# Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea, 40 Tea Bags 116g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £4.80 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/clipper-organic-and-fairtrade-decaffeinted-40-116g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/clipper-organic-and-fairtrade-decaffeinted-40-116g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Clipper **Price:** £4.80 GBP **Servings:** 40 cups **Price per cup:** 12.00p **Caffeine:** Decaffeinated **Brew temperature:** 95C **Brew time:** 3-5 min **GTIN:** 5021991942211 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea is an everyday black tea with the caffeine taken out and nothing else changed, 40 bags in 116g, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the decaf that still tastes like a proper mug of tea.Ingredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this product names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.That count and weight give 2.9g a bag, a full everyday dose rather than the light bag most decaf disappointment comes from. Three to four minutes by the clock, not by the colour: decaffeinated leaf has been through water once already, so it colours the cup long before it gives up its flavour. Organic and Fairtrade are the brand's own claims, stated in the product name. Decaffeinated is not caffeine-free.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea is an everyday black tea with the caffeine taken out and nothing else changed about the way it is meant to be drunk. That matters more than it sounds: a decaf tea made with a light bag is where most of the disappointment with decaf comes from. Decaffeinated tea is not caffeine-free tea. If you need none at all, a herbal infusion is the honest answer. The Taste Profile Everyday strength: ●●●●○ (4/5) A proper builder's-brew weight rather than the thin cup decaf has a reputation for, which is what a 2.9g bag buys you. Briskness: ●●●○○ (3/5) Present but softened. Some of the edge goes out with the caffeine, and the cup lands a little rounder than the caffeinated version of the same blend. Smoothness: ●●●●○ (4/5) The main gain. Decaffeinated leaf has already been through water once, so it gives less of the harsh note that comes from squeezing a bag. Takes milk: ●●●●● (5/5) Built for it. This is an everyday tea in shape and a splash of milk is the intended service, not a compromise. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.5 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind Clipper Clipper built its name on two things at once: organic growing and Fairtrade buying, stated together on the front of the box rather than as a badge in the corner. Both of those claims are made by the brand in this product's own name, and that is the basis on which we record them. The decaf line exists because the everyday tea drinker who gives up caffeine usually does not want to give up tea. The whole design problem is keeping the cup recognisable once the caffeine has gone, and the answer here is a full-weight bag and a blend still meant for milk. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. What You Are Actually Buying A decaf that still tastes like tea: the cup has body, takes milk and holds up in a mug rather than needing a delicate cup and a short steep. If you have tried a decaf and found it watery, the bag weight is usually the reason. What it is not: it is not a herbal infusion and it is not a speciality black tea. It is the ordinary daily cup with the caffeine removed, which is exactly the job most people want done. How Does Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea Compare to: Clipper Organic Fairtrade Tea, 80 Tea Bags 232g: the same blend and the same 2.9g bag with the caffeine left in, in a box twice the size. That is the straight comparison, and the only real question between them is whether you want the caffeine. Tetley Decaf English Breakfast, 40 Tea Bags 125g: the same count from a mainstream house, with a slightly heavier bag and no organic or Fairtrade claim on the front. The Tetley is the more familiar everyday cup; the Clipper is the one to pick if the certifications matter to you. Yorkshire Tea Decaf English Breakfast, 80 Tea Bags 250g: the big-box decaf, bolder and built for hard water as much as soft. Choose the Yorkshire if you want the strongest decaf in the house; this one is quieter and rounder. Ideal Brewing Conditions Decaffeinated leaf behaves slightly differently in the mug. It has already been through water once during processing, so it releases colour quickly and looks ready before it is. Judge it by time rather than by the look of the cup. The Everyday Mug Water: straight off the boil at 100 degrees. Black tea needs full heat and decaf needs it more, because there is less in the leaf to give. Measure: one bag to 250 to 300ml. At 2.9g the bag is built for a standard mug, not a large one. Steep: three to four minutes. The colour arrives at about ninety seconds and the flavour does not, which is the single most common mistake with a decaf. Do not squeeze it: pressing the bag against the side of the mug pushes out the bitter fraction and gains you very little strength. Lift and drain instead. Service: milk, and sugar if that is how you take it. This is a builder's brew in shape. The Pot for Two Two bags to 500ml in a warmed pot, four minutes, which gives two proper mugs with milk. Pour it out: unlike a herbal blend this one carries tannin, so a pot left standing on the bags gets harsh rather than simply stronger. Warm the pot first: a cold pot takes ten degrees out of the water immediately, and there is no spare strength to lose. Getting It Right in the Cup Water temperature: 100 degrees, freshly boiled. Measure: one bag per 250 to 300ml. Steep: three to four minutes, judged by the clock rather than the colour. Service: milk. It is an everyday blend and it is better for it. Storage: sealed, dry and dark, with the box closed. Black tea takes on kitchen smells if it is left open. Best with: the evening cup you would otherwise have to skip, or anyone cutting caffeine without cutting tea. