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SPECIALTY COFFEE CHOCOLATE
Meet Dan. Our Head roaster. He’s been at Single O for almost a decade now. He’s a certified Q-grader, has once been a COE judge and now is delving into...
CIRCULAR O FOR CIRCULAR WORLD
Going circular, or gettin’ loopy at Single O, sees us working with communities around us to reduce waste and close loops. Here are a few steps we’ve taken, and many...
SOURCING COFFEE AT SINGLE O
SOURCING COFFEE AT SINGLE O Here’s a condensed, or espresso-length version of the ‘how, who, when and where’ Single O sources its specialty coffee. The ‘why’ part is quite straight...
Types of Coffee Producer Groups
INDIVIDUAL or FAMILY A person or family maintains and harvests their coffee crop on their own land. Frequently they live on the land and grow other crops for personal use...
Coffee Production Processes
WASHED After harvest, the cherry flesh is removed from the bean using friction, fermentation & water (hence the name). The bean is then dried on its own. Washed coffees tend...
Coffee Freshness
The freshness of roasted coffee beans directly impacts the quality of the end cup. The best cup coming from coffee beans that aren’t too fresh but haven’t yet turned stale....
Coffee Variety Overview
COFFEE VARIETY OVERVIEW It’s not likely that your morning coffee orders include, say, an Ethiopian heirloom variety long black, or something Typica on espresso, interspersed with your flat white and...
SINGLE O COMING IN FOR LANDING IN NEWSTEAD
Hellloo Newstead, Single O here, more on that soon. Assuming you've landed here because you're holding a mysterious orange sachet in your hands. That's what we called Parachutes,...
NO RUBBISH COFFEE IN MELBOURNE
This isn’t a rubbish conversation about which city turns out Australia’s best brews. We’re wanting to share some news on the Victoria front. And to float a huge topic –...
TWENTY TO DO'S
WE’RE TWENTY. AND THE WORK’S JUST GETTING STARTED. Twenty ‘To Do’s’ For The Next 20 Years… There’s a lot to celebrate this 20th birthday and celebrate we will with Festival...