Lost Horizon Coffee Roasters

Lost Horizon Coffee crafts micro-batch specialty coffee in Bristol, drawing its name from the tale of Shangri-la, where inhabitants lived enriched lives nourished by stimulating berries – reflecting the company's mission to transform utopian ideals into exceptional coffee experiences.

The roastery sources beans through direct partnerships with farmers, ensuring fair compensation that enables growers to continuously elevate their craft.

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Their commitment to sustainability extends beyond farming – they double-offset their carbon footprint from farm to cup, partnering with Ecologi and Reforestum to support global reforestation and carbon capture initiatives.

The company's letterbox-friendly packaging combines recyclable and biodegradable materials, reflecting their dedication to environmental stewardship.

Founded by Kit, an engineer turned coffee artisan, Lost Horizon embodies his passion for precision roasting and sustainable practices.

When not perfecting roast profiles or maintaining equipment, Kit analyzes roast data and samples their latest batches – all in pursuit of coffee excellence.

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The Origin

The El Durazno coffee from Lost Horizon Coffee Roasters originates from the San Pedro Pinula region of Guatemala.

The Ventura family have been growing coffee for over five generations.

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The coffee farming tradition began when their grandfather started growing coffee in 1894, at a farm called Finca Rabanales.

Over a hundred years later, the family purchased Finca El Durazno in 2012.

Rafael & Maria Elena planted coffee trees here for the first time in 2014. Before then the land was mainly used for forestry.

When we asked Rafael what differences he noticed at Finca El Durazno compared to the other family farms, he replied that due to the unique climate, he had to forget everything he knew about coffee and start fresh.

What he loves about coffee is that there is always something to learn.

What To Expect

Here’s an idea of what to expect from this delicious white honey Guatemalan coffee from Lost Horizon.

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Team Batch brew method of choice - Moka Pot.

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How We Review Coffee?

We receive coffees from roasters throughout the UK to taste and review. All of our coffee reviews are our own words and thoughts, we don’t receive any form of payment for any of our reviews.

Our coffee reviews always start with an introduction to each independent coffee roaster.

At Batch, we are all about celebrating the incredibly talented roasters that we have in the UK and telling their stories. Each one roasting the coffee slightly different.

We then explore the origin of the coffee and take a look at where the coffee has been grown and the process that it has gone through once it has been picked.

Every coffee growing origin has a different set of characteristics when it comes to the final cup, whether it’s fruity and floral or chocolatey and full the origin of speciality coffee is always celebrated.

The last part of our coffee review is what we tasted in the coffee. Speciality coffee has some incredible flavour notes (more than wine), some dark and rich while others on the opposite end of the flavour spectrum are light and fruity, we try and explain what we taste in the coffee however like with many complex tasting foods or drinks it is also down to perception and personal opinion.

So if we have tasted orange zest and you get watermelon then that is brilliant and what we think speciality coffee is all about (as long as you like the coffee).

We then score the coffee on attributes like body, aroma, sweetness and flavour. Some of the coffees you may then find in our coffee club voted the best coffee subscription in the UK by the Independent.

How To Make The Best Coffee At Home?

There are many ways to extract the best flavour out of coffee. Take a look at our coffee guides for some tips on how to make your coffee the best it can be.

Where’s The Best Coffee Grown?

Coffee is grown all over the World however, speciality coffee is only within 20 degrees of the equator. It makes specialist coffee rarer than commodity-grade coffee with the added fact that it gets better the higher it is grown.

There are many great coffee growing regions in the world, in Asia, there is Indonesia and India that produce lots of great coffee.

Africa, the birthplace of coffee has numerous coffee-growing countries, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda are known for excellent coffee.

South America has quality as well as quantity produced, some amazing coffees come out of Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Central America also has some world-class coffee growing regions, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Nicaragua grace many cupping tables.

There are also many other countries that produce excellent coffee.

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