See our Aussie summer through the marmite tinted lenses of London based illustrator Sam Ellis, who lends his pen by day to architecture drawings & by night to freelance, free-wheeling line illustrations.
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RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 17: SAM ELLIS
AT HOME: COLD BREW
Ah, cold brew. A bloody delicious way to cool down & appreciate the full rainbow of flavour waiting to be unleashed in your beans. All you need is some good quality coffee (we've got your backs there), some common bits & bobs from the kitchen & a bit of time.
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SUGARPLUM BOTTOMS UP! COCKTAIL RECIPE
The boozy notes of this year's edition of Sugarplum (aptly named Bottoms Up!) got us thinking that we ought to spike it for the silly season.
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SUGARPLUM 2019 BOTTOMS UP! EDITION
KENYA & UGANDA SELECTIONS MAKE THIS YEAR’S WINNING SUGARPLUM!
It’s (almost) the ho ho holidays, which means it’s time to gather round a mug or three of our longest running limited seasonal blend, Sugarplum. We’ve dubbed this year’s edition “Bottoms Up!” not only ‘cause it’s an exceptionally quaffable brew, but also because it’s our way of toasting all our brilliant producers, partners & customers & the decade just gone.
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RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 16: CREATURE CREATURE
It’s time to encounter Melbourne’s Creature Creature, the deft duo behind our latest Random Acts of Art bag. Their death-defying design reimagines our No Death to Coffee project as a skeleton warrior & beast, breathing new life into our collective fight to keep the coffee industry alive.
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SINGLED OUT: PURA CEPA PROJECT
WHAT IS PURA CEPA?
Pura Cepa means “the best” or “cream of the crop” in Spanish, it’s a coffee project focused on innovation at origin, long term sustainability & driving new frontiers in coffee processing to raise quality and prices for farmers.
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RARE VARIETIES: P88 & LONGBERRY
Our new Sumatra Set showcases a coupla rare varieties grown on the experimental plot at Wahana Estate in Indonesia. Varieties P88 & Longberry don’t get much airtime (this is the first time we’ve run them!), so we wanted to talk shop about these uncommon beans.
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RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 15: FREAK STREET
Whether or not you’ve spotted our latest Random Acts of Art, one thing’s for sure – it’s seen you. This psychedelic monster-eyeball mashup comes to us from Ben Adams of Freak Street.
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BACKING BATCH AT OUR NEW CAFE
Read on to take a tour of the new batch brew bar prototype at Single O, Surry Hills, with Retail Manager, Gus.
HEY YOU! Yeah, you (*winks*)… Welcome to our snazzy remodelled Surry Hills cafe.
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Declarations of love & infatuation to singles
In honour of V Day, a few of our café partners Stay Grounded, Espressory, The Boathouse, Left of Field, Lords of Pour & Elk Espresso have written a lil somethin' to their dream origins. We hear them. Been infatuated by special singles for years. Read on for a dose of caffeinated romance.
