Garage Coffee Bros

What's in the box: Expect freshly roasted specialty coffee from a Verona roaster, likely single origins, though the site does not clearly say what goes into each subscription delivery.

Garage Coffee Bros is a specialty roaster based in Verona, Italy. It offers subscriptions and a Coffee Club alongside its regular shop. Its main selling point is transparency. Each coffee shows a Farmgate Price, which is the amount paid to the producer, and most roasters do not share that. The company says its coffee is roasted by the 2020 Italian Roasting Champion, and it shows a 4.9 out of 5 Google rating from more than 1,000 reviews. The range is mostly single origins with clear tasting notes. Examples include a washed Ethiopia Yirgacheffe with bergamot and black tea, a honey anaerobic Colombia, and a sugarcane process decaf. Everyday single origins cost around €24 to €25. At the top end are limited Gesha lots in 100 g bags priced from €59 to €79, so the rare coffees are a real splurge. The roaster ships to Italy, the EU and the UK, and says orders in Italy go out within 24 working hours. Free shipping starts at €69 in Italy, €99 in the EU and €139 for the UK and Northern Europe. That is a high bar for a small order. The site does not clearly state subscription prices, delivery frequency or how coffees are chosen for subscribers, so check those terms before you sign up.