Do You Drink Decaf Coffee?

November 18, 2008

With the $2 billion business of decaffeinated coffee at a plateau, coffee companies are focusing their efforts on new "low-caf" blends. While decaf coffee has long been considered less flavorful, these breakthrough blends are genetically manipulated to be naturally lower in caffeine but complex in taste.

As an everyday coffee drinker, I hadn't realized that the decaf business was so lucrative, and was surprised to learn of the staggering numbers.

Clearly, there's a demand for caffeine-free coffee. Are you a committed decaf drinker? I'd love to hear your reasons in the comments below.

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30 Comments

Penny C 4 years 26 weeks

Thanks fuzzles.

Spectra 4 years 26 weeks

If I'm drinking in it in the evening, I make "half caff" coffee so it's not completely devoid of flavor. But if I'm drinking coffee in the morning, it's full-octane for me.

fuzzles 4 years 26 weeks

Penny C, They do. It's sold under at least one big brand. I think it might be Folger's (?), but don't quote me on that.

POPSUGAR Food 4 years 26 weeks

Before 3:00 pm = regular, hands down; After 3:00 pm = settling for decaf.

musicmixer 4 years 26 weeks

Only if I'm craving the flavors, but not too much kick.

Penny C 4 years 26 weeks

AS I am from the UK, do they sell half-caf in US?

SleepyCorinne 4 years 26 weeks

I do something I call half-caf - one scoop of regular, one scoop of decaf. Good stuff. I feel fine on days when I don't have it :)

Penny C 4 years 26 weeks

Idrink Nescafe half-caf and really cant tell the difference between that and full caffeine.

mtiger 4 years 26 weeks

I don't drink any caffeine.

tlsgirl 4 years 26 weeks

I might drink it at a restaurant after a meal. I drink coffee for the taste as well as the caffeine, so there are times that I want a cup but don't want it to keep me up. Of course, I never have it on hand at home, so it's rare.

skigurl 4 years 26 weeks

i'm with tidal. what's the point? i don't drink coffee for the taste.

justanerd1975 4 years 26 weeks

Blasphemy on the Coffee level ! Man. Decaf coffee is like.....like.... cheesecake without the cream cheese.... like Starsky with no Hutch....like deviled egges with no devil.... like Hans Solo with no Lea. .... It. is. just. wrong.

Mesayme 4 years 26 weeks

Coffee blasphemy.

mominator 4 years 26 weeks

Decaf? That doesn't exist in my vocabulary

AmberHoney 4 years 26 weeks

I've heard it called "whatfor" and I think it's funny!

LaurenG22 4 years 26 weeks

Decaf is bad for you (due to the process of decaffination) unless its water pressed decaf. CHECK IT LADIES!

Frenched 4 years 26 weeks

Only when I'm absolutely wired and I'm STILL craving that coffee flavor! But nope, I like having my coffee with actual CAFFEINE in it :)

gabiushka 4 years 26 weeks

decaf tastes like a**

otaku 4 years 26 weeks

i love all coffee! i could drink coffee as my main liquid intake for the day, so i have to have decaf sometimes. i think i'd be dead if i didn't. -___-

psychobabble 4 years 26 weeks

I grew up in a household of serious coffee drinkers, decaf was referred to as an "abomination" :-P

SarahPW 4 years 26 weeks

i like o drink it after a meal when i go out to a restaurant...otherwise, it is all caffeine for me in the morning...or i can't wake up :)

bluebellknoll 4 years 26 weeks

I had a decaf americano on Saturday. It was excellent! The only reason I did was because I had a few cups of coffee earlier and was still feeling pretty wired.