Decaf coffee is coffee that has had at least 97% of its caffeine removed. Yes, we went to all the trouble of growing, roasting, and brewing beans, only to surgically extract the very chemical we crave. It’s like buying a sports car and immediately swapping the engine for a hamster wheel.
But here’s a surprising fact: decaf isn’t caffeine-free. You’d need to drink about five to ten cups of decaf to get the same buzz as one regular cup. So, decaf drinkers are basically playing a very low-stakes lottery—hoping for a phantom jolt.
