New Hours

Sorry for not sharing with you sooner but it has been very busy around here! First of all I want to let you know about our new hours at MDL Coffee & Tea Company. We are closed Sunday and Monday, Tuesday through Thursday 8-5, Friday 8am-9pm, Saturday 8-5.
We are now a HotSpot and the free wi-fi is up and running. So come on is and "Surf and slurp."
Our new Espresso machine is going to be installed Wednesday, April 21 and we will then offer a wider range of coffee based drinks. We are also gearing up for the summer with our iced drinks like iced coffee, iced tea and smoothies.
Don't forget that you may park in the back of the store and come in through the back door which is also Handicapped accesible.

The Decaffeination process

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Our decaffeination process:
Decaffeination is done with green unroasted coffee beans. The most commonly used methods immerse the beans in warm to hot water wich raises their moisture content and causes the caffeine to bond with a solvent, after which the beans are rinsed and dried. To be considered decaf 97% of the caffeine has to be removed. Unfortunately both processes rob the coffee of some of its original flavors.

The two methods used for the decaffeination process are:
1. DIRECT METHYLENE CHLORIDE METHOD. In this direct method the beans are first steamed for 30 minutes and then repeatedly rinsed with Methylene Chloride for 10 hours. This solvent removes the caffeine. The beans are exposed to steam again for another 8-10 hours to allow any remaining solvent to evaporate.
2. 2. SWISS WATER PROCESS. This method is accepted as the most matural process. It is 100% chemical free. The only sovent in this process is a natural one—WATER. The solution runs through activated charcoal filters to remove the caffeine.

MDL Coffee & Tea Company offers the Swiss Water Processed decaf coffee whenever possible. It is slightly more expensive but we are sure you agree that it is well worth it.

Caffeine content. A 5 oz. cup of regular coffee equals 60-180 mg. of caffeine.
In a 5 oz cup of decaf coffee there is 2 to 5 mg of caffeine. In a 5 oz cup of tea there is 20-90 mg. of caffeine and in a 12 oz cola there is 38-46 mg of caffeine.