Decaf English Breakfast

Kick Back Without the Caffeine…

If you like your tea without that extra kick of caffeine, then the decaf and non-caffeinated selections we offer at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® are your ticket to tea-drinking bliss. Our soothing, top quality whole leaf decaf teas let you can enjoy your favorite tea’s flavors and aromas, and feel free to relax because these teas are 97% caffeine-free.

The Buzz on Decaf Tea . . .

There are two ways of removing caffeine from tea leaves. Both are natural because the chemicals used already exist in tiny amounts in the tea leaves to begin with. The first method of decaffeination uses Carbon Dioxide (CO₂), and the other uses Ethyl Acetate.

Since you’re wondering, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® exclusively uses the Carbon Dioxide method. Here, Carbon Dioxide is highly pressurized to give it the density of a liquid and the viscosity of a gas. Those qualities make Carbon Dioxide an excellent solvent for scrubbing up caffeine from tea leaves as the Carbon Dioxide is sent circulating through the tea.

Lesser decaf teas tend to be products of the Ethyl Acetate method. It’s similar to the Carbon Dioxide method in that high pressure is used to make a solvent out of the Ethyl Acetate, but, after removing the caffeine, the Ethyl Acetate is cleansed to be used again and again.