Give your team a reason
to show up

Speciality coffee tastings delivered to your London office. A team experience so good, people actually want to be there.

Show me how it works Currently serving London. Expanding soon — get in touch if you're elsewhere.
The problem

The office is optional. So make it worth choosing.

Without EspressoWhat

  • Office days feel like a chore — people dial in from the meeting room anyway.
  • "Culture budget" goes on pizza nobody asked for and branded tote bags that end up in a drawer.
  • Hybrid policies get quietly ignored because being in the office offers nothing extra.
  • Team socials default to after-work drinks that half the team can't or won't attend.

With EspressoWhat

  • Teams look forward to office days because there's something worth showing up for.
  • You spend on an experience people actually talk about — and remember three months later.
  • Attendance on tasting days jumps — and the energy carries into the rest of the week.
  • A 60-minute daytime session everyone can join. Inclusive, zero alcohol pressure.
Make your office the place people want to be
How it works

You book. We bring everything.
Your team has a brilliant time.

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Step 1

Pick your session

Choose from a Tasting Flight, Brew Methods Masterclass, or Espresso Experience. We'll help you match the format to your team.

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Step 2

We set up in your space

We arrive at your London office with beans, grinders, brewers, cups, and tasting cards. All you need is a table, a plug, and water access.

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Step 3

Your team gets buzzing

60–90 minutes of guided tasting, origin stories, and flavour discovery. Social first, education second.

Book a tasting for my team We handle every detail — you just pick the date.
What to expect on the day

Your office. Our kit. Great coffee.

EspressoWhat team setting up coffee equipment in a modern office

We set up, you relax

We arrive 30 minutes early and transform a corner of your office into a mini coffee bar.

Team members smelling and tasting speciality coffee together

Guided tasting

Your team tastes 4–5 coffees from around the world, guided through flavour notes and origin stories.

Beautifully designed tasting cards with coffee origin details and flavour notes

Tasting cards to keep

Everyone gets printed cards with tasting notes, origins, and where to buy their favourites.

Happy team gathered around a table during a coffee tasting session

The team shot

People from different teams actually talking, laughing, and debating whether that Ethiopian really tastes of blueberries.

Why teams love it

What your team actually gets

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A reason to come in on a Tuesday

Each tasting is a curated experience with 4–5 speciality coffees from around the world — not the usual office perks that get ignored after week two.

4–5 speciality coffees per session, sourced from roasters across the UK
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Something everyone can enjoy

Sessions run during the workday, take 60–90 minutes, and don't involve alcohol. Inclusive by design — no one's left out.

No alcohol, no exclusions — runs during the workday
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Zero faff for whoever's organising

We bring every piece of equipment. You provide a table and a plug socket. Setup takes 15 minutes. Cleanup is on us.

We bring everything — you just need a table and a plug
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Conversations that don't start with "Can you see my screen?"

Tastings are social events first. People from different teams end up talking, laughing, and debating whether the Ethiopian really tastes of blueberries.

Social by design — people from different teams actually talk
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A culture investment that people notice

Your team remembers "the time we did the coffee tasting" the way they never remember "the time we got free pizza."

Monthly subscriptions available for teams that want it as a regular thing
The maths

It costs less than you think

One empty desk for a month £267
A round of after-work drinks for 20 £300+
One person quietly job-hunting because the office feels pointless £££
A Tasting Flight for 20 people £600

Pays for itself if just 3 people show up who wouldn't have otherwise.

Pricing

Pick your experience

Espresso Experience

From £500
8–15 people
We teach your team to pull proper shots and steam milk. Latte art encouraged.
60–90 min · 8–15 people
Get a quote for my team Perfect if you've got a machine gathering dust.
Most popular

The Tasting Flight

From £600
10–40 people · £25/head after 20
4–5 speciality coffees from around the world, guided tasting with flavour notes and origin stories. Fun, social, zero pretension.
60–90 min · 10–40 people
Get a quote for my team 80% of first-time clients start here.

Brew Methods Masterclass

From £800
8–20 people
Hands-on V60, AeroPress, and French press. Your team brews their own and learns what actually makes a good cup.
90–120 min · 8–20 people
Get a quote for my team Great for teams who want to get hands-on.

Monthly Office Subscription

Turn a one-off into a regular thing your team actually looks forward to.

  • One tasting per month — any experience, rotating each time
  • Priority booking — your dates are locked in first
  • 15–20% off vs. booking individually
  • Flexible commitment — cancel or pause after 3 months
  • Dedicated account contact for scheduling
From £450/month

Based on team size and chosen experience. Most teams pay £450–£650/mo.

Get subscription details

No long-term lock-in. 3-month minimum, then month-to-month.

Getting sign-off

Need to get this approved?

We get it — you know this would be great for the team, but you need budget sign-off. Here's the business case in 30 seconds, ready to forward to whoever holds the purse strings.

  • Retention tool, not a perk. One empty desk costs £267/month. A session that makes 3 people feel more connected pays for itself immediately.
  • Zero logistics for your team. We arrive, set up in 15 minutes, run the session, and leave. No room booking, no catering coordination, no cleanup.
  • No risk. Full refund if the team doesn't love it. No contracts, no ongoing commitment.
  • Scales to your budget. Sessions start at £500 for small teams, £25–30 per head for larger groups. One tasting costs less than a round of after-work drinks.

The cost in context

Replacing one disengaged employee
£10,000+
One empty desk for a month
£267
After-work drinks for 20 people
£300+
A Tasting Flight for 20 people
£600
“I sent the one-pager to my ops director on Monday. We had budget approved by Wednesday and the session booked for the following week.”
— Office Manager, London fintech (20-person team)
Download the one-pager Opens a print-ready page — save as PDF to share
No risk

We make this ridiculously easy to say yes to

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Full refund if your team doesn't love it

If the session doesn't land, we'll refund you. No questions, no awkward email chain.

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15 minutes to set up, zero time from you

We arrive, set up, and run the session. Your only job is sending the calendar invite.

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No commitment beyond one session

Book one tasting. If you love it, book another. No contracts, no subscriptions unless you want one.

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A real person, not a contact form

You'll talk to an actual human within 4 hours. We'll help pick the right format and answer every question.

A note from the founder

Why I started EspressoWhat

I started EspressoWhat because I'd been to one too many "team building" events that made everyone quietly check their phones under the table. I knew there had to be something better than trust falls and lukewarm prosecco.

I'm a speciality coffee nerd — but I'm not precious about it. What I love most is watching someone taste a naturally processed Ethiopian for the first time and say "wait, that's coffee?" That moment of surprise, shared with colleagues, is worth more than any team-building framework.

If you're looking for a way to make your office feel like somewhere people actually want to be, I'd love to help. Drop me a message — I reply to every one.

— The Founder, EspressoWhat

Questions

Before you decide

£600 feels like a lot for a coffee tasting.
It's £30 a head for a 60–90 minute guided experience with speciality-grade coffee, professional equipment, and a host who makes it genuinely fun. Compare that to £15+ per head for after-work drinks nobody remembers. Most clients rebook within three months.
We can't afford 90 minutes out of the workday.
Most clients run sessions over a long lunch or at 3pm when energy dips anyway. The buzz carries into the rest of the afternoon — you're not losing productive time, you're replacing the least productive hour with something that energises.
What if half the team doesn't even like coffee?
Perfect. Our sessions are designed for everyone, including people who think they don't like coffee. Tasting speciality-grade beans is nothing like drinking instant. We've converted more sceptics than we can count.
We've never heard of you — how do we know it's good?
Fair question. We're a small, London-based team that runs every session personally. We're happy to jump on a quick call so you can ask us anything, or we can send over details of what a session looks like. No hard sell — if it's not the right fit, we'll tell you.
What if we need to cancel?
We offer free cancellation up to 7 days before your session. If something comes up last-minute, we'll reschedule at no cost. We're a small team — we get that plans change.

Your team deserves better
than free fruit.

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Tastings from £500
For teams of 8–40
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