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this product names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Caffeine: this is decaffeinated tea, not caffeine-free tea. Most of the caffeine has been removed and a small residue remains. Organic and Fairtrade: both are the brand's own claims, stated in the product name, and we record them on that basis rather than on evidence of our own. Traditional use: black tea with milk is the ordinary British daily drink and this is a version of it. If you are pregnant, or cutting caffeine on medical advice: remember that decaffeinated is not the same as caffeine-free, and check the residual figure on the current pack rather than relying on this page. ## Product Questions Does it actually taste like tea?Yes, and the bag weight is why. Forty bags in 116g is 2.9g each, a full everyday dose rather than the reduced bag a lot of decaf boxes use. Most of the disappointment people report with decaf comes from a light bag rather than from the decaffeination itself.Is decaffeinated the same as caffeine free?No, and the difference matters. This starts as ordinary black tea and has most of its caffeine removed; a small residue stays behind. If you need none at all, a herbal infusion is the honest answer.How long should I brew it?Three to four minutes, timed. Decaffeinated leaf has already been through water once during processing, so it releases colour quickly and looks ready at about ninety seconds when it is not. Judge it by the clock rather than by how dark the mug has gone.Milk or no milk?Milk. This is an everyday blend in shape and a splash is the intended service rather than a compromise. Sugar if that is how you take it. Lemon belongs in a different kind of tea and will not do this one any favours.Is it organic and Fairtrade?Both are stated by the brand in the product's own name, and we record them on that basis. Any other marks are printed on the box.How is the caffeine removed?It is printed on the box if the brand chooses to state it.Can I make a pot with it?Two bags to 500ml in a warmed pot for four minutes gives two proper mugs with milk. Unlike a herbal blend this one carries tannin, so lift the bags out at four minutes rather than leaving them in. A pot left standing on the bags goes harsh, not just stronger.Should I squeeze the bag?No. Pressing a bag against the side of the mug pushes out the bitter fraction and gains very little real strength. If the cup is weak the answer is another minute, not more pressure. Lift and drain instead.Can I drink it in the evening?That is the job it exists to do, and it is why most households buy a decaf box alongside their ordinary one. We will not tell you it has no effect on anyone, because a small residue of caffeine remains and people differ. What we can say is that it has far less than the caffeinated version of the same blend.Does hard water spoil it?It flattens it a little, as it does any everyday black tea, and it is more noticeable here because there is less in the cup to push back with. A filtered kettle gives a brighter mug. If your area is very hard, a blend built for it will suit you better than this one.How should I store it?Sealed, dry and dark, with the box closed rather than open on the worktop. Forty bags is several weeks for most households, and black tea takes on kitchen smells faster than people expect once the box is open. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. The published ingredient list for this product names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredients, as published for this product: Decaffeinated Organically Grown Black Tea, Tea: Traded in compliance with Fairtrade standards, total 100%.Ingredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.ComponentProportionWhat it bringsDecaffeinated black teathe whole of the blendThe body, the colour and the briskness. It starts as ordinary black tea and has most of its caffeine removed, which softens the edge a little and leaves the everyday character intact.Added flavouringnoneThis is a plain everyday black tea. Nothing is added to flavour, sweeten or colour it.Allergen and certification marksPrinted on the current packOrganic and Fairtrade are stated by the brand in the product name. Every other mark, and all allergen advice, is to be read off the box itself.Pack: Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea, 40 Tea Bags 116g; a decaffeinated everyday black tea for drinking with milk. Store sealed, dry and dark with the box closed. Read the ingredient declaration, the residual caffeine figure, the bag material, any certification marks and the best-before date off the current UK pack.The sensory placements are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description; we have held no tastings and hold no brand specification sheets.Sourcing & blend. Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea, 40 Tea Bags 116g is put together by Clipper, a house that built its name on organic growing and Fairtrade buying stated together on the front of the box rather than as a badge in the corner. The decaf line exists because the everyday tea drinker who gives up caffeine usually does not want to give up tea, and the design problem is keeping the cup recognisable once the caffeine has gone. A full-weight bag and a blend still meant for milk is the answer this one takes. Our assessment rests on the pack format and the brand's published description.What's in Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea, 40 Tea Bags 116g, and what isn't:In: decaffeinated black tea, 40 bags at 2.9g each, and nothing else.No added flavouring, colour or sugar: this is a plain everyday black tea, not a flavoured one. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea, 40 Tea Bags 116g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the cup tastes the way it does from the first lift of steam to the last swallow.The outer layer is aromatic and it is the layer decaffeination costs the most. Caffeine itself is close to odourless, but the process that removes it also carries off a share of the volatile compounds that sit alongside it in the leaf, which is why a decaf smells quieter over the mug than the same blend with the caffeine left in. A full 2.9g bag is how this pack buys most of that back: there is simply more leaf in the cup than a lighter decaf bag provides, so the malty everyday aroma still arrives, just with a softer edge to it.The flavour spike is the briskness through the middle of the cup, and here the change is easier to like. Briskness in black tea is the lively, faintly drying snap that makes a builder's brew feel awake, and it comes from the interaction of tannin with the cup rather than from caffeine directly. Take the caffeine out and some of the sharp top end goes with it; what is left is rounder and a little sweeter, and it is the reason many people find a good decaf gentler on an empty stomach than the ordinary version. That softening is not weakness. Weakness is a light bag, which is a different problem and not one this pack has.The base structure is tannin, and it is fully present. This is real black tea and it will dry the mouth pleasantly, stand up to milk, and turn harsh if it is stewed, exactly as an ordinary everyday blend does. The finish is clean and slightly malty with a mild astringent tug that clears the palate rather than coating it. That structure is what makes the tea work with food and with milk, and it is also the reason the brewing advice below is about restraint rather than encouragement: unlike a herbal infusion, this one can be overdone.Getting it right in the cup. One bag per 250 to 300ml, water straight off the boil, three to four minutes, timed. The single most common mistake with a decaf is trusting the colour: processed leaf releases its colour quickly, so the mug looks ready at ninety seconds and tastes thin if you believe it. Give it the full time and do not squeeze the bag, because pressing it against the side of the mug pushes out the bitter fraction and gains very little real strength. Lift and drain, then add milk. If the cup is still weaker than you want, add another minute before you add another bag; with 2.9g in the bag the leaf usually has more to give.How water and temperature change it. Temperature is not negotiable here. Black tea needs a full rolling boil to extract properly and decaffeinated black tea needs it more, because processing has already taken the easiest-to-release fraction out of the leaf; water at 90 degrees gives a pale, flat cup that no amount of extra time will rescue. Time governs strength up to about four minutes and governs harshness after five, so the useful window is narrow and worth timing. Water hardness matters too: hard tap water flattens any everyday black tea, and it shows more in a decaf because there is less bright top end to push back with. A filtered kettle noticeably lifts the cup. Soft water gives the brisker, brighter version, and in a very hard-water area a blend built for hard water will suit you better than this one. ## Recipe Ideas This is a full-strength everyday black tea with the caffeine taken out, so it behaves like an ordinary builder's brew in every respect except the one you bought it for. The builds are the standard mug, the pot for two, a proper evening milky cup, an iced version and a tea loaf that uses cold brewed tea rather than water. Recipes, born here first The Everyday Mug How to make the standard mug of Clipper decaf. 4 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 bag Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea 250 to 300ml water straight off the boil A splash of milk Method Pour 250 to 300ml of freshly boiled water over one bag. Time three to four minutes. Ignore the colour, which arrives long before the flavour does. Lift the bag out and let it drain. Do not press it against the side of the mug. Add milk, and sugar if that is how you take it. What you'll end up with: An ordinary mug of everyday tea that happens to have had the caffeine removed. The Pot for Two How to make two proper mugs at once without stewing them. 4 min 2 mugs Easy You'll need 2 bags Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea 500ml water straight off the boil A teapot, warmed Method Warm the pot with a little boiling water and tip it out. A cold pot takes ten degrees out of the brew immediately. Add two bags and 500ml of freshly boiled water. Steep four minutes, then lift the bags out. This one carries tannin and will go harsh if they stay in. Pour with milk in the mugs. What you'll end up with: Two even mugs, the second as good as the first because the bags came out on time. The Late Milky Cup How to build the evening version, softer and rounder. 3 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 bag Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea 200ml water straight off the boil 60ml milk, warmed Method Brew one bag in only 200ml for three minutes, so the tea is concentrated rather than diluted. Lift the bag out. Top with 60ml of warmed milk rather than cold, which keeps the cup at drinking temperature. Less water and more milk gives the softer, rounder cup people want last thing at night. What you'll end up with: A comforting late mug with the strength still in it, rather than a watery one. Iced Decaf Tea How to make a jug that does not go cloudy. 5 min + chill 1 litre jug Easy You'll need 4 bags Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea 500ml water straight off the boil, plus 500ml cold A lemon, sliced Ice to serve Method Brew four bags in 500ml of just boiled water for four minutes, then lift them out. Add 500ml of cold water straight away to bring the temperature down quickly. Cool to room temperature before refrigerating. Chilling a hot strong brew too fast is what turns iced tea cloudy. Serve over ice with lemon. No milk in this one. What you'll end up with: A clear jug of iced tea with a full tea flavour and no caffeine worth speaking of. Tea Loaf, Soaked Overnight How to use strong tea instead of water to soak dried fruit. Overnight + 1 hr 1 loaf Medium You'll need 3 bags Clipper Organic and Fairtrade Decaffeinated Tea 300ml water straight off the boil 300g mixed dried fruit 150g soft brown sugar, 1 egg, 250g self-raising flour Method Brew three bags in 300ml for five minutes to make a deliberately strong tea, then lift them out. Pour it over the dried fruit and sugar and leave overnight, covered. Stir in the egg and flour the next day, turn into a lined loaf tin and bake at 160C fan for about an hour. Using decaf here means the loaf keeps the tannin and colour that make a tea loaf work without adding caffeine to something children will eat. What you'll end up with: A dark, damp fruit loaf to slice and butter, with no caffeine in it. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._