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Special Guests
Special Guests marries a sharp design sensibility with producer first intent, turning out single origin coffees roasted light and precisely so sweetness, clarity, and place come through without distraction. Labels are crisp and lot specific, classic washed lots set the cadence, and experiments are measured enough to add color rather than noise. Cups are composed and priceworthy from season to season.
Background
Founded in London in 2022 by two time UK Barista Champion Paul Ross, Special Guests was set up to showcase small, exceptional lots sourced with a competition mind set. The buying leans toward rare varieties and progressive processing alongside classic profiles, with roasting kept light to present sweetness, clarity, and place. A Marylebone coffee bar at 8 Aybrook Street anchors the project and serves as a tasting led window into the range.
Nordic Style score
Single Origin Focus:
9
Processing Methods:
7
Traceability & Transparency:
8
Roasting Approach:
9
Consistency:
8
Panel evaluation
Cups read sweet and precise with tidy finishes; classic lots show clear structure, while headline releases often feature fermentation forward character that adds lift and perfume. Extraction is predictable across filter and espresso. Packaging and product pages are polished and information rich, with producer, variety, process, and harvest easy to find; the rare subscription underlines a taste for cutting edge lots.
Contact information
Address
26 Aybrook St, London W1U 4AN, Storbritannien
website
https://specialguestscoffee.com/
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Coffee bar
United Kingdom
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London
Special Guests Coffee in Marylebone is a sleek, stainless-steel framed bar on Aybrook Street where the minimalist room keeps all attention on the counter and what is in the cups. At the bar, a changing selection of rare, competition-level lots chosen by two-time UK Barista Champion Paul Ross is prepared as precise espresso and filter, with highly knowledgeable baristas guiding guests through some of London’s most detailed and carefully curated coffees.
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