Rare Beans

Maxwell Colonna Dashwood opened his first coffee shop, Colonna & Small's, in Bath in 2009, and launched the roastery in 2015 to take greater control over sourcing and flavor development. Maxwell is a three time UK Barista Champion, winning in 2012, 2014, and 2015, and has been a three time World Barista Championship finalist. His coffee fascination began in Melbourne in 2007. Colonna & Small's was named Best Coffee Shop in Europe in 2016. Beyond roasting, Maxwell has co authored "Water For Coffee," a study on how water chemistry affects coffee extraction, along with "The Coffee Dictionary" and "The Business of Specialty Coffee." The roastery focuses on seasonal single origins across Discovery, Rare, and Gesha tiers, with quarterly limited releases of exceptional lots.