For orders under 1kg in weight and under £30 in value, shipping is £3.50 which is for a standard First Service with the Royal Mail. For orders over 1kg in weight and under £30 in value, shipping is £6 with our next day signed for courier service. For orders over £30, shipping is free.
All of our coffee is roasted to order which means it is packed and dispatched before it has had time adequately 'de-gas' - this process is important in ensuring you get the most from your bag. If the coffee does not de-gas, it can be inconsistent and tough to work with leading to unnecessary wastage when dialling in. We recommend a 5-7 day rest time from the roast date before you use your coffee to get the best out of it right from the get go.
Local pickups can be collected directly from the Roastery at Unit 10, 280 Tong Road, Leeds, LS12 3BG. Collection times Monday-Friday between 9am and 5pm. Just knock on the door when you get there and someone will be able to let you in. Unfortunately we cannot deliver your order to a local customer for you to collect from.
We dispatch orders within 2-3 working days of us receiving them and only from Monday to Friday. We use either Royal Mail First Class Service or a tracked and signed for next day courier service depending on the weight of your parcel.
For orders under one kilo in weight, we use the First Class Royal Mail service. Unfortunately our postal boxes won't through your letter box but you can specify a place for it to be left (e.g. in your porch/round the back/with a neighbour) in the notes section when ordering. For orders over one kilo, we use our courier which is a signed for next day service.
Yes we do! The North Star Coffee Shop & General Store opened up as our first ever retail space July 2017. We serve a range of single origin espressos and filter coffees and often feature exclusive micro lots that you won't be able to try elsewhere. There is a delicious breakfast and lunch menu and the occasional evening popup too. Follow @northstarcoffeeshop on Instagram or North Star Coffee Shop & General Store on Facebook to stay up to date with what is happening.
We also supply training, equipment, Storm Tea and Kokoa Collection hot chocolate.
Please visit ‘Our Stockists’ page for more information.
Cuppings are advertised on our social media pages (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram)
Please visit the ‘Academy’ page which details all of the courses we offer.
All of our bags have a one-way valve which allows the coffee to release carbon dioxide but keeps oxygen out the bag which will stale the coffee. Once opened, we recommend roasted beans to be used within three months from the roast date (and within one month to enjoy them at their absolute best).
Once opened, your beans should be airtight (either in our 250g zip-lock bags or a seal-able container) and kept in cool, dry place. We do not recommend refrigerating your coffee as it will take in other aromas very easily and will go through extremes in temperature which will age it quicker.
Please see our page on ‘Ethics’ which details how we work with our producing partners.
At North Star we roast most of our coffees to what you would call a ‘medium’ level with some of single origins roasted light to medium. Our intention is to bring out the inherent flavour within the bean rather than to add or impart flavour from the roasting process. When coffee is roasted to a darker level, you tend to see roasty taints coming through into your cup, we feel it more than possible to replicate the flavour profile of some of the more traditional coffees through clever sourcing and roasting. Our house blend The Docks or the Brazil Fazenda Rainha da Paz display natural characteristics of chocolate and toasted nuts and come through with more depth and body in the cup. The rest of our range tends to sit more on the contemporary end of the scale with fruit and floral notes.
