Lavazza Dek Ground Coffee Blend, Decaffeinated Dark Espresso Roast, 8.8-Ounce Bag

My husband and I both fell in love with Lavazza crema de gusto coffee brewed in a little Bialetti Mocha pot about 8 years ago. We would each have a delicious, rich, smooth cup of coffee/espresso each day and while it was just the one, we did have to admit the caffeine was not our friend. We both also usually find decaf coffee to be utterly boring and bland so we were pretty bummed out to lose our coffee ritual. Even the smell of the grounds as we filled the Bialetti made us swoon, so how could decaf live up to that?! Well, we bought one of these to try and lo and behold, it is really damn good. Great scent when you cut open the bag and the final result was surprisingly rich, smooth and satisfying. Now that we know this is so lovely, giving up caffeine has been less daunting and we can even enjoy a cup after dinner. The benefits of ditching the leaded version have been very noticeable very quickly; my husband is no longer snoring so he is sleeping better and woke up before the 6am alarm today for the first time in years, I also sleep better and we both digest our meals better and notice that skipping meals or eating late has no negative impact on blood sugar. His appetite has also returned to normal, which was apparently blunted enough by caffeine that it was tough to get him to eat enough for his athletic 6-foot body. Inflammation is also significantly reduced. We now also sip water with chlorophyll before and after having anything acidic but the aforementioned positive changes happened before that. If you do love the taste of really good, very strong but never bitter or burned coffee (looking at you Saint Arbuck's Church), this is a great choice.

Very Tasty, arrived on time!!

It DOES NOT taste like decaf. love it

Nice foamy decaf! I could taste the difference in my Uber nice espresso machine, but I’m pretty picky. My boyfriend can’t tell how they differ, and enjoys them both. Pull the trigger if you’re on the serve. Nice substitute!

One of our favorite coffees is Lavazza espresso roast, which in the summer we brew and chill to make iced coffees with. We have coffee after dinner and needed to cut the caffeine a bit, so we have been making our coffee 1/3 decaf 2/3 regular, but the flavor of other coffees mixed with the Lavazza espresso wasn't that great. I was pleasantly surprised to discover Lavazza made a decaf, even more surprised when I tasted it. Easily the best-tasting decaf I've ever had. Mixed in a 2:1 ratio with Lavazza Perfetto Dark espresso it tastes great, but also by itself, and both warm and cold. It's particularly good with cream or half and half, but powdered creamer and milk also taste great with it. We use 55g Lavazza Perfetto Dark plus 20g Lavazzo Dek and water up to the 8-cup mark on the carafe to make a pitcher of coffee that we cool in the fridge overnight. For hot decaf only coffee we use 40g Dek and water up to the 4 mark on the carafe. I have found with a lot of Lavazzo coffees that you have to use more than you would other brands, which may account for people having experiences with weak coffee. It does make the coffee more expensive because you have to use more, but I enjoy the taste so much that for me it's worth it.

Love this decaf coffee for its taste!

This decaf makes a perfect Espresso in my vintage 1985 FAEMA Family Espresso machine. It is ground just right to provide a perfect pull every time, with an Espresso rich in crema and flavor perfect for drinking as-is or in a Cappuccino. I also use this to make Americano’s for my wife sometimes, and those have a remarkable amount of crema on them as well. I use a double-shot portafilter, and it makes a bold, full-flavored coffee that is not watered down like a K-cup coffee. I grew up on Lavazza Qualita Rossa and occasionally Qualita Oro - this product is equally as wonderful as both of those, and merely is decaffeinated. This is surely one of my favorite decafs - for Americano, Espresso or Cappuccino.

I'm working on reducing my caffeine intake for health reasons, so I've been switching to decaffeinated and caffeine-free products in the afternoon and evening hours. I used to have nearly a 2-liter a day coffee habit, so you can imagine that I am hooked on coffee pretty intensely. Breaking the physical habit was pretty easy- I just took naps every afternoon and took Tylenol for the headaches. The other part of the habit is psychological, I just love the taste and aroma of a hot coffee drink in the afternoon. I bought this coffee to fulfill that psychological need for a coffee drink in the afternoon. Unfortunately, this coffee didn't meet my expectations. It is INCREDIBLY weak- like I need to use 2/3 of a cup of ground coffee to achieve one large rich coffee drink (think “Venti” size). I've used the caffeinated version of this coffee before and it was perfectly acceptable and fine, albeit not my favorite coffee brand. My only thoughts are that perhaps the decaffeination process used with these beans causes them to lose flavor? I don't know. I won't be buying this coffee again.