What Is Speciality Coffee? A Practical Guide to Better Coffee
What Is Speciality Coffee? A Practical Guide to Better Coffee
Speciality coffee is coffee chosen for higher quality, stronger origin character and a better overall cup experience than standard commercial coffee. In practical terms, it usually means better sourcing, better handling, better roasting and a more distinctive flavour profile.
At Finest Coffee and Tea, the Speciality Coffees collection includes premium and unusual coffees selected for exactly those reasons.
What makes coffee speciality coffee?
Speciality coffee is generally associated with higher standards from farm to cup. That includes how the coffee is grown, harvested, processed, selected and roasted. A speciality coffee should offer something genuinely better or more distinctive.
Who is speciality coffee for?
Speciality coffee is not only for experts. It is for anyone who wants a better cup and is interested in where their coffee comes from.
If you want to explore that in cup form, a bright Kenyan Peaberry Coffee or a floral Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Coffee can be excellent speciality coffee starting points.
This includes premium coffees such as Kopi Luwak, Jamaican Blue Mountain and Hawaiian Kona Coffee.
Choosing speciality coffee well
Speciality coffee is often best approached by thinking about what matters most to you: rarity, flavour clarity, provenance, gifting value or the experience of trying something distinctive. Compare the speciality range with the Single Origin Coffees and Blended Coffees collections, or contact Finest Coffee and Tea for guidance.