Coffee that starts where you are.
I started Dao Dock from my flat in London, missing the drip coffee culture I grew up with in Taiwan and believing that a simpler, different way to brew specialty coffee deserved a place here too.
My name is Sherry. I moved from Taiwan to the UK 8 years ago. Back home, starting the morning with a drip coffee bag was just what you did. A bag, a mug, a few minutes before the day began. When I arrived in London I found an incredible specialty coffee scene. What I couldn't find was that ease. Dao Dock started as my way of bringing it here.
Dao [島] means island in Mandarin. Paired with a dock, it is a name that belongs to two places. Rooted in Taiwan, built in London. It is the bridge between the coffee culture I grew up with and the city I now call home.
Details make a difference
Every Dao Dock bag begins with a trip back to Taiwan — working with our roasters on bean selection, roasting profiles, grind precision and packaging. The format is simple. The work behind it is not.
Sourced with care
We work with a small number of partners who source directly from specialty producers around the world. Each bean is chosen for what it brings to the cup — its flavour, its origin, the skill of the people who grew it.
Specialty coffee, without the barriers
A great cup of coffee should not require special equipment or years of practice. Our drip bags are designed to deliver the clarity of a pour-over with nothing more than hot water and a mug. At home, at a desk, in a hotel room abroad.
Two cultures, one cup
In Taiwan, drip coffee is part of daily life — accessible, considered, made for the morning. In the UK, specialty coffee can feel reserved for the initiated. Dao Dock sits between those two worlds. It is for anyone who wants something genuinely good, without the complexity.
