Death Wish Coffee review
Updated September 30, 2026 · TreatCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Death Wish Coffee suits drinkers who want strong coffee at a low cost per weight and can order in one monthly delivery. Its weight price of $4.41 sits at 10 on that measure, and organic and fairtrade add sourcing credentials. Pods buyers should look elsewhere.
Key facts
- Best for
- Strong coffee, loose weight formats and one flexible monthly delivery.
- Price per 100 g
- $4.41 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Certifications
- Organic, Fairtrade (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free delivery threshold
- $50 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Death Wish Coffee Company (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United States (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 2012 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Products
- Coffee roaster, Coffee subscription, Pods
- Formats
- Whole bean, Ground, Pods, Instant
- Delivery frequency
- Monthly, Flexible
- Official website
- deathwishcoffee.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Low cost per weight: $4.41, ranked 10 of 43 brands compared on the same measure.
- All four main formats from one roaster, listed as whole bean, ground and pods.
- Delivery is listed as monthly and flexible, so the cycle and the commitment are both open to change.
- Organic and fairtrade certifications, a pairing shared by 72.4% and 27.6% of the brands in this ranking.
- Phone and help centre support, both above the 72.2% and 97.2% seen across this ranking.
Cons
- Coffee only: the catalogue stops at whole bean, ground and pods, so there is no loose-leaf tea next to it, unlike Atlas Coffee Club with coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods.
- Pods are one line among whole bean, ground and pods rather than a dedicated machine programme, which is what Nespresso and OutIn sell with coffee subscription and pods and pods.
- Free delivery only starts at $50, so a small monthly order pays shipping.
- The delivery cycle offers monthly and flexible, with no quarterly option against 4.2% seen elsewhere in this ranking.
Who it suits
- Drinkers who brew at home and want whole bean, ground, pods or instant from one roaster, since the range covers whole bean, ground and pods and the company sells coffee roaster, coffee subscription and pods.
- Households watching cost per weight, where $4.41 and free delivery above $50 keep the monthly order predictable.
- Buyers who want certified sourcing, as the company holds organic and fairtrade and is based in the US.
Who should look elsewhere
- OutIn or Nespresso buyers, since both build around pods and coffee subscription and pods rather than loose weight coffee.
- People who want tea in the same subscription, which Atlas Coffee Club covers with coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods while the range here stops at whole bean, ground and pods.
- Anyone on a set quarterly rhythm, since delivery is limited to monthly and flexible.
Prices
Death Wish Coffee sells a roaster range and a subscription on one coffee line, and the useful number for comparison is weight. Its weight price is $4.41, which places it at 10 out of 43 brands compared on the same measure. That is the figure a reader should weigh against capsule clubs, where a machine and capsules set a different cost base. Subscription deliveries run on the cycle described as monthly and flexible, so the frequency and the commitment both sit with the customer. The monthly option suits a regular top-up, and the flexible option suits anyone whose coffee use changes week to week. Ordering in a single monthly basket also interacts with the shipping threshold. Shipping is free once an order passes $50, so the effective cost of a subscription depends on how much coffee a month is put through it. A light order below that level pays delivery on top of the coffee, which raises the cost per cup even though the weight price is low. Batching a month into one order is the simplest way to clear the threshold and keep the per-weight price intact.
The company behind it
Death Wish Coffee trades as Death Wish Coffee Company and is headquartered in the US, with its details published through its help pages. The company has been trading since 2012, which is long enough for a subscription business to have settled its roastery and shipping routine. Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so a customer can go through a help centre, send an email or pick up the phone. That mix matters for subscription queries, since pausing, resizing or cancelling a recurring order tends to need a real answer rather than a form reply. The company sits behind a roaster label, a coffee subscription and a pods line, as listed under its product types, with organic and fairtrade certifications on the coffee it sources. Certifications are the part of the story worth checking against your own priorities, because they are attached to the sourcing rather than to the subscription pricing.
How Death Wish Coffee compares
- 9.2 vs 8.5
9.2 vs 8.5
9.2 vs 8.8
9.2 vs 9.4
9.2 vs 8.9
9.2 vs 8.5- 9.2 vs 9.6
The narrowest option of the three. OutIn lists pods, which makes it a pods specialist with nothing beyond capsules.
