Water Process Taste: Milk chocolate, toast, smoke The Roaster Whole Foods has been in the coffee roasting game ever since they bought Allegro Roasters in 1997. The chain first featured Allegro’s coffee as…
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Decadent Decaf Company Profile
Company Profiles
Decadent Decaf
Decadent Decaf, a UK-based decaf roaster, has been at the forefront of the modern decaf movement ever since they started in 2015. At that point, a specialty roaster focusing entirely on decaf was pretty much unheard of. Today, several other excellent roasters have followed in…
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Coffee Reviews
Counter Culture Slow Motion Decaf
Roaster: Counter Culture Roast: Medium Origin: Guatemala and Peru (Blend) Decaffeination Method: Swiss Water Process Taste: Dark chocolate, cherry, cream The Roaster Counter Culture Coffee has been a major player in the third wave coffee world for almost 30 years now. In fact, they were on…
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Talking Crow Company Profile
Company Profiles
Talking Crow Coffee Roasters
“Coffee is for everyone - caffeine isn’t.”  This is the operating motto of Talking Crow Coffee Roasters, and it might as well be written on the walls here at DecafLife HQ. Talking Crow is at the forefront of a modern decaf boom that sees roasters…
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Decaf Coffee Ice Cream Recipe
Recipes
Decaf Coffee Homemade Ice Cream
While ice cream can (and should!) be eaten at any time of the day, I know I eat it most often after dinner. I also love coffee ice cream. Do you see my issue here? It’s the same problem that made me develop a Decaf…
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Backyard Beans Decaf
Coffee Reviews
Backyard Beans Decaf
Roaster: Backyard Beans Roast: Medium Origin: Honduras (Blend) Decaffeination Method: Mountain Water Process Taste: Caramel, blueberry, cocoa The Roaster Founded by the husband-and-wife team of Matthew and Laura Adams, Backyard Beans Coffee Company has been roasting coffee in the Philadelphia suburb of Lansdale since 2013. True…
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History of Decaf
The Weird, Wild History of Decaffeination The history of decaf coffee is long and colorful. It ranges from a man’s lifelong vendetta against caffeine, to a 70 year quest to refine a chemical-free decaffeination process. Oh, and Nazis make an appearance.  It's safe to say…
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