LCF Week, you can find us on Stand G30 (Ground Floor)
We’ll be at the Formative stand every day, pouring exceptional coffees and showcasing our full range alongside a programme of cuppings, brews, guest shifts, and talks across the festival.
Highlights include SICC x Formative, Standout Coffee cupping, Acacia Horizon event, and multiple sessions exploring the world’s first decaf Excelsa across different formats and contexts.
We’ll also be hosting guest shifts at the festival, brews across partner stands, and a founders panel discussion with Ian on starting and scaling a coffee business.
LCF Week: 20% off all orders (excl. subscriptions) with code LCF20
Full schedule in the carousel.
This month's Exceptional Subscription coffee is Blackcurrant: a vibrant, fruit-driven Ethiopian coffee with fresh florals, herbal depth, and natural sweetness.
A lively and distinctive expression of Guji, it’s shaped by high altitude, nutrient-rich soils, and careful natural processing. The cup is fresh and complex, with bright aromatics, layered sweetness, and an energetic character that remains composed. Expect fresh herbal notes, delicate florals, and subtle spice, supported by juicy sweetness and a clean, refreshing finish.
This coffee truly shines as a filter brew, where its clarity and aromatic detail are most pronounced. Its natural sweetness and intensity also translate beautifully to espresso, delivering a vibrant shot with lift and complexity rather than heaviness. It’s a coffee for those who appreciate flavour and nuance, while still wanting something approachable and easy to return to.
Careful drying on raised beds for 22 days allows the natural process to enhance fruit character while keeping the cup clean and well balanced. The result is a coffee that feels generous and expressive, yet thoughtfully produced and highly repeatable.
We chose this coffee for its freshness, complexity, and strong sense of place. It’s a vivid example of what Guji does best; High-altitude sweetness, florals, and herbal nuance. If you’re looking for a bright, characterful Ethiopian coffee that rewards attention while staying easy to enjoy, this one is well worth brewing.
Available throughout May exclusively as part of our Exceptional subscription.
After hours in the coffee shop at yesterdays open cupping session led by the very capable @m.jajszczok and Nic from @formativecoffee
Thank you Nic and Maja for your expertise and to everyone who came, tasted and shared their insights ☕️🥄
Event Horizon - London
Be part of an upcoming Acaia event at Formative Coffee! Meet for an evening of transformed espresso and wine among industry professionals.
During this year's reedition of London Coffee Fest, our teams are coming together for the first UK tasting session of the Horizon on Friday, May 15.
Spaces are limited, and tickets are free, so make sure to reserve your spot now! Find our Eventbrite page at the link in our bio.
Join us at the ROVR Soho café on the 7th May for a @formativecoffee bar takeover followed by an open cupping session led by Maja Jajszczok, international barista competition judge and coach from Formative Coffee ☕️
Book a limited space to the open cupping via the link in bio 🔗
Bar Takeover 3- 5pm
Cupping Session 5.30 - 6.30
📍14 Richmond Buildings
This month all our bar is 100% @formativecoffee - A London based roasters with an exceptional approach to specialty coffee, bringing a wide variety of flavour profiles to your cups from classic to characterful and complex
Try in our cafe @ ROVR Soho
📍14 Richmond Buildings
Wanna learn the basics of how to make really good coffee at home? Or level up your already nerdy levels of coffee knowledge?
We’re teaming up with @formativecoffee to host 2 home brewing workshops!
May 12th: We’ll cover the basics and focus on simple ways to get the best out of your coffee at home. We’ll taste some delicious coffee, along with giving you a crash course in the bean to cup process - if you love coffee, but feel you want to get to know the story behind it a bit more, this one’s you!
May 26th - We’ll explore more complex methods of home brewing, taking a deeper look at processing and brewing variables, along with tasting some funky coffees. If you’re already home brewing but want to refine your technique, get booked in!
Ticket price (£10) includes a 200g bag of coffee to take home with you! Spaces are limited, so nab your space now! 🏃♀️Link in bio!!!
This month’s Exceptional subscription coffee
Nectar Mist - An elegant, fruit led Colombian coffee with refined sweetness, soft florals and a long finish
It's reminds us of Passion fruit and papaya
This Bourbon Rosado from El Jaragual is a beautiful example of modern Colombian production, where cultivation, variety selection and processing come together perfectly to create a truly exceptional coffee
Roasted for those who appreciate detail and technique in the cup.
Expressive, yet balanced and easy to return to, again and again
And as always free delivery on all UK orders.
Seven years of Formative 🎈
We spent the day in store sharing coffee the way we know best, good service, dialled in recipes and insightful conversation.
Thank you to everyone who came down, shared a cup with us, and spent some time with us.
Seven years
We’re keeping it simple and sticking to what we know best, sharing exceptional coffee
Tuesday 31st March
Formative/ SW1H 0QD
Free Batch Brew 07:30 / 14:00
//Nestor Lasso, Anaerobic Washed, Caturra
Structured and bright, with controlled fermentation bringing forward fruit and florals without losing clarity
From 14:00 / 17:00
Ian will be brewing his Irish Barista Championship winning coffee as pour over, with it he achieved the highest scoring national routine of all time//Natural Gesha from Mi Finquita
From 17:30 / 19:00
We’ll be cupping the full range of Formative coffees, talking through our process and what’s coming next
If you’re around, come in, have a cup, and spend some time with us
Seven years
We’re keeping it simple and sticking to what we know best, sharing exceptional coffee
Tuesday 31st March
Formative/ SW1H 0QD
Free Batch Brew 07:30 / 14:00
//Nestor Lasso, Anaerobic Washed, Caturra
Structured and bright, with controlled fermentation bringing forward fruit and florals without losing clarity
From 14:00 / 17:00
Ian will be brewing his Irish Barista Championship winning coffee as pour over, with it he achieved the highest scoring national routine of all time//Natural Gesha from Mi Finquita
From 17:30 / 19:00
We’ll be cupping the full range of Formative coffees, talking through our process and what’s coming next
If you’re around, come in, have a cup, and spend some time with us
Seven years
We’re keeping it simple and sticking to what we know best, sharing exceptional coffee
Tuesday 31st March
Formative/ SW1H 0QD
Free Batch Brew 07:30 / 14:00
//Nestor Lasso, Anaerobic Washed, Caturra
Structured and bright, with controlled fermentation bringing forward fruit and florals without losing clarity
From 14:00 / 17:00
Ian will be brewing his Irish Barista Championship winning coffee as pour over, with it he achieved the highest scoring national routine of all time//Natural Gesha from Mi Finquita
From 17:30 / 19:00
We’ll be cupping the full range of Formative coffees, talking through our process and what’s coming next
If you’re around, come in, have a cup, and spend some time with us
