Special Guests

Decaffeinated in Colombia with the sugarcane ethyl acetate method: sweet and easy to drink.

Honeycomb · Mandarin · Chocolate

El Oasis is a 14-hectare shaded farm in Ortega, Tolima, started in 2017 by Fernando Bocanegra after leaving his work as a chef. Built around quality from the start, it weathered early setbacks including COVID.

Coffee blossom · Apricot · Lemon

Black forest gateau · Nectarine · Caramel

An Ethiopian wild variety grown at Kotowa's Duncan estate. Ricardo Koyner is a third-generation producer and president of the Panamanian SCA. Natural processing gives a vibrant, sweet, citrus-forward cup.

Panela · Mango · Pineapple

A Growers Reserve micro-lot (about 15% of Gesha Village's output) of Gori Gesha from the Shaya block, grown from seed collected on the estate's 2011 expedition to the Gori Gesha forest. Semi-anaerobic honey processing gives candied fruit, vibrancy and brown-sugar sweetness.

Apple · Caramel · Chocolate

Eugenioides, one of Arabica's two parent species, made famous at the 2021 World Barista and Brewers Cup championships. Naturally low in caffeine and almost stevia-sweet; Brewers Cup competitors often blend it with Arabica. From Inmaculada's 2026 harvest. Sold as a 24g dose.

Sage · Stevia · Papaya

A birthday box for Special Guests’ second year on Aybrook Street: two Geisha lots from the Trapiche lot of Hacienda La Esmeralda’s Cañas Verdes farm (1,600 masl), side by side to show what processing alone does. 7FB is picked over seven passes, washed and dried on raised beds — floral and citrus-led with a long sweet finish; 4ANC is picked over four passes, anaerobic natural fermented and dried in a climate-controlled cold room — orange marmalade, strawberry and intense peach. Sold as two 24g doses in Weber Workshops Bean Cellars. Source: specialguestscoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).

Lemon ice tea, jasmine, orange blossom (washed) · Peach, marmalade, strawberry (natural)

From the Ocelot lot of Flying Pumas' Summit Reserve range, beside La Amistad park; two thirds of the farm is kept for conservation. Fermented anaerobically in cherry and again in mucilage before a traditional wash, lifting the fruit while keeping Geisha's subtlety.

Pink grapefruit · Redcurrant · Jasmine

Lot 26/E-26, a Gesha 1931 from the Surma block and part of Gesha Village's Rarities category (about 10% of production) on the 471-hectare estate in Bench Maji. Complex and refined: soft fruit, citrus and strong florals.

Peach · Jasmine · Mandarin

Lot 3980 from Kotowa's Las Brujas, picked out when Special Guests cupped at the farm in March. A traditional washed lot, the farm's focus: clean, floral and sweet.

Raspberry · Mandarin · Panela

A 7kg green lot of Sudan Rume from Mikava, the competition-winning farm Special Guests has bought from since it started. A disease-resistant variety from near the Ethiopian border, here naturally processed for remarkable fruit complexity.

Passion fruit · Peach · Guava