Coffee Discovery Journal | Rare Coffee Guides

Exceptional coffees are never interchangeable. This journal is a guide to choosing, tasting and understanding the coffees we believe are worth seeking out. Whether you are discovering Gesha for the first time or collecting rare microlots, begin with the reason a coffee was selected.

The Standout philosophy

• The Standout Selection
• Specialty, Competition and Reserved Coffee
• How to Choose a Specialty Coffee Roaster in Europe
• Best Competition Coffee Roasters: What to Look For

Gesha and rare coffee

• Where to Buy Exceptional Gesha Coffee in Europe
• Rare Coffee: What Makes Coffee Exceptional?
• Panama Gesha Coffee: Producers, Taste and Rarity
• Buy Rare Panama Gesha Online
• Why Panama Gesha Is Expensive
• Washed vs Natural Gesha
• Coffee Auctions and Rare Microlots

Subscriptions, gifts and buying

• Luxury Coffee Subscription Guide
• Competition Coffee Online: A Buying Checklist
• Luxury Coffee Gifts
• Competition Coffee Gift Guide

Brewing and tasting

• Resting Light-Roasted Competition Coffee
• Freezing Rare Coffee for Long-Term Storage
• Hosting a Rare Coffee Tasting
• Rare Coffee for Espresso

Explore the current selection

Our guides are designed to help you choose with confidence. Availability changes with each harvest. Explore current competition coffees, discover the people behind Standout, or check international delivery information.