9.2 vs 8.5
- 9.2 vs 8.4
9.2 vs 9.3- 9.2 vs 8.9
- 9.2 vs 9.2
- 9.2 vs 9.9
A capsule-first proposition. Nespresso lists coffee subscription and pods, so it suits households already committed to a machine rather than loose weight coffee.
9.2 vs 9.5
9.2 vs 9.1
9.2 vs 9.0- 9.2 vs 8.7
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Where Death Wish Coffee is available
- Available
- Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French Part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, British, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
What does Death Wish Coffee cost per unit of weight?+
The published weight price is $4.41, measured on the roaster's own coffee. On the site's comparison of brands by price per weight, that puts Death Wish Coffee at 10 of 43. It is a weight measure, so compare it with ground or whole bean coffee rather than with capsule clubs.
Is there free delivery on a Death Wish Coffee subscription?+
Delivery is free once an order reaches $50. Below that level, shipping is added on top of the coffee, so a small monthly order carries a higher cost per cup. Batching several weeks of coffee into one order is the practical way to clear the threshold.
How often do Death Wish Coffee subscriptions arrive?+
The delivery schedule is listed as monthly and flexible, so monthly delivery is available alongside a flexible option. There is no quarterly rhythm in the schedule, which some coffee buyers prefer for storage reasons. The flexible option suits drinkers whose consumption changes.
Which formats does Death Wish Coffee sell?+
The catalogue covers whole bean, ground and pods. Whole bean and ground suit brewers and filter users, pods suit capsule machines, and instant suits offices and travel. The company also lists pods as a separate product line alongside its roaster and subscription work.
Is Death Wish Coffee organic or fairtrade?+
The stated certifications are organic and fairtrade. Across the brands in this coffee subscription ranking, 72.4% hold organic and 27.6% hold fairtrade, so Death Wish Coffee sits in the larger group on organic. Certifications attach to sourcing rather than to subscription pricing.
Does Death Wish Coffee sell tea as well as coffee?+
No. The range covers whole bean, ground and pods and stops at coffee, and the company lists coffee roaster, coffee subscription and pods without tea. Buyers who want tea in the same subscription should look at Atlas Coffee Club, which covers coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods including loose-leaf tea and tea subscriptions.
Can I reach Death Wish Coffee support if something is wrong with an order?+
Support runs on email, phone and help centre, giving a help centre, email and phone options. In this ranking, 72.2% of brands offer phone and 97.2% offer a help centre, so both routes are well covered. Phone is the faster path for a paused or cancelled order.
Who is behind Death Wish Coffee and where is it based?+
The business trades as Death Wish Coffee Company and is based in the US. It has traded since 2012, which puts the roaster well past its first years of operation. Regional delivery, however, is tied to US shipping arrangements.
Sources
- deathwishcoffee.com checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Products
“Ground and Whole Bean / Single-Serve Pods / Subscribe & Save ... Start a Subscription to join the Society of Strong Coffee.”
- deathwishcoffee.com/collections/coffee checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Formats
“Format - Ground (22) Whole Bean (13) Single-Serve Pods (18) Canned Latte (4) Cold Brew (1) Instant Coffee (1)”
- deathwishcoffee.com/pages/about checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Certifications, Founded, Headquarters
“We source USDA Organic and Fair Trade Certified(TM) arabica and robusta coffee beans from India, Peru, and other countries”
- deathwishcoffee.com/pages/help checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Legal entity, Support channels
“Death Wish Coffee Company, [Re: Privacy Compliance Officer], 260 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.”
- deathwishcoffee.com/pages/help-shipping-delivery checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Free delivery threshold
“We will still be offering free shipping for our Society of Strong Coffee subscription members and also for orders over $50.”
- deathwishcoffee.com/pages/subscription checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Delivery frequency
“Shipments available every 30, 60 or 90 days, and you can swap or cancel whenever you please.”
- deathwishcoffee.com/products/death-wish-coffee checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Price per 100 g
“Dark Roast Coffee Regular price $19.99 ... Ground / 1 lb - $19.99 ... Bag size: 16 ounces.”
Compiled from 7 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
Death Wish Coffee
Strong coffee, loose weight formats and one flexible monthly delivery.