Lavazza Tablì Decaf Tabs vs Lavazza Tablì Tabs Variety Collection

A single shot of decaffeinated espresso

Single, double and lungo shots, to try the whole range

• +The same $1.00 a shot as the caffeinated boxes, where decaf often carries a premium.
• +100% Arabica, described by Lavazza as full bodied with nutty and chocolatey notes.
• +Intensity 7 of 13, close enough to the Espresso tab at 8 to be a like-for-like evening swap.
• +No capsule: the tab is pressed coffee with no packaging of its own.

• −Lavazza does not publish the decaffeination method, which is the fact a decaf drinker most wants.
• −No caffeine figure is published either, and decaf is never caffeine free.
• −48 to a box, which is a lot for a coffee most households drink only in the evening.
• −It fits the Tablì machine alone.

• +The only way to buy any Tablì blend in twelves rather than 48.
• +All five blends, from the Lungo at intensity 6 to the Double at 11, including the decaf.
• +$1.00 a tab, the same as the single-blend boxes of 48.
• +It covers all three drinks the machine makes: single, double and lungo.

• −$60.00 up front is still more than a Nespresso sleeve of ten costs to try a coffee.
• −Twelve of a blend you like runs out quickly, and the refill is a 48-count box.
• −It fits the Tablì machine alone.
• −Lavazza publishes no origin, roast or dose weight for any of the blends in it.