Special Guests

Most competition grade coffee never makes it to the public. Between the impossible scarcity and the massive markups, the absolute best lots are treated more like museum exhibits than morning rituals.

That is exactly why two time UK Barista Champion Paul Ross founded Special Guests in London.

After years of competing on the world stage, he realized the system was broken. The most exotic varietals and cutting edge processing methods were locked behind a velvet rope, reserved strictly for judges and industry insiders. Special Guests was built to bypass those gatekeepers entirely. They procure the world's highest scoring micro lots and roast them with one singular goal: to bring championship level coffee straight to your daily ritual without the ridiculous exhibition premium.

We are proud to secure these highly allocated releases from London and make them available to the American market.