At the time I was still in the $20-30 coffee world — which is not nothing. But I kept seeing these names I didn't recognize. Elida. Geisha. Panama. Prices I couldn't justify yet.
My wife bought me the grinder. Then the equipment. Then the rare beans. Every time I hesitated at the price, she said the same thing: go for it, I support you.
So I went.
Special Guests is a roaster based in London. They source competition-grade micro-lots from some of the most prized producers in the world — the kind of coffee that wins championships, the kind that comes in 100g packets because there's simply not enough of it.
I've been ordering from them since before Fasan opened. Every single time, it's a new experience. Nuguo. Panama. Jason. Kotowa. Alo. Lerida. You don't just drink it — you travel. You taste where it's from, what the producer did, how the roaster read it. Sometimes the price reflects the coffee. Sometimes it doesn't. But the best coffee is always the one you make yourself.
That's what this is for.
Try Special Guests with someone you care about. Your partner, your friends, your family. Make it slow. Make it intentional. That's the point.
