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Any one found a 'realistic' caffeine free tea?

70 replies

Flowerydems · 05/06/2011 15:19

Stuggling without my tea fix as I've now got a mental craving for Coke now so my 2 mugs a day is reduced to one. All the caffeine ones seem to taste a bit funny :(

Has anyone found anything that comes close to the satisfying goodness which is a nice hot mug of tea but minus the caffeine obviously?

Thanks,

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ItsTime · 05/06/2011 21:33

Another vote for Twinings Earl grey decaf. The best normal decaf tea I've found is Clipper from Waitrose. Nice flavour, almost tastes normal.

Dynababy · 05/06/2011 22:23

Punjana is the ONLY one that tastes nearly like real tea! I've tried them all! Can't beat a cuppa tea!

CandyS · 05/06/2011 22:30

PG tips decaff (normally on twinings everyday, their decaff is rank), so weak I leave the tea bag in for the entier cuppa.

theborrower · 05/06/2011 22:34

Tetley decaf! I could barely tell the difference (maybe just a bit weaker??)

choccyp1g · 05/06/2011 22:35

A third for Twinings Earl Grey decaff. But occasionally I get a pack that tastes of nothing at all.

WickedWitchSouthWest · 05/06/2011 22:38

Yorkshire decaf here, made strong with a dash of milk. Everything else tastes of nothing (not helped by the fact I have skimmed milk in mine Grin).

ShowOfHands · 05/06/2011 22:41

Yup Twinings Earl Grey decaff is lovely.

highheelsandequations · 05/06/2011 22:48

Another vote for twinings earl grey decaff :)

Beesok · 05/06/2011 23:54

MrsGubbins as far as I know green tea contains caffeine - in fact probably just as much or more than regular tea?
I know some people substitute green tea for coffee to get a "kick" Confused

MrsGubbins · 06/06/2011 05:03

Beesok I did not know that!! will remember that for the future.. back on the real stuff now and 6 month old BF DD seems well... apart from her twitch.

Grin
owlbooty · 06/06/2011 10:20

Decaff is horrible :( I had no problem drinking it whilst TTC but since I actually got pregnant I can't stand the stuff, for some weird reason it just tastes like dishwater even when I stew the bag for 10 minutes. I have to allow myself one proper cup of tea first thing in the morning or I lose the will to go on.

In 9 weeks' time once the little chap has turned up, I am going to make myself a proper pot of leaf tea and drink the entire bloody thing myself. I am drooling at the thought Grin

LilRedWG · 06/06/2011 10:21

I like Tetley or Red Bush, which is naturally caffeine free.

hollyw · 06/06/2011 16:52

I like the Clipper decaff tea. It's not particularly strong though.

MissMilliment · 06/06/2011 17:00

Tried a few and I eventually found Yorkshire decaf to be my 'favourite' (if the best of a bad bunch can be described that way) Thought they were all pretty rank, but I stuck with it and now actually like Yorkshire decaf and still drink it sometimes though I'm not pregnant or bf any more.

CollieandPup · 06/06/2011 17:16

I drink Clipper Organic Decaf. I used to drink a variety of other decaf brands and found a lot of them tasted funny. These don't at all - probably beacuse they are not full of the chemicals that the others use to make them decaf - which obv means they are better for you and bump too! They are a bit pricer than others at £2.50 (ish) for 40 bags, but well worth it. You get get them in most supermarkets and in Holland and Barrett

firsttimer84 · 06/06/2011 17:59

This thread has reminded me of the new aldi/lidl advert. Have you seen it? "I dont like tea.... I like gin!" Hilarious. PS i can't find a nice decaff either..

FreakoidOrganisoid · 06/06/2011 18:05

Yorkshire here, but one cup of normal a day wouldn't do any harm anyway

myname321 · 06/03/2014 20:36

Shock, horror! The best decaff tea I've found so far is Tesco own brand teabags. Further amazement with decaff coffee - the Tesco own brand ground coffee is also 'best' unlike their instant decaff coffee, for which I'm still searching an acceptable product.

mrsmugoo · 06/03/2014 20:53

I've just been drinking normal tea, 3 or 4 cups a day. That's within the caffeine guidelines.

Mummytobe2014 · 06/03/2014 20:58

PG tips decaf for me, didnt notice any difference Smile

KatoPotato · 06/03/2014 21:01

Typhoo decaf. Trust me it's the best!

PosyFossilsShoes · 06/03/2014 22:00

Decaff coffee I like, decaff tea is Satan's own drool.

Another vote for rooibos, I like the plain and the vanilla ones best. I've also got some caffeine-free chai which is nice on occasion.

I've also cut out my old diet coke habit and replaced it with elderflower cordial - paying real money for caffeine-free sugar-free coke (i.e. fizzy brown water) began to grate!

Pudtat · 06/03/2014 22:23

Tetley was the best I found. All the others a bit weak and chemically.

RubyGoat · 06/03/2014 22:51

Twinings Everyday decaff, if the shop has any. Otherwise, PG Tips decaff.

EyelinerQueen · 06/03/2014 22:55

9 months without a proper brew??

No fecking chance. All decaff tastes like rat's pish.

I've been having my usual 3 cups of Yorkshire Gold a day and will continue to do so!