Best Coffee Roasters in the UK – Why Choose Small Batch

The UK has some of the most exciting coffee roasters on the market, but with many sourcing from the same regions, you’d be right in wondering whether there’s any real difference in who you buy from. 

Truthfully, it’s all in the roast and how each team develops their coffee, and at Small Batch we use a mixture of legacy, rigorous development testing and quality importers to turn some of the most classic profiles into outstanding award-winners…

• Speciality coffee

Did you know the term ‘speciality coffee’ has been around since the 1970s? Back then, coffee was more of a functional beverage that kept you going at the office, but the early 2000s saw a rise in coffee becoming an artisanal, social treat focused on the taste experience.

Today, specialty coffee holds a lot of meaning and standards - the SCA grades coffee on a 100-point scale, with only high-quality coffees scoring above 80 given the accolade. Points given are based on excellence in quality and consistency across the entire supply chain: from farming and processing to roasting and preparation, these coffees must result in superior flavor profiles and have a transparent, ethical journey from bean to cup.

Small Batch Coffee Roasters only source coffees from importers that score over 80, so you’re guaranteed great tasting coffee with every cup.

• Industry pioneers

Small Batch Coffee Roasters was founded in 2006 during the rise of speciality coffee across the UK and Europe, aiming to recapture the high-quality, artisanal coffee found on travels across South America and beyond. What started as a local passion project hotspot quickly became a nationally recognised brand and coffee leader that partners directly with innovative producers, and new roasteries and hospitality giants looked to Small Batch for guidance in the next steps in coffee innovation.

• Award-winning

Our roastery and coffees are both multi award-winners. We’ve been internationally recognised for our great tasting single origins and blends that focus on high quality and uniquely sourced lots, and our roastery’s long-standing reputation for sourcing from producers that both challenge and excite taste buds, but also innovate production practices that benefit their communities and environment.

• Roast in small batches

Whilst big operations focus on volume, we focus on quality and taste. By roasting in smaller batches, we’re able to check bean quality to reduce inconsistent flavours, develop tasting notes in greater detail, and craft truly unique blends and single origins.