Our Decaf Coffee Blend

200 Degrees’ Mellowship Slinky Decaf blend is all about the mountain water.

Decaf sometimes gets a bad press; some people just can’t accept that coffee without the caffeine still kicks in its own way. But there are also a lot of decafs out there that are created in nasty chemical plants using chlorine, and that can leave a bitter taste in the mouth.

These days there are other, nicer and more photogenic ways to extract caffeine from coffee beans. We assessed and tasted decaffeinated beans from all over the world before deciding on a Mexican source of Mountain Water Method Decaffeinated beans.

The green beans are picked at the farms in Mexico, bought through Fairtrade agreements, and transported to their local decaffeination processing plant. Here, the caffeine is extracted by a long soak in clean, pure water from glaciers up in the Citlaltepetl Mountains (this water then goes through a very clever filtration process to separate the caffeine, allowing it to be sold on to soft drinks manufacturers). This type of process retains virtually all of the aromatic oils that give coffee its taste, without imparting any new, unwanted flavours.

The mountain water process produces an ethically and environmentally considerate bean with a beautiful, clean coffee taste that’s 96% caffeine free, and if that doesn’t make you feel pure, nothing will.

Shipping Information

CARRIERS:

We use Royal Mail and Parcel Force as our chosen distribution partners. You have the choice at checkout to select your preferred carrier with the following restrictions: Royal Mail First Class and Second Class (untracked) are available on packages up to 2kg and the cost is variable depending on the weight. Deliveries are made 6 days a week. Parcel Force Express 24 (tracked) service is available for all packages up to 20kg. Deliveries are made Monday to Friday only, excluding Bank Holidays.

PROCESSING TIMES:

Royal Mail orders received before 9am (Monday to Friday) will be processed and dispatched on the same day. Parcel Force orders received before 12pm (Monday to Friday) will be processed and dispatched on the same day.

After these cut-off times we will still aim to dispatch on the same day if possible, but this is not guaranteed. We do not dispatch orders over the weekend or on Bank Holidays. *Due to Royal Mail and Parcelforce strikes there may be delays in recieving orders placed on the 26th and 31st of August*

INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY:

Unfortunately, we are only able to deliver to mainland UK. We are unable to deliver to Ireland.