# Taylors of Harrogate Decaffe Beans Roast Coffee, 200g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £7.60 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/taylors-of-harrogate-decaffe-beans-roast-coffee-200g/` _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/taylors-of-harrogate-decaffe-beans-roast-coffee-200g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea **Price:** £7.60 GBP **Caffeine:** Decaffeinated **GTIN:** 615357752559 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Taylors of Harrogate Decaffe is the decaffeinated whole bean in the Taylors range: 200g of proper coffee for the cup after dinner, roasted by a house that treats its decaf as part of the ladder rather than an afterthought.Ingredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this barcode 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.Whole beans, so a grinder is needed, and worth grinding to order because decaf stales slightly faster once ground. About 25 cups at an 8g dose. Decaffeinated does not mean caffeine free; a small residual amount remains, which is why we grade it low rather than none. Picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the evening bag for a household that still wants coffee at nine o'clock.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. Grind size, the residual caffeine question, dose and storage are covered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Taylors of Harrogate Decaffe is the decaffeinated bean in the Taylors range, sold as 200g of whole beans. It exists for the cup after dinner and the cup at four in the afternoon, and it is built so that choosing decaf does not mean accepting a worse coffee. Decaffeinated coffee has a poor reputation that is largely out of date. The old complaint was that removing the caffeine took the flavour with it, which was true of the crude processes and is much less true of what is on the shelf now. The other thing worth being straight about: decaffeinated does not mean caffeine free. A small residual amount remains, which is why we grade this as low caffeine rather than caffeine free, and why anyone avoiding caffeine on medical advice should treat it as a low dose rather than a zero. If you need genuinely none, a herbal infusion is the honest answer and we sell plenty of those. The Taste Profile Smoothness: ●●●●○ (4/5) Rounded and easy, with the low grip that suits an evening cup. Body: ●●●○○ (3/5) Medium. Enough presence to feel like a proper coffee rather than a substitute for one. Roast character: ●●●○○ (3/5) Present and recognisable. This is the thing cheap decaf usually loses and the reason to buy it from a real roaster. Bitterness: ●●○○○ (2/5) Low. Decaf beans are easy to scorch, and a well roasted one should not taste burnt. 4.6 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk Where this sits in the Taylors range Taylors of Harrogate is a Yorkshire family firm and the same house behind Yorkshire Tea, which is why the name appears on a tea catalogue at all. Its coffees are sold as a graded ladder, with a roast number printed on the front of each pack so a shopper can pick a strength deliberately. The decaf sits in that ladder rather than off to one side as an afterthought, which is the useful signal about it. In a household, this is the second bag rather than the only one. Most people who buy it keep a caffeinated blend for the morning and reach for this after about four in the afternoon, or hand it to the one person at the table who stopped drinking caffeine and got tired of being offered a peppermint tea instead. It is also the bag to have in when guests come for dinner, because nobody has to ask. A 200g bag of beans is a sensible size for a coffee used this way. Decaf in most houses gets drunk more slowly than the everyday bag, and beans keep their condition far better than ground coffee does while they wait. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. How Taylors of Harrogate Decaffe Beans Roast Coffee, 200g compares Against instant decaf: not really the same product. Instant decaf is convenient and it tastes like instant; this is whole bean coffee that happens to have had the caffeine removed. If the reason you drink instant decaf is that you assumed decaf was all much the same, this is the bag that changes your mind. Against the caffeinated Taylors beans: the same house standards and the same numbered ladder. The honest difference is that decaf carries a little less aromatic lift however well it is roasted. What you get in exchange is a coffee you can have at nine in the evening and still sleep. Against a herbal infusion after dinner: different answers to the same problem. A herbal infusion is genuinely caffeine free and tastes of herbs; this is genuinely coffee and carries a small residual amount of caffeine. Which is right depends on whether you want a hot drink or you want coffee. Getting the best out of it Decaffeinated beans are more fragile than caffeinated ones, both in the roaster and in your grinder. They tend to grind a little finer at the same setting and they stale slightly faster once ground, so grinding to order matters more here than with a standard bag, not less. Everything else is ordinary good practice. The after dinner cafetiere Grind:Coarse, like rough sea salt. Check the result rather than trusting your usual setting, because decaf often grinds finer at the same number. Dose:Around 8g per 150ml, which makes a 200g bag about 25 cups. Water:Just off the boil, around 95C. Decaf scorches a little more readily than caffeinated coffee does. Time:Four minutes, then press slowly and pour the whole pot out rather than leaving it standing. The evening single cup Filter:A single cone and a paper filter gives the cleanest evening cup and the least washing up at the end of a long day. Bloom:Thirty seconds with a splash of water before the main pour. It matters more with decaf, which can extract unevenly. Milk:Takes milk comfortably. An evening cup with a little milk is a different drink from a morning one and there is no reason to be purist about it. Practical notes on the pack Pack: 200g of whole decaffeinated beans. You will need a grinder. Yield: About 25 cups at an 8g dose. A different dose moves the number. Not caffeine free: decaffeinated means a small residual amount remains. We grade it low rather than none, and we will not claim otherwise. Grind to order: More important here than with a standard bag. Decaf stales a little faster once ground. Grinder setting: Decaf often grinds finer than caffeinated coffee at the same setting. Check the grind rather than the number. Storage: Airtight, cool, dark and dry. Not the fridge, whatever the internet says; condensation is worse than warmth. Ingredients, allergens and storage What is in it:roasted decaffeinated coffee beans and nothing else. The full declaration, including the decaffeination method where the brand states it, is on the pack. Ingredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this barcode names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Ingredients:100 per cent roasted decaffeinated coffee beans. No added flavourings are declared in the product name. Caffeine:Decaffeinated is not caffeine free. A small residual amount remains. If you are avoiding caffeine entirely on medical advice, this is not the right product and a herbal infusion is. Certifications: whatever the current bag carries is printed on it, and that is the authority. Whole beans:not suitable for use without a grinder, and not suitable for machines that require pre ground coffee. ## Product Questions Is decaffeinated the same as caffeine free?No, and it is worth being clear about it. Decaffeination removes most of the caffeine but a small residual amount remains, which is why we grade this as low caffeine rather than caffeine free. If you need genuinely none, a herbal infusion is the honest answer rather than any decaf coffee.Does it actually taste like coffee?Yes, and that is the point of buying decaf from a roaster who takes the rest of their range seriously. Decaf beans are harder to roast well because they behave differently in the roaster, which is why cheap decaf so often tastes flat or burnt. This one keeps a recognisable roast character.Do I need a grinder?Yes. This is a whole bean pack and the coffee arrives unground. If you do not own a grinder, buy a ground decaf instead. Grinding to order matters slightly more with decaf than with caffeinated coffee, because it stales a little faster once broken.Why does my usual grind setting give a different result?Decaffeinated beans are more brittle than caffeinated ones and often grind finer at the same setting. Judge the grind by looking at it rather than by the number on the dial, and expect to move a notch coarser than you would for your morning bag.How many cups will 200g make?About 25 cups at an 8g dose, which is a reasonable cafetiere starting point. A heavier dose gives fewer and a lighter one more; the number follows your spoon, not the bag.What water temperature should I use?Just off the boil, around 95C. Decaf scorches a little more readily than caffeinated coffee, so water straight from a rolling boil is more of a risk here than it would be with a standard bag.Can I drink it in the evening?That is what it is for. A small amount of caffeine remains, so it is not a zero, but for most people it is low enough for an evening cup. If you are unusually sensitive