22/04/2025
Introducing our Atlantic Highway room spray collab with - Cardamom, Amber & To***co Flower 🖤
Along the Atlantic Highway in North Cornwall, past the sweeping views of undulating hills dotted with windmills, roaming sheep and the distant shimmer of the sea, is Strong Adolfo’s Cafe.
We first visited in 2019, whilst visiting Cornwall. We didn’t live here then, and were fresh off the back of a couple of months out in New Zealand. Our heads were full of adventure, Kiwi cafe culture, and we’d got used to great coffee. We were planning a big move away, a different life.
Nat was one of the first people we connected with in Cornwall. Covered in interesting tattoos, with the broadest smile you’ve ever seen, Nat is Strong Adolfo’s’ resident gentle giant. He makes great flat whites and he gives big hugs, and on subsequent visits (as we realised the new life we were after might just be right here) he would remember our names and our order. Community sometimes thrives in individual people and small gestures, and that’s what Nat gave us during those tentative few months.
Once we’d moved, we visited weekly with our Twins. They’d have a big stack of pancakes and eyeball the motorbike that rested near the counter. We’d admire the view through their huge glass windows, which made it feel like summer even in the middle of winter, and plan our future together. John and Tilde, the owners of this gorgeous spot, are big art fans - there has always been a strong artistic presence in the cafe for as long as I can remember. I met my friend after seeing her work exhibited on their walls, and reaching out to ask her if she wanted some photos.
This scent is a collaboration between Nat, John, Tilde and ourselves. Everything from the name, to the balance of the scent in the bottle, was decided together over coffee, at
We highly recommend a visit - you can purchase Abel goods and the Atlantic Highway room spray at the Café ☕️ we also have a few bottles online now. Product tagged 🏷️