Special Guests is a London coffee bar and importer near Marylebone curated by a team of UK Barista Championship competitors. It specialises in rare, competition-grade and small-lot coffees sourced from highly regarded producers, sold by the cup at Aybrook Street and shipped as whole bean for filter and espresso.
At a glance
10 Coffees
London Based in
Where the beans come from
What Special Guests sources
The origins on their shelf right now. Click through to see who else in the directory is pouring the same coffee-growing country.
Current lineup
What's on the shelf right now
Every coffee Special Guests is pouring this week, with origins, processing, and tasting notes.
Release 057 - El Oasis, Gesha Washed
13.25 GBP- apricot
- lemon
Release 060 - San Augustin, Heirloom Washed
20.5 GBP- caramel
Release 061 - La Josefina, Typica Mejorado Natural
14.5 GBP- mango
- almond
Release 072 - Gesha Village Lot 26/E-03, Ethiopia
17.35 GBP- apple
- caramel
- chocolate
UN079 - Lamastus DRD Torre, Geisha Washed
46.5 GBP- lemon
- rose
UN081 - Gesha Village 26/E-26, Gesha 1931, Natural Anaerobic
32.25 GBP- peach
- jasmine
UN083 - Altieri Chombi 120226, Honey Geisha
46.5 GBP- apple
- apricot
UN084 - Inmaculada Signature, Sudan Rume Natural Anaerobic
46.5 GBP- rhubarb
- apricot
- pear
UN085 - Lerida Loma 0721, Geisha Natural
22.5 GBP- orange
- peach
- tangerine
- orange blossom
UN086 - Kotowa Las Brujas, Geisha Washed
42 GBP- raspberry
- orange
- tangerine
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