or following medical advice on caffeine, treat it as a low dose rather than none.How was the caffeine removed?Where the brand states a decaffeination method, it is printed on the pack.How should I store it?Airtight, cool, dark and dry, and not in the fridge. Condensation does more harm than warmth. Because decaf stales slightly faster once ground, keep the beans whole and grind only what you are about to brew.Does it take milk?Comfortably. An evening coffee with a little milk is a different drink from a morning one and there is no reason to be purist about it. Keep the milk modest if you want to taste the roast underneath.Is it organic or Fairtrade?Whatever the bag you receive carries is printed on it, and that is the authority rather than anything written in a description earlier. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. The published ingredient list for this barcode names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsRoasted decaffeinated coffee beans100%The entire product. Whole and unground, which keeps the aromatics intact until you grind, and matters more here because decaf stales faster once broken.Residual caffeineSmall, not zeroDecaffeination removes most of the caffeine and leaves a little. We grade this as low caffeine rather than caffeine free, and we will not claim otherwise.Decaffeination methodPrinted on the pack where statedThe brand states its process on the pack where it declares one.Pack: Taylors of Harrogate Decaffe Beans Roast Coffee, 200g; GTIN 0615357752559; 200g of whole roasted decaffeinated coffee beans, about 25 cups at an 8g dose. Low caffeine, not caffeine free. A grinder is required. Best before date printed on the pack.Cup yield is arithmetic on a stated dose rather than a figure from the pack; at 8g per 150ml a 200g bag gives roughly 25 cups.Sourcing & blend. Taylors of Harrogate Decaffe Beans Roast Coffee, 200g is blended, decaffeinated and roasted for Taylors of Harrogate, the Yorkshire family firm that also sits behind Yorkshire Tea. What is worth knowing about a decaf specifically is that it is a harder product to make well than a standard bag: the beans come out of decaffeination with a different density and moisture content and they colour faster in the roaster, so the roast profile has to be built for them rather than borrowed from the caffeinated line. Taylors keeps the decaf inside its numbered roast ladder rather than treating it as a side line, which is the useful signal about how seriously it is taken. For the decaffeination method, origins, certifications and roast number carried by the bag in your hand, read the current pack rather than a description written earlier.What is in Taylors of Harrogate Decaffe Beans Roast Coffee, 200g, and what is not:In: roasted decaffeinated coffee beans, whole and unground, and nothing else declared in the product name.Not caffeine free: a small residual amount of caffeine remains. We grade this low rather than none.No added flavourings, sugar or sweeteners: this is a plain coffee; any sweetness in the cup is natural to the roast.Grinder required: the beans arrive whole and will not work in a machine that needs pre ground coffee. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Taylors of Harrogate Decaffe Beans Roast Coffee, 200g is built in three layers, and a decaf is the clearest illustration of why that structure matters, because decaffeination changes the bean before the roaster ever sees it. Reading the layers in order explains both what this cup does well and where it differs from a caffeinated bag.The outer layer is aromatic and it is the layer decaffeination costs you most. Removing caffeine also removes some of the precursors that the roast would otherwise turn into volatile aroma compounds, which is why even a well made decaf lifts a little less out of the cup than its caffeinated sibling. Grinding to order recovers most of the difference, and it matters more here than with a standard bag because decaf loses what aroma it has faster once broken. A cup poured and left for five minutes gives up noticeably more than a caffeinated one would.The flavour spike arrives mid palate and is where a good decaf earns its price. The bean's own sugars caramelise in the roaster as they would in any coffee, so the middle of the cup carries proper roast character rather than the hollow, cardboard note that cheap decaf is known for. There is little bitterness behind it, partly because the roast is judged for gentleness and partly because decaffeinated beans scorch readily and a careful roaster stops short of that point. It is the densest part of the cup and the part a slightly finer grind develops most.The base structure is a short, clean finish with low astringency, which is precisely what an evening coffee should do. It clears the palate rather than coating it, so the cup does not sit with you an hour later the way a dark espresso can. A finish that reads dry or papery usually means the pot sat on its grounds after pressing rather than anything to do with the decaffeination.Getting it right in the cup. Grind coarse for a cafetiere and medium for a filter, but judge the grind by eye rather than by your usual dial setting, because decaffeinated beans are more brittle and often grind finer at the same number. Use water just off the boil at around 95C rather than straight from a rolling boil, since decaf scorches more readily. Dose around 8g per 150ml, give it four minutes, press slowly and pour the whole pot out. Grind only what you are about to brew; this is ordinary advice for any coffee and close to essential for a decaf.How water and temperature change it. Temperature and grind are the two levers, and a decaf has a slightly narrower window than a caffeinated bag at either end. Too hot or too fine and the cup turns papery and dry rather than pleasantly bitter, because the structure that would normally carry a hard extraction is not all there. Too cool or too coarse and it goes hollow quickly, since there is less aromatic reserve to fall back on. Filtered water helps here more than it would with a dark roast, because hard water flattens exactly the sweetness this cup relies on. None of that is a fault in the beans, it is the same coffee responding to the brew you build around it, and once you have found the setting for your grinder it repeats every evening. ## Recipe Ideas Taylors of Harrogate Decaffe Beans Roast Coffee, 200g arrives as whole beans, so the builds below are about grind, dose and method rather than about adding things to a finished drink. Five serves, weighted towards the evening, because that is when this bag gets opened. Ways to brew it, born here first The After Dinner Cafetiere A pot for the table when the plates have been cleared. 6 min 3 cups Easy You'll need 24g Decaffe beans, coarsely ground 450ml water just off the boil A three cup cafetiere Method Grind coarse, checking by eye rather than trusting your morning setting. Pour water at around 95C over the grounds and stir once. Wait four minutes, then press slowly. Pour the whole pot out so the rest does not keep extracting on the table. What you'll end up with: A pot that lets everyone have a second cup without anyone lying awake at one in the morning. The Evening Single Cup One cone, one paper, minimal washing up at the end of a long day. 4 min 1 cup Easy You'll need 16g beans, medium ground 250ml water at 95C A filter cone and paper Method Rinse the paper with hot water and tip the water away. Bloom: wet the grounds with 40ml and wait thirty seconds. This matters more with decaf, which can extract unevenly. Pour the rest slowly in stages. Finish by around three minutes. What you'll end up with: The cleanest evening cup this bag makes, and the one that shows the roast clearest. Decaf Flat White At Home An evening milk coffee that does not keep anyone awake. 6 min 1 small cup Medium You'll need 18g beans, fine ground 120ml whole or oat milk A moka pot or espresso machine Method Brew a short, strong 40ml extraction. Go a notch coarser than you would with caffeinated beans. Heat the milk to hot but not scalding and texture it if you can. Pour the milk through the coffee, keeping the volume small. Keep the milk modest; a decaf under a full mug of milk disappears. What you'll end up with: A proper evening milk coffee rather than warm milk with a memory of coffee in it. Overnight Cold Brew Twelve hours, no heat, and a concentrate that keeps. 12 hrs 4 glasses Easy You'll need 60g beans, very coarsely ground 600ml cold water Ice to serve Method Combine the coarse grounds and cold water in a jar and stir once. Refrigerate for twelve hours. Strain through a paper filter without pressing the bed. Serve over ice, diluted one to one if it reads strong. What you'll end up with: Cold brew you can drink at nine at night in summer, which caffeinated cold brew is not. Affogato For The Evening Pudding and coffee in one, without the caffeine hit. 5 min 2 bowls Easy You'll need 18g beans, fine ground 4 scoops vanilla ice cream Dark chocolate to grate, optional Method Brew two short, strong 40ml extractions. Put two scoops of vanilla ice cream in each bowl. Pour the hot coffee over at the table, not in the kitchen. Grate a little dark chocolate over if you have some. What you'll end up with: The reason to keep a decaf bean in the house at all, served at the end of a dinner nobody wants to end. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._