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$1 from every pouch purchased is donated to Old Dog Haven, a Washington State non-profit shelter for abandoned senior dogs. Learn more about their work here.
Has nostalgia ever gripped you so thoroughly that you tried to resurrect a long-gone dog breed? Thus went the story of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. What we would today call the spaniel, also popular in the 1600s in England, fell out of fashion for centuries until the 1900s, when an American dog-lover wanted a pup that resembled the doggo held by King Charles II in an old painting. Finding that no such dog seemed to exist by that point, he and a group of breeders set to work trying to re-create it based on images in portraits, leading to the rebirth of several spaniel breeds. As this tea, the Decaf English Breakfast, is a cousin to our Pembroke Welsh Corgi English Breakfast we figured the best dog to represent it would be another royal canine, and the calm temperament of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel seemed like truly a perfect fit.
English Breakfast Tea is one of the most popular blends in the world. It blends black teas from all over to create a reliable black tea flavor. Our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Decaf English Breakfast gives you that same taste with much less of the caffeine, making it a great option for someone seeking the earthy tones of this classic tea in the afternoon or evening. Just remember: this tea is ‘decaf,’ not ‘caffeine-free.’ Like decaf coffee, it is impossible to fully extract the caffeine from a tea leaf. If you prefer something completely caffeine-free, check out our line of herbal teas, which are not made from the Camellia sinensis plant.
Not all teas are made equal, and this is especially true for decaf teas. We only sell decaf teas using the CO2 decaffeination process. This is important, whether you buy decaf tea from us or someone else, you want to make sure they use the CO2 process. Why? The brief explanation is that there are two ways to decaffeinate teas; the CO2 method, which we exclusively use, and the Ethyl Acetate method, which we will never sell because we’d frankly never drink it ourselves.. Both harness a similar concept, namely use of something to bond to the caffeine molecules and remove them from the leaves. However, the CO2 method uses the gas CO2 which is all around us, which your own body produces, and the Ethyl Acetate method uses, well, Ethyl Acetate (also found in industrial electronics cleaning products and nail polish removers). Most decaf teas, especially those produced in large-scale quantities and sold in bags in grocery stores or to restaurants, uses the Ethyl Acetate method. If you had your choice of drinking a tea treated with CO2 and a tea treated with Ethyl Acetate, which would you choose?
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Decaf English Breakfast
Ingredients: Decaf Black Tea
Caffeine: Decaffeinated with CO2 Process
Recommended Brewing: Steep one teaspoon per one cup serving in boiling water for three minutes. Re-steeping recommended.
