How does this community feel about decaf? And are there any really good decaf options at your local roaster or roaster of choice? I’m personally a big fan of decaf for a dessert latte in the evening. Unfortunately I’m still trying to find a really good decaf bean, but this one is good for a really dark roast, which is my preference for espresso.
I like Hoffmann’s stance on decaf personally. His thought is the “death before decaf” folks aren’t really into coffee as much, because they’re admitting they’re just into it for the caffeine, and those who drink decaf are willing to drink often times bad coffee (since most places don’t treat decaf with the same respect as regular) just to have a cup of coffee since they love it so much.
There are roasters that really treat decaf well. My favourite one actually does 5 different decafs right now
https://www.goodkarmacoffee.de/c/shop/kaffee/koffeinfreier-kaffee
I don't know if they are prohibitively expensive for you because of sgipping, but give them a try. They do really great stuff.
Those look quite promising, but shipping will be a bit steep. I’ll still consider them in the future, though. Thanks for the link.