This Darjeeling is bright and coppery, brisk without being too strong. You would not guess that it was decaffeinated if it weren’t labeled as such. Some decaf teas taste attenuated, or thin, or as if one is drinking them through a layer of paper; not this one! It retains the invigorating taste we expect of Darjeeling.
While it’s lacking the wine-like “muscatel” note that one gets from the fanciest single-estate Darjeelings, it has the coppery and slightly astringent finish that makes Darjeeling such a good mid-afternoon re-invigoration, even without the full dose of caffeine. And, since it’s a decaf tea, it can be used as one’s with-supper or after-supper tea, because the bright taste makes this a great palate-cleanser.
Harney & Sons describe this tea as:
Black tea from Darjeeling. A great alternative for Darjeeling lovers.
It should be noted that even decaf teas do have a slight trace of caffeine remaining – usually in the neighborhood of 5 mg per cup. For most people, this is not enough to cause any sleeplessness, but for those who are extremely sensitive to caffeine, your best bet is to steep this one time for about 3 minutes, and use that cup of tea for your morning tea or your partner’s cup, and then steep the leaves a second time for 4-5 minutes; the second steeping should have less than 1 mg of caffeine in it.
Harney has this tea available in quantities from sample packets to pounds, and if you are looking for a decaf everyday tea that you would actually use by the pound, this one’s a winner.
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