About caffeine...

There are some decent decaf teas out there. I don’t know where you are located but Simpson and Vail has some good ones. Then there are caffeine free herbals and rooibos teas. I prefer the green rooibos to the red rooibos myself. Unfortunately there really is no such thing as decaf puerh but a variety of decaf black teas are sold. I once asked Scott at Yunnan Sourcing if there was any such thing as decaf puerh. He looked into it and reported back that if it existed he couldn’t find it so it probably doesn’t exist.

Seems a bit obvious to even mention it, but tisanes / herb teas are an option. I’ve drank sage, rosemary, and papaya leaf “tea” over the last year, lots more when I was younger but I was out of the habit for awhile.

Hojicha is the only real tea type that comes to mind described as lower in caffeine but I’m not so sure about that, and it’s not exactly in the same range as other tea types, being roasted differently and based on stems in addition to leaves.

There is also an expensive tea Verdant Tea is selling. Tea made from the Camellia Crassicolumna plant. A close relative of the tea plant. It is caffeine free. I tried the sheng and the black tea. I liked the sheng, didn’t much like the black tea, but it is caffeine free so it would be an option although not a cheap one.

I’m in the same boat as you. One thing you might try is Kukicha. It’s made mostly of stems which are lower in caffeine. Plus it’s high in theanine which has a calming effect. I don’t know for a fact it’s something that would work for you, but it might be worth a try. I’ve got some incoming from Den’s. Once I’ve tried it I’ll post back here and let you know how it worked for me.

I’ll try some english breakfast decaf teas and the kuicha.

I’m also having panic attacks so maybe the kukicha will help due to the high theanine.

Harney and Sons has a decaf black tea called Vanilla Comoro. It’s quite taste but not particularly “bold”. Makes a very nice evening tea.

Lupicia’s Orzo Caramel & Honey is the closest thing I’ve found that can satisfy my craving for black tea late at night. It’s not black tea, but its deep flavor is bold enough to do the trick for me. Love the taste of it too.

You drink Rooibos of course!

Seriously, do you people even read my reviews? ;)

You could try a decaf black or one of the many varieties of herbal tea. If you like black tea, you could try: roasted barley, brewing cocoa, pau d’arco (also called lapacho), honeybush, or a blend marketed as herbal chai or herbal coffee. There is an incredible variety of herbal tea available, but these particular ones are more similar to black tea than most.

Green tea is very low in caffeine as well. Remember the whole volume of water to leaf thing as well. You can alter the caffeine level by playing with the proportions.