I would like to hear people's recommendations for decaf black teas (assams, ceylons, etc.). I am currently drinking Upton's decaf black (the English Breakfast actually) when I have to, and it's...acceptable (not nearly as bad as some gnarly tasting stuff I got from a local store) but decaf can all too easily slip into that "funny-tasting" realm. So is anyone out there an expert? :)
I realize there are different ways to decaf and I look for the CO2 decaf teas, also I know one can decaf by doing a presteep but it hardly seems to work with a black tea, especially a BOP or something. Black teas tend to not have as much mileage in them (good darjeelings excepted, but they I don't usually drink those with milk and sugar).
This is just for the evenings when I want a black tea but can't do the caffeine.
Melinda
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