Winter Menu At The Cafe

Stock Up On Ready-Made O Meals!

March 25, 2020

Locals & regular diners of Single O – amidst our fast & fancy footwork to transform our Reservoir […]

Measures Taken To Reduce The Spread of Covid-19

March 16, 2020

If only we could share the big hospo hugs we’re accustomed to with our staff, customers & community […]

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RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 17: SAM ELLIS

January 30, 2020

See our Aussie summer through the marmite tinted lenses of London based illustrator Sam Ellis, who lends his […]

AT HOME: COLD BREW

January 15, 2020

Ah, cold brew. A bloody delicious way to cool down & appreciate the full rainbow of flavour waiting […]

SUGARPLUM BOTTOMS UP! COCKTAIL RECIPE

December 5, 2019

The boozy notes of this year’s edition of Sugarplum (aptly named Bottoms Up!) got us thinking that we […]

SUGARPLUM 2019 BOTTOMS UP! EDITION

November 12, 2019

KENYA & UGANDA SELECTIONS MAKE THIS YEAR’S WINNING SUGARPLUM! It’s (almost) the ho ho holidays, which means […]

RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 16: CREATURE CREATURE

October 2, 2019

It’s time to encounter Melbourne’s Creature Creature, the deft duo behind our latest Random Acts of Art bag. […]

SINGLED OUT: PURA CEPA PROJECT

August 7, 2019

WHAT IS PURA CEPA? Pura Cepa means “the best” or “cream of the crop” in Spanish, it’s a […]

RARE VARIETIES: P88 & LONGBERRY

May 28, 2019

Our new Sumatra Set showcases a coupla rare varieties grown on the experimental plot at Wahana Estate in […]

RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 15: FREAK STREET

May 22, 2019

Whether or not you’ve spotted our latest Random Acts of Art, one thing’s for sure – it’s seen […]

BACKING BATCH AT OUR NEW CAFE

April 9, 2019

Read on to take a tour of the new batch brew bar prototype at Single O, Surry Hills, […]

Declarations of love & infatuation to singles

February 13, 2019

In honour of V Day, a few of our café partners Stay Grounded, Espressory, The Boathouse, Left of Field, […]

RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 14: TOILET FEELINGS

January 23, 2019

Where beyond the bounds of our imagination might coffee automation take us? Comic artist Humyara Mahbub dreams up […]

A World-Win Coffee Party: 2018 World AeroPress Championship

November 30, 2018

What happens when competitors from 60 countries gather in Sydney for an epic showdown of AeroPress mastery? You […]

2018 WORLD AEROPRESS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING RECIPE

November 20, 2018

After winning her national title in the U.S.A and battling her way through the competition Carolina’s recipe beat […]

BEHIND OUR 1ST WORLD COFFEE PROBLEMS; SUPPLY & STARMAYA

October 31, 2018

Starmaya is a coffee that’s stopped us in our brewing and slurping tracks and had us engrossed in […]

Geisha Rancho Grande: Honey Vs. Washed

September 20, 2018

One of our all-time favourite producers, La Minita of Costa Rica, have released their first Geisha coffee. We’ve […]

RINSEY, WHO KNOWS, MIGHT BE THE WORLD’S FIRST DIY TRAVEL CUP RINSER.

September 7, 2018

Don’t get us wrong, we’re always happy to wash your travel cups. Whether caked in milk, or etched […]

RAISE YOUR CUP TO THE FARMERS

August 8, 2018

Four months ago, we embarked on our Cup of Excellence tour, which welcomed award-winning Peruvian, Colombian and Brazilian […]

RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 13: YOSHI47

July 30, 2018

Known for his loud, grinning murals, Japan-based artist yoshi47 has been on our radar for Random Acts of […]

A Year Cutting Cup Waste; Handing It To You!

May 30, 2018

Last May, we set ourselves a goal – to cut our single use cup waste in half by […]

RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 12: LEE LAI

April 18, 2018

Take one look at Lee Lai’s wildly imaginative work & it’s no wonder we picked her for our […]

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Cup of Excellence Tour 2018

February 15, 2018

Cup of Excellence is known for discovering beautiful coffees, as well as celebrating and rewarding farmer excellence – […]

ODES TO ORIGINS

February 13, 2018

Our latest string of singles have stirred up the romance in the Botany roastworks, our Sydney & Brisbane […]

RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 11: MIKE WATT

November 29, 2017

Rounding up our 2017 lineup of Random Acts of Art bags is Sydney-based artist & illustrator, Mike Watt. […]

JAPAN… ONE HELLUVA COFFEE ADVENTURE

September 21, 2017

Just shy of 2 years ago, we took a shot at roasting in Tