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, simply brewed
The drip bag was developed within specialty coffee culture as a way to bring the clarity of a pour-over into a single-serve format. Each Dao Dock bag is designed around one specific coffee, from how it is ground to how it brews. All it needs is hot water and a mug.
Two cultures, one cup
In Taiwan, drip coffee is part of daily life. In the UK, specialty coffee can feel reserved for the initiated. Dao Dock sits between those two worlds. For the Taiwanese coffee lover seeking a taste of home, and for anyone discovering drip coffee for the first time.
