Quality Bonus: 3.5/5

£7.25 Per Extra Bags

Typical RRP: £9.50-11.00

Dark Roast Coffee Subscription Cairngorm Wholebeans Coffee

Example | Cairngorm (UK)

Dark Roast Coffee Subscription MOK Wholebeans Coffee

Example | MOK (BE)

Dark Roast Coffee Subscription Girls Who Grind Coffee Wholebeans Coffee

Example | Girls Who Grind Coffee (UK)

Dark Coffee Subscription Cartwheel Wholebeans Coffee

Example | Cartwheel (UK)

For Those Ever-Favourite Long Roasted Flavours, Medium Roast Coffees

Typical RRP of features: £9.50-11.00 (past savings)

Blend / Darker Coffee Subscription

Featuring international roasters, all subscriptions are dispatched at the start of each month irrespective of individual payment cycles to deliver the best of coffee freshness

If subscribing to more than one coffee, each received will be unique and from a different roaster, all best matching your account's flavour preferences (if any)

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Voted as ELLE's & Esquire's 'Best Wholebean-Only Subscription', Shortlist's 'Best Coffee Subscription' and more

Blend And Snap. If you know, you know… alright, its a Legally Blonde reference and we’re not particularly proud of the fact we just made one. Anyway, onto coffee. Featuring two types of speciality coffees here in the blends / darker roasted coffee subscription, those darker roasted are often deemed as less complex than their lighter roasted counterparts. However, that is not a negative per se; these speciality coffees are those that provide those ever-favourite long roasted flavours and aromas that is tantamount to that early-morning or late night feel-good buzz that brings you back to being you. We believe medium roasts are the perfect roast level for this type of coffee and so we don't go so far as ever featuring dark roast coffees - 'darker' than light but not dark... medium.

As for blended coffees, when made in capable hands, such a concept can lead to truly wonderful combinations whereby the various features and strengths of one particular coffee are matched with another to create a synergy of flavours - 'a fusion to ignite the palate' some may say. Both versatile coffee types, it's over to you.

Coffees Classed 'Very Good' (Graded 83-85/100 (SCA Score))

UK's & Europe's Most Acclaimed Roasters (past roasters)

Roasters Dedicated To Sustainability And Supply Chain Ethics

Roasters Dedicated To Sustainability & Ethics

Recommended For Espresso Brewing Methods

Available As Wholebeans Or Pre-Ground Coffee

Available As Either Wholebeans Or Pre-Ground Coffee

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First month? Upcoming Roasters | What's Included Different roasters each month - view our announcements for next month's info

Drink alt. m*lks? Enjoy (un)ordinary, our recommended oat drink, farmed and made locally from 100% British oats

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Fruits

Washed

Processing Method

Natural

Prefer Washed

Only Natural

Personalise your subscription from within your account. Choose between our four flavour note groups and processing methods. Or, if you simply like great coffee and happy to try anything, select no preferences. New to coffee? Washed coffees tend to be more consistent and 'coffee' tasting whilst natural processed coffees are often fruitier and more experimental.

Featuring Cup Scores (SCA) /100

60-80 (Not Speciality)	81-82	83-84	85-86
87-88	89-90	91-92	93-100

According to Speciality Coffee Association (SCA), coffees scoring 85-100 are classed as 'outstanding' whilst those less than 80 aren't speciality. GUSTATORY curates the best of coffee roasters to ensure you receive speciality coffees worth trying, and unlike others, wouldn't ever supply 81-82 scoring coffees... you know, high enough to be advertised as 'speciality', low enough for cost savings - *sigh*. For us, transparency into pricing and quality is key, and for our value option, try PERCENT.

GUSTATORY Coffee Subscriptions

Honest Priced, Transparently Sourced Become your own barista. Known industry-wide for our leading coffee curations, enjoy our ever-rotating roaster discoveries with the best of speciality coffees in terms of quality, ethics and sustainability, all with savings, all matched to your tastes. Freshly Roasted Coffee All of our UK and international coffee subscription's featuring roasters' coffees are roasted fresh to order and shipped to us toward the end of every month ahead of the next turn of the month dispatch period. All subscribers are dispatched at the start of every month irrespective of payment cycles. Learn More Each coffee's tasting notes and stories are published online each month. View archived months. Also Included Personal curation card, roaster's own coffee info cards (when supplied) and occasional complimentary drinks. As a warm welcome, also enjoy a complimentary 250g coffee bag in your first delivery. Price Savings We recommend 7-9g/15g for a single/double shot espresso and 14-19g for 250ml filter methods (brew guides). For the price of 2 or 3 cafe coffees you're able to achieve 15 to 35 cups per 250g bag depending on brew method and strength preferences. Enjoy all our savings on RRP prices, and with dispatches made from GUSTATORY (UK), rest assured, there are also no international roaster import fees for UK residents. Rest Period We always recommend that coffees are 'rested' between their roast date and first consumption to allow the coffee to 'degas', making brewing easier and your cup tastier. Such a 'rest period' will take place during your coffee's journey from it's speciality roaster to you, and so, whether our curated special guest coffee roaster is located in London, Edinburgh, Budapest or Copenhagen, even New York or California, your delivered coffee will be ready to be enjoyed.

Shipping & Costs

Fulfilled By GUSTATORY All GUSTATORY coffee subscriptions are fulfilled by us. If you subscribe to multiple subscriptions, your coffees and/or (Un)ordinary oat m*lk will be consolidated.

Quick UK & Cheap International Shipping All UK deliveries are sent via Royal Mail with 99% of deliveries arriving within 48 hours, many even 24 hours (postcode depending) - you're also able to enter a designated Safeplace during checkout to aid deliverability. International shipping to Europe starts from £7.00, Rest of World: £10.00. Custom fees may apply at the time of import to your destination country, but many countries do have customs-free value thresholds on parcels sent from UK (for example, Australia / USA) and our subscriptions may easily fall under these. Please do check with your local customs.

A home-brewed quality coffee is far less expensive than cafes

Issue: With the continuing economic uncertainty that COVID and the cost-of-living crisis brings, many are tightening the purse strings and choosing cheaper alternatives. However...For more: Comunicaffe International

...Whilst the purse strings may need to tighten, a better quality home-brewed coffee or tea is still far less expensive than buying individual drinks on the go. Over the last few years, many have taken the opportunity to improve their home brewing skills, and now with the equipment and know-how to recreate that authentic coffee shop experience from home, are enjoying cheaper quality coffees. With cafe coffees costing anything from £2.50-4.00 each, and with a bag of 250g quality coffee costing between £7.00-12.50 and providing you with enough to achieve up to 15-35 brews per bag (depending on brew method and strength preferences), the savings and better quality coffee are both there to be enjoyed.

If this isn't you, there really is no better time to start, and better yet, at GUSTATORY you’ll find plenty of affordable coffee subscription packages. It also won't be long until you discover a new favourite. All coffees are roasted fresh for us as part of our monthly subscription delivery schedules.