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Taylors Lazy Sunday: the mild roast explained, and which format to buy
Lazy Sunday is Taylors of Harrogate's gentle, roast-3 blend. Here's what's in it, how it compares with Hot Lava Java and the rest of the range, what it costs today and how to brew it.
Taylors Lazy Sunday is the mildest of the Taylors of Harrogate house blends we checked, a slow-roasted Arabica coffee that Taylors rates 3 on its roast scale. It’s sold as ground coffee and whole beans. This page explains what’s in Taylors Lazy Sunday, how it compares with darker blends like Hot Lava Java, which format to buy, what it cost on 3 Oct 2026 and how to brew it. We haven’t tested this in person. Everything here comes from Taylors’ own product pages and UK prices checked at Morrisons on the date shown. Read how we compare.
Taylors Lazy Sunday: the short answer
Buy Lazy Sunday if you want a smooth, lighter coffee for a cafetière or filter machine and find many supermarket coffees too bitter. Taylors describes subtle citrus and chocolate notes and calls it a gentle roast.
Who it isn’t for: anyone who wants coffee that stands up to lots of milk and sugar. A darker blend will taste stronger.
Choose the ground version if you don’t own a grinder. Taylors’ brew guides on the Lazy Sunday page cover cafetière, AeroPress and pour-over with pre-ground coffee.
Who it isn’t for: espresso machine owners. Taylors’ Lazy Sunday brew guides don’t cover espresso.
Choose the beans if you have a grinder and want it as fresh as possible. Grinding just before you brew gives you control over the grind size for each method.
Who it isn’t for: anyone without a grinder. Our guide to burr grinders under £100 covers the options.
What it costs right now
At Morrisons, checked 3 Oct 2026:
- Lazy Sunday ground, 200g: £5.75 (£28.75 a kilo, per Morrisons).
- Lazy Sunday beans, 200g: £5.75 (£28.75 a kilo).
Every other Taylors 200g ground blend we saw at Morrisons was the same £5.75, so you’re not paying extra for the milder roast. There were also 700g bean bags at £15.00 at Morrisons, checked 3 Oct 2026 (£21.43 a kilo), but only for Rich Italian and Flying Start, not Lazy Sunday.
See Taylors Lazy Sunday ground at Morrisons, or the beans
We also looked at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Ocado too, but they blocked our check, so we haven’t listed their prices.
Who it isn’t for: anyone wanting a bulk bag of Lazy Sunday. We didn’t find a bigger pack.
What’s in the blend
Taylors says the Lazy Sunday beans are Arabica from Latin America and Africa. It credits the African coffee for the juicy sweetness and fruitiness, and the Latin American coffee for the nuttiness. The headline flavours on the pack page are subtle citrus and chocolate, from a slow roast.
On Taylors’ 1–6 roast scale, Lazy Sunday sits at 3. For context, the brand’s own pages put Rich Italian, Brasilia and Decaffé at 4, Flying Start and After Dark at 5, and Hot Lava Java at 6, which Taylors calls an extra-dark roast that’s “not for the coffee novice”.
Who it isn’t for: anyone who equates “strong” with “good”. Roast level is about flavour, not quality; Lazy Sunday is lighter by design.
Lazy Sunday vs Hot Lava Java
These two sit at opposite ends of the Taylors range and cost the same. Lazy Sunday is roast 3 with citrus and chocolate in the description; Hot Lava Java is roast 6, extra-dark and powerful. If you drink black coffee from a cafetière and want something easy-going, Lazy Sunday is the safer bet. If you take lots of milk or want a bold, smoky cup, Hot Lava Java is the one to try.
Who it isn’t for: anyone who wants a middle ground. Rich Italian (roast 4) sits between them.
Formats: beans, ground or coffee bags?
Taylors’ Lazy Sunday page lists two formats: ground and beans. We didn’t find Lazy Sunday coffee bags. The Taylors coffee bags at Morrisons on 3 Oct 2026 were Rich Italian, Hot Lava Java, Decaff and Flying Start, at £3.80 for 10. If you want coffee bags from a lighter-roast brand, our Percol coffee bags guide covers a Fairtrade alternative.
Who it isn’t for: anyone set on single-serve bags. You’ll need a different blend or brand.
How to brew Taylors Lazy Sunday
Taylors’ own guides on the Lazy Sunday page are a good starting point:
- Cafetière: warm the cafetière with a splash of boiled water first. Use about a tablespoon of ground coffee per mug. Let the kettle sit for a minute after boiling, pour, stir, then brew for four to five minutes.
- AeroPress: rinse the filter, add a heaped tablespoon of coffee, fill to the “4” mark, stir for ten seconds, then press for about 30 seconds.
- Pour-over: rinse the paper filter, use two tablespoons (about 60g per litre of water), pour twice as much water as coffee and wait 30 seconds, then add the rest in circles. It should take two to three and a half minutes.
If you’re grinding beans, Taylors suggests a coarse setting for the cafetière.
Who it isn’t for: anyone wanting espresso. Taylors doesn’t offer an espresso guide for Lazy Sunday.
Downsides
- No coffee bags in the Lazy Sunday range, as far as we could see.
- Small packs only at the retailer we could check.
- Mild by design: it may taste thin to dark-roast fans or in milky drinks.
Where to go next
- More supermarket coffee: our supermarket ranges section
- Another Fairtrade brand: Cafédirect coffee
- All beans and ground coffee: coffee beans
Maker’s details: Taylors lists the roast level and tasting notes on its own Lazy Sunday ground and Lazy Sunday beans pages.
Independent review: Clarkey Cafe has published a review of the Taylors Lazy Sunday. We haven’t summarised its findings here.
FAQ
How strong is Taylors Lazy Sunday? Taylors rates it 3 on its 1–6 roast scale, the lowest of the eight Taylors house blends we checked. The others ranged from 4 to 6.
Does Taylors Lazy Sunday come as coffee beans? Yes. It’s sold as ground coffee and whole beans, both £5.75 for 200g at Morrisons, checked 3 Oct 2026.
What does Lazy Sunday taste like? Taylors describes subtle citrus and chocolate, with sweetness from African coffee and nuttiness from Latin American coffee.
Is Lazy Sunday good in a cafetière? Taylors publishes a cafetière guide for it: about a tablespoon per mug, brewed for four to five minutes.
Verdict
Taylors of Harrogate Lazy Sunday (200g ground or whole beans)
The gentlest of Taylors' main house blends, rated 3 on its roast scale, with citrus and chocolate in the description. It's a sensible everyday pick for cafetière or filter drinkers who find darker supermarket coffee too bitter, and it costs the same as the rest of the range.
Pros
- Pro: Roast 3, the mildest of the eight Taylors house blends we checked
- Pro: Sold as ground or whole beans
- Pro: £5.75 for 200g at Morrisons, checked 3 Oct 2026
- Pro: Taylors publishes clear brew guides for cafetière, AeroPress and pour-over
Cons
- Con: Not sold as coffee bags, as far as we could see
- Con: Only 200g packs at Morrisons; larger bean bags were for other blends
- Con: Too mild for anyone who likes a dark, punchy cup
- Best for
- Cafetière and filter drinkers who want a smooth, lighter supermarket coffee.
- Who it isn't for
- Espresso fans who want a dark roast, or anyone after coffee bags.
Sources
- See Taylors Lazy Sunday ground at Morrisons (groceries.morrisons.com)
- the beans (groceries.morrisons.com)
- Lazy Sunday ground (taylorsofharrogate.com)
- Lazy Sunday beans (taylorsofharrogate.com)
- review of the Taylors Lazy Sunday (clarkeycafe.wordpress.com)
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