Where can I buy Douwe Egberts coffee?

I tried this coffee at Nevin's Pub in Evanston and have been dying to either get my hands on a bag of it for myself or at least go back to the restaurant. It's a Dutch coffee, and I've herad that you can typically find it at places that sell British foods.

Any ideas? I'm hesitant to go with online shopping.

unhappymeal wrote:I tried this coffee at Nevin's Pub in Evanston and have been dying to either get my hands on a bag of it for myself or at least go back to the restaurant. It's a Dutch coffee, and I've herad that you can typically find it at places that sell British foods.

Any ideas? I'm hesitant to go with online shopping.

unhappymeal:

I confess straighaway at I do not know off-hand a place where Douwe-Egberts is sold but, depending on how far you're willing to drive, I would bet there's a store in Holland, Michigan that might carry it. I might also try Zingermans (check their website) in Ann Arbor.

I'm not sure about the degree to which D-E coffee is carried in places which stock British products but, if you can't find D-E, I would look to the coffees from North Germany (e.g., Jakobs (I think)), which are, if memory serves me correctly, somewhat similar to D-E and other Dutch commercial brands. Meyer's Deli in Lincoln Square carries some German coffees.

D-E used to be a brand I liked... their coffee and rolling tobacco make quite a combination...

I hope that's of some help.

Antonius

An american version of DE, produced by the parent company, Sara Lee, is available through coffee shops and restaurants in and around Chicago and the US. Note: the blends are quite different. The US DE and the European DE are similar in logo and name only; the US version was created for the US market. Sara Lee does distribute the European coffee in brick packs throughout the US, but it is in very limited quantities.

If you had it at Nevin's, you probably had the US version. I don't believe that it is available for purchase at retail (yet) unless you can convince Nevin's to sell you some. It is a foodservice-only brand.

The Senseo Coffee maker uses pods that are filled with the European roasts - I believe the coffee is produced in Belgium. Since many supermarkets and discounters sell Senseo pods, it may be the easiest way to enjoy DE coffee at home without going to all ends of the earth.

A quick search yielded a few online stores that sell the European-produced brick packs. Here's a link to one site that seems to have it in inventory.

I didn't find the US-produced DE available for retail purchase anywhere. Since the US version is a relatively new product (my understanding is that they have been selling it since late spring) it will be awhile before foodservice product is diverted to retail channels.

I know that I have seen it recently, However, since I mail order most of my coffee (San Francisco Coffee Co.), I have not tried it.

You might want to call Woodman's Supermarket in Carpenterville. They carry many varieties of coffee and I believe tehy carry DE. No guarantees though.

I'd be very surprised if Zingerman's sells it, since they've got their own roasting facilities. Not being a coffee person I've never tried it.

I was there yesterday evening, though, and picked up some superb soppressata abbruzese and three loaves of bread: regular sourdough, potato dill sourdough, and chocolate sourdough (studded with dark chocolate chunks).

And somehow, with half a pound of salame, three loaves of bread, and a large sandwich and drink for dinner, I left under $25. Those of you who have been to zingerman's should be in awe of this.

gleam wrote:And somehow, with half a pound of salame, three loaves of bread, and a large sandwich and drink for dinner, I left under $25. Those of you who have been to zingerman's should be in awe of this.

I'd be in awe if I weren't such a skeptic by nature. Did you check your receipt? Under $25 sounds like they left off the salame and the drink, at the very least. Or maybe all the bread.

Coming over for dinner?

Nope. Here's the breakdown:

Sourdough round on special, $3.25
day old chocolate sourdough, $1 (day old loaves $1 with purchase of fresh loaf)
day old potato dill sourdough, $1

soppressata abbruzese, 1/4 lb, $3.50
other salame i forget the name of, 1/4lb, $3.50

drink $1.75
sandwich $12

2 bagels $1.50 each

total $25.75

Burger King serves D-E. Really. Trust me on this.

Now, for the real thing, I've seen it at Jay's Asia on Grand in St. Louis. Don't know if they always have it, tho'.

But Jay's also have some other good coffees directly imported from Holland, Germany, etc.

You might try the Polish deli on Lincoln in MKE. They've got a nice range of European coffees.

And, as a last resort, go to Aldi. They've got a direct import German coffee that tastes pretty Dutch to me. Maybe it's from Aachen....

Geo

yep...Burger King (not all stores) sell DE (abbreviated as DE per Sara Lee, but they would prefer if you used the full name) but it is produced in the US, not Europe. It is the liquid version, so it absolutely will not be the same (although they do serve liquid in Europe as well). The product is frozen and preservative-free.

VanderVeen Dutch Importing sells Douwe Egberts coffee. I assume that it's the Dutch version, not the Sara Lee version. Go to www.thedutchstore.com and look under "beverages." I'm Dutch, and whenever I want a trip down memory lane, I order some of the goodies that I enjoyed as a child from VanderVeen. Amazing how a taste or smell can take you back.

I assume that it's the Dutch version, not the Sara Lee version.

Actually, it is all Sara Lee. Like it or not, Sara Lee owns Douwe Egberts. Everywhere.

And yes, the stuff on the site you reference is produced in Holland, not the US.

alleycat wrote:...www.thedutchstore.com...

Bedankt voor de link en welkom.

Antonius

Queijo wrote:

I assume that it's the Dutch version, not the Sara Lee version.

Actually, it is all Sara Lee. Like it or not, Sara Lee owns Douwe Egberts. Everywhere.

And yes, the stuff on the site you reference is produced in Holland, not the US.

Knowing Sara Lee and its corporate culture pretty well, I can say that while you are technically correct, in practice, well...

Knowing Sara Lee and its corporate culture pretty well

so how well do you know the corporate culture, VI?



and for those interested in the "history" of Douwe Egberts (in quotes because it is mightily abridged) here's a link.

I had this coffee yesterday at brunch at the Hotel Baker in St. Charles. I asked our waitress what kind of coffee they serve as it was very distinct and almost chocolately tasting without any hint of being flavored and she advised it was Douwe Egberts. Her only reccomendation was the Senseo packets as was already advised. My best guess for finding it locally would be Whole Foods, World Market, or possibly one of the Caputos. I know I've seen it somewhere probably in the burbs and will now actively seek out and post any results. The Hotel Baker, by the way, is a really, really beautiful building for any architecture buffs with some incredible painting and woodwork detail. The brunch was decent and not extravagent or lavish but a good deal at about $20.

Electric Mullet:

The coffee you enjoyed is made for foodservice only here in the US - the production used to come out of a plant outside of New Orleans until Katrina, and production has since been shifted to other plants. Did they tell you which blend? I'm going to guess it was Blend 1753.

Alas, you will not find a similar coffee in retail yet. The Senseo Pods are made in Europe using totally different blends.

It may have also been Brasserie blend. Did they happen to say?

If anyone out there is desperate for the US blends, I can help you out.

Q

I heard today from a very reliable source that Sara Lee is selling off their coffee business. I'm not sure what that means for this coffee. It could be that they lose their distribution or, depending on who buys the coffee business, it could mean that it might get wider distribution.

Douwe Egberts is NOT being sold off.

The brands that are being sold off (and this isn't a big secret...the company announced the intended sale months ago. The only secret was the identity of the buyer, which was only recently finalized) are US RETAIL BRANDS ONLY.

This includes: Chock full o' nuts, MJB, Hills Brothers, and Chase & Sandborn

But not Senseo/DE. Nor Superior, DE or any other foodservice brand. Nor any European or Australian brand.

Sara Lee has no plans to sell off the foodservice business. Or the European Coffee Business.

DE will not become more widely available due to the sell off of the retail brands.

The products are manufactured at two plants in the US - the sale of which will not impact the production of US foodservice coffee.

Sorry.

I am Dutch and have had this coffee most of my life. I get it at any Dutch market in the US. i am not sure where in Chicago area but I do know that Iowa has Dutch markets and I order from there also from the Holland America Market in Artesia Calfiornia. They will ship anywhere in the US.