A familiar coffee routine, wherever you wake up

You wake up in a room that is not yours. For a moment, you have to remember where the light switch is. Your clothes are still in the suitcase, and the plan for breakfast is somewhere in a message thread.

Then you spot the kettle.

When you are away from home, small familiar things can make the morning feel easier. Your own coffee is one of them. Packing a few Shape of Coffee drip bags gives you something you have already chosen, ready for a quiet cup before you head out.

The format combines ground speciality coffee with a filter that hangs over your mug. With hot water available, you can brew a quality filter coffee wherever you are. How drip coffee bags work.

A coffee bag with places to be

Imagine the life of a regular bag of coffee. He lives in the kitchen cupboard, the door shut most of the day. He hears the keys, the suitcase wheels, the plans for a weekend away. Where is everyone going? He never gets to see.

A drip coffee bag has a different diary. He slips into a travel bag and wakes up in a hotel, comes along on holiday and makes an appearance at the beach house. By tomorrow, he could be beside a mug on a balcony somewhere new. Small enough to come along, looking good beside your cup, with speciality coffee inside: this bag has places to be.

Pack for the mornings you expect

Start with a simple question: where will you make your coffee?

A hotel room may have a kettle and a mug. A holiday rental might have a kitchen you can use. If you are camping, you will need to bring your own way to heat water. Checking before you leave helps you pack for the place you are actually visiting.

Take enough drip coffee bags for the cups you expect to make. Keep them unopened until you need them and somewhere easy to reach in the morning.

Whether you are using a hotel mug or your own camping cup, unfold the handles and hang the filter securely over the rim. You are ready to pour.

Make a cup before making plans

There is a pleasure in having one part of a travel morning already decided.

Find a steady place to put your mug. Open the coffee bag, secure the handles and pour slowly, following the instructions supplied with the coffee. Let it drain and remove the filter before drinking. Shape of Coffee’s preparation guidance.

Now you can look at the map, check the weather or decide where to go for breakfast with a cup beside you.

As the water passes through the grounds, you are brewing the speciality coffee you chose to bring. A chocolate-like note, a fruity aroma or a delicate floral character can be part of the morning, depending on your choice. There is flavour to discover before you even leave the room.

The same idea works outdoors

At a campsite, the setting changes the experience. There might be damp grass outside the tent, a jacket thrown over your shoulders and somebody still asleep while you heat the water.

Keep the brewing setup steady and give yourself enough space to pour. Once you have finished, collect the used filter, grounds and wrapper so you can take them away with your other rubbish.

You do not need to make the scene elaborate. A mug, a place to sit and coffee you enjoy can be enough for that first morning pause.

Take a flavour you want to wake up to

For your first trip with drip bags, choosing a familiar coffee can help. Brew it at home once or twice so you know how the preparation feels and what you enjoy in the cup.

Or make the trip a chance to explore a different flavour profile. Read the current range, choose something that appeals to you and pack it alongside your usual travel essentials.

The next morning might begin in a guest room, a holiday kitchen or outside a tent. Explore our speciality drip coffee flavours and choose the cup you want to take with you.

Keep reading: Good coffee, even when your morning is full — for taking the same simple routine into everyday life.