Colonna Coffee

Colonna Coffee

Great Britain

Maxwell and Lesley's coffee journey started in Australia in 2008. In 2009, they opened the destination coffee shop Colonna & Small’s in Bath, UK. The shop was dedicated to showcasing the most exceptional coffees in a space built to engage a conversation around coffee. Colonna & Small’s soon became internationally recognised and was awarded the ‘Best Coffee Shop in Europe’ title in 2016. The roastery was launched in 2015, as they sought to take more control of the sourcing and flavour profiling of their coffees. As a roastery they seek to build relationships both with their customers and their partners. They have co-authored published scientific papers on coffee delving into the complexities of water science and frozen grinding, as well as sensory science and sustainability. Every research project started with a simple day-to-day coffee problem, an observation that didn’t quite make sense at the time and more importantly — got in the way of good coffee!