A ‘Chute And A Shoot From Costa Rica
It’s no secret that a good cup comes from a good crop. Even the best roasters in the world – yes exactly, like Single O’s Ed, Stu and Dan – are at the mercy of the quality of the green bean. Which is why, along with meeting sustainability criteria, rewarding with fair prices, supporting a range of producer organisations including entrepreneurial individuals, co-ops and progressive estates, and buying to meet our desired flavour profiles, we meticulously search for high quality.
GRINDING: THE BASICS
INTRO TO GRINDING
Nailing your grind is fundamental to a great tasting brew and although we offer pre-ground options for all our coffees (online and at the café), we recommend grinding fresh to get the most out of your cup – there’s a whole flavour wheel of tastes to enjoy after all! (more…)
REUSABLES ARE BACK
REUSABLES ARE BACK ON THE MENU
Corona’s knocked us all sideways in more ways than we could name… & whilst staying open & serving take-aways has kept us sane & solvent, we’re more than keen to pick-up where we left off with our collective fight against single-use.
CAFE KICKBACK
Drinking Home Coffee Helps Cafes; These Case Studies Prove How
Damned if you’ll let your favourite hospo haunts go unsupported during Covid-19, right? As well as buying takeaways, groceries and home meals, here’s another way you can help, even when your local is closed…
Stock Up On Ready-Made O Meals!
Locals & regular diners of Single O – amidst our fast & fancy footwork to transform our Reservoir street café into a takeaway & corner store, we’ve also launched a delicious new offering - f#!*ng fancy ready-meals & delicious pantry staples.
Measures Taken To Reduce The Spread of Covid-19
If only we could share the big hospo hugs we’re accustomed to with our staff, customers & community to console each other during this tough time…but alas hugs are off the table. So is sugar, salt and pepper, plus see a range of other measures, as preventative best practice steps we’ve taken, during Covid-19.
RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 17: SAM ELLIS
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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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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