The Dame (Swiss-Water House Decaf)

Introducing the Brazilian Swiss Water Decaf coffee. We'll be rotating our Swiss Water Decaf seasonally to show you how delicious coffee decaffeinated in this way can taste.

The Swiss Water process is an organic, 100% chemical-free option for decaffeination. It was discovered in the 1930s in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and is commercialised by the Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company Inc, founded in 1988.

This method does not require the addition of chemicals, instead relying on a supersaturated green coffee solution called Green Coffee Extract (GCE).

To decaffeinate coffee, fresh GCE is introduced to a batch of green coffee. As the GCE is already saturated with all the water-soluble compounds found in green coffee, minus the caffeine, the matching molecules won’t diffuse out of the coffee beans—but the caffeine will. The flavour is retained in the beans while the caffeine is removed.

Thanks to some scientific smarts and creativity, it’s possible to have decaf coffee that tastes the same – just without the caffeine!

Origin: Brazil

Producer: Various

Farm: Various

Region: Various

Varietal: Various

Species: 100% Arabica

Altitude: Various

Process: Natural

Harvest Period: May - September

Processing: Natural

Hand roasted and ground to order. Orders placed after 8:30 am are dispatched the next working day, and you'll receive an email as soon as yours is on its way. If anything is ever delayed, which can occasionally happen with certain artisan coffees and equipment, we'll let you know straight away and keep you updated.

ROYAL MAIL DELIVERY – UK

Free UK delivery on all orders over £35, sent via Royal Mail 2nd Class Tracked. Free delivery can't be combined with any other offer or discount code, and a few larger items are excluded. See our delivery page for the full list.

For UK orders under £35, choose one of two tracked options at checkout. Both are charged on the total parcel weight, including packaging:

Royal Mail 1st Class Tracked
Next working day – £5.40

Royal Mail 2nd Class Tracked
2–3 working days – £4.50

Applies to UK orders under £35 and up to 2.5kg. Heavier orders are sent via DPD (see below).

Tracked services aim for, but don't guarantee, delivery within their stated windows. Please double-check your address at checkout, as we can't dispatch your parcel if it's incorrect.

1st Class Tracked exclusion postcodes: GY, HS2, IM, JE, KW16–17, PA61–PA75, PA78, PH30, PH41–PH44, ZE2 and ZE3. 2nd Class Tracked exclusion postcodes: BT, GY, HS, IM, JE, KW, ZE2 and ZE3.

ROYAL MAIL DELIVERY – EUROPE, USA & CANADA

International orders are sent via Royal Mail Standard International and are restricted to a maximum order of 1.5kg.

Europe

0g – 500g – £7.00
501g – 999g – £9.50
1kg – 1.5kg – £14.00

US & Canada

0g – 500g – £9.50
501g – 999g – £16.00
1kg – 1.5kg – £23.00

DPD NEXT-DAY DELIVERY

Orders over 2.5kg are sent via DPD Courier, and your confirmation email will let you know if this applies to your order. Orders placed with DPD before 8:30 am go on a Next Day Delivery service; this doesn't include weekends, so anything dispatched on a Friday will arrive the following Monday.

This option excludes Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.

For those local to York, we have free local collection points across the city, which we deliver to on Wednesday and Friday mornings. Orders placed from Friday to Tuesday will be delivered to your chosen collection point on Wednesday morning. You'll be notified by email when your order is ready. Please visit our collection points page for more information.

York Coffee Emporium Roastery – Nether Poppleton

Available to collect from the York Coffee Emporium roastery any time between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm during the week, once you've received your shipping email.

The Bar Convent Heritage Centre – Blossom Street, York

Available to collect from the Bar Convent cafe between 8:00 am and 3:30 pm on Wednesday or Friday, after you receive your shipping email. The cafe is closed on Sundays and bank holidays.

The Greengrocer of Acomb – Acomb, York

Available to collect from the Greengrocer during opening hours on the Friday after you receive your shipping email. The store isn't open on Wednesdays.

Brew'd – Designer Outlet York

Available to collect from the cafe 8.30 am - 8 pm everyday except Sundays, when opening times are 9 am till 6 pm.

You'll have one week to collect your order from your chosen location. Any unclaimed orders will be returned to the York Coffee Emporium roastery for collection once this period has elapsed.