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From this Saturday March 5th we kick off at Carriageworks Farmers Markets, Eveleigh, armed with espresso and batch brew, plus packs of blends and single origins for home. Hope to see you there! Here’s a little background to our cart and offering. (more…)
May 22, 2019
Whether or not you’ve spotted our latest Random Acts of Art, one thing’s for sure – it’s seen […]
April 9, 2019
Read on to take a tour of the new batch brew bar prototype at Single O, Surry Hills, […]
February 13, 2019
In honour of V Day, a few of our café partners Stay Grounded, Espressory, The Boathouse, Left of Field, […]
January 23, 2019
Where beyond the bounds of our imagination might coffee automation take us? Comic artist Humyara Mahbub dreams up […]
November 30, 2018
What happens when competitors from 60 countries gather in Sydney for an epic showdown of AeroPress mastery? You […]
November 20, 2018
After winning her national title in the U.S.A and battling her way through the competition Carolina’s recipe beat […]
October 31, 2018
Starmaya is a coffee that’s stopped us in our brewing and slurping tracks and had us engrossed in […]
September 20, 2018
One of our all-time favourite producers, La Minita of Costa Rica, have released their first Geisha coffee. We’ve […]
September 7, 2018
Don’t get us wrong, we’re always happy to wash your travel cups. Whether caked in milk, or etched […]
August 8, 2018
Four months ago, we embarked on our Cup of Excellence tour, which welcomed award-winning Peruvian, Colombian and Brazilian […]
July 30, 2018
Known for his loud, grinning murals, Japan-based artist yoshi47 has been on our radar for Random Acts of […]
May 30, 2018
Last May, we set ourselves a goal – to cut our single use cup waste in half by […]
April 18, 2018
Take one look at Lee Lai’s wildly imaginative work & it’s no wonder we picked her for our […]
February 15, 2018
Cup of Excellence is known for discovering beautiful coffees, as well as celebrating and rewarding farmer excellence – […]
February 13, 2018
Our latest string of singles have stirred up the romance in the Botany roastworks, our Sydney & Brisbane […]
November 29, 2017
Rounding up our 2017 lineup of Random Acts of Art bags is Sydney-based artist & illustrator, Mike Watt. […]
September 21, 2017
Just shy of 2 years ago, we took a shot at roasting in Tokyo, setting up shop […]
September 15, 2017
THE DEADLIEST CHAMPIONSHIP YET. 300 guests, 1500 tinnies, 25 battlers & 12 rounds of brewing action to produce 1 winner…
September 4, 2017
The Australian AeroPress National Championship, hosted in our Botany roastworks, is hurtling toward us Saturday September 9th.
August 14, 2017
Artist Brent ‘Biffy’ Smith brings us our 10th Random Acts of Art bag, which features a kookaburra in […]
August 9, 2017
In May, I joined a panel of 17 International Judges for Mexico’s 5th Cup of Excellence competition. It […]
July 31, 2017
Before we set off travelling from Melbourne to Brisbane visiting cafes doing extra good in their hood this […]
May 29, 2017
We’re aiming to cut our single use cup waste in half by May 2018. Through our collective caffeinated […]
April 25, 2017
It’s all here on our Random Acts of Art #9 coffee bag by the way-talented Neil McCann, aka […]
February 14, 2017
Today we’re sending out some love to all the bangin’ singles out there (single origins, that is) with a […]
January 11, 2017
With the Single O cafés closed over the festive season, we’ve been brewing like demons at home (and […]
December 12, 2016
We started this Random Acts of Art project in late 2013, and 3 years later have seen several […]
October 25, 2016
It’s been a cracker month serving up our 3 Course Geisha. Good Food month coincides with the end […]
September 27, 2016
We’re celebrating International Coffee Day by sharing one of the oldest and most traditional coffees in the world […]
September 19, 2016
By month’s end, we will have officially changed names from Single Origin Roasters to Single O. Not such […]
August 26, 2016
A quick connection of the related new and delicious things going on around here, starting with, seeing as […]
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July 5, 2016
Gotta love it when artist friend introduces artist friend, especially when the introduced artist friend is Kentaro […]
June 21, 2016
This June we launched ‘Lucky 13’, a birthday blend that’s full and sweet like the years. Below, a […]
April 18, 2016
If you work in coffee, it won’t be news to you that the SCAA recently updated their […]
March 30, 2016
Random acts of art next batter up is artist Jay McCaffrey, who we hotly pursued after finding her […]
January 25, 2016
This reserve origin holds a special place for our Head Roaster Ed, who was part of the […]
November 26, 2015
Maybe, just maybe, there’s a Christmas gift below for your bro/sis/in-law/outlaw that’ll see them happy, and see you […]
November 11, 2015
It occurred to us (well to Dion specifically) while setting up the two taps in our York St […]
October 22, 2015
Random Act of Art #5 is about to hit the hopper! We met Al via Twitter, when […]
September 10, 2015
Whittling down just four dishes to cover in this news story wasn’t easy. It doesn’t seem fair even. […]
August 24, 2015
Not to be confused with the mocha beverage of coffee and chocolate, or the Yemeni port of Mokha […]
July 2, 2015
We’re afraid (well actually we’re pretty damn excited) to announce that Geisha Fever has struck again!
June 19, 2015
Reservoir blend? Check. Bacon and egg roll with red eye mayo? Check. Banana bread with espresso butter? Check. […]
June 5, 2015
Our new chef, Troy Cotton, formerly of The Bellevue Hotel and The Baron and The Tuckshop, has been […]
May 25, 2015
We’re kicking off another round of the Random Acts of Art Project, this time with artist Rochelle […]
April 15, 2015
We could tell you that we secured the Cup of Excellence Colombia 1st place winner ‘Bella Vista’ by […]
March 25, 2015
As we approach our May Q Grader course (the most hectic 6-day sensory coffee course on earth, […]
February 24, 2015
As with wine, finding out about coffee is like space travel: Once you get going there’s no […]
November 27, 2014
Damn there’s so much amazing coffee that has come on all at once here at Single O, […]
November 6, 2014
It’s not every day we host a movie premiere. But seeing as the movie is ‘A Film […]
October 15, 2014
Chef Tommy and barista Sean talk pork, kale (like half of Sydney), cold drip coffee and more. Enjoy […]
Tags: affogato, cafe, Coffee, Cow and the Moon, menu, single origin roasters, spring, spring menu
October 3, 2014
We’re stoked to be kicking off Round 3 of our Random Acts of Art project with artist Georgia […]
September 29, 2014
Introducing the Single O ‘Suitster’, our Surry Hills breakfast creation for the October Sydney Morning Herald Good […]
September 10, 2014
Oh how we love contributing to a cross-craft collaboration, especially when a) The collaboration entails selecting and roasting […]
September 9, 2014
Our Head Barista Sean McManus merrily takes us through his Kenya coffee trip earlier this year.
June 13, 2014
As we approach our July QGrader course (the most hectic 6-day sensory coffee course on earth, for […]
June 5, 2014
With the new winter menu in full swing at the cafe, we sat down with head chef […]
May 13, 2014
It started out as a low-key Melbourne plan. A couple of us would just pop down to […]
May 9, 2014
We’re excited to kick off Round 2 of the Random Acts of Art project with artist Adrian […]
May 5, 2014
Break out the Aeropress, the pourover, the Chemex… The intoxicating jasmine perfume and juicy mango, papaya and […]
April 11, 2014
We’re excited to announce that from Tuesday 8th to Sunday 13th July we’ll be holding our Q […]
March 12, 2014
With the new autumn menu in full swing, we sat down with head chef Tommy Prosser to […]
March 4, 2014
We’ve buffed your cheek marks and handprints from our windows and doors every Monday, but now your […]
February 5, 2014
We are now serving our coffees at the café in our new custom-made cups from Sydney-based ceramicist […]
January 22, 2014
We are celebrating our second year working with David Rubanzangabo & his family who own & operate […]
January 14, 2014
2014 is shaping up to be a big year for Kenya coffee. Our first shipment is about […]
November 26, 2013
Sugarplum, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways…
November 12, 2013
It’s not everyday that you turn your roastworks floor into a latte art competition stage for 36 […]
November 1, 2013
For all the time, skill, thought & care that we put into our coffee inside our bags […]
October 16, 2013
Gotta love the guys at 4 Pines Brewery. To dream up a project ‘Beer Mimics Food,’ where […]
October 15, 2013
Sometimes, very occasionally, you get a day like this. A day at work so pleasure-filled, it’s not […]
October 11, 2013
Come baristas, coffee lovers & café people one & all to the La Marzocco Barista Throwdown on […]
October 10, 2013
Calling all Q Graders from way back! If you were certified before January 1st 2013, you’ll need […]
October 4, 2013
After a week spent sourcing coffee, roasting coffee, packing coffee, shipping coffee, talking coffee, making coffee and […]
October 3, 2013
LOVE HOSPITALITY? LOVE IMPECCABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE? ARE YOU DRIVEN TO OFFER THE BEST?
September 26, 2013
You name it, we’ve done it over the years for the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Month. […]
September 18, 2013
So far there have been enrolments from as far away as China, to interstate, through to Sydney […]
September 2, 2013
The Pacas Family of El Salvador have walked the hard & high road to the summit of […]
August 22, 2013
Hey, let’s get our cupping lab certified by the SCAA! We’ll be able to offer education programs… […]
July 31, 2013
We have been blown away by the citrus forward acidity, tart cherry flavour, very full body and […]
July 24, 2013
When you’ve got a ball of fire in the sky putting out 5800 degrees celcius worth of […]
July 10, 2013
Winter has been well and truly here, our toes have told us so. Chef Tommy, Mitsako & […]
July 9, 2013
Earlier this year, Wendy, was joined on a coffee buying trip by the eternally coffee-curious Richard from […]
June 13, 2013
Calling specialty coffee professionals, from producers and buyers through to roasters and QCs, along with baristas immersed […]
June 5, 2013
Love a good State of Origin match, but it’s Cup of Excellence season that sees us really […]
Tags: Cup of Excellence, cupping, specialty coffee
June 2, 2013
We’re getting smart again for ‘Cafesmart’, Friday June 7th, to raise money for homelessness in Surry Hills. […]
Tags: Fundraising, Local Community, Streetsmart
May 31, 2013
Like children let loose on Wonka’s factory floor, MICE (the Melbourne International Coffee Expo) exposed coffee lovers […]
May 30, 2013
It’s what’s inside that counts and our guys have loved the tailored profiling and delicious extractions that the […]
May 30, 2013
So Wens, you’ve been with us over a year. How does the coffee scene in Australia seem to […]
May 21, 2013
Recently launched to the Sydney and Melbourne café market and now making its first international appearance at MICE is ‘The Juggler’ from […]
May 21, 2013
Secure Your Place At The Single Origin Acid Test & The Varietal Cupping. We’re hitching our wagon and heading […]
May 14, 2013
Ben Reid, Sydneysider and fine arts student works on both canvas and walls but says his approach to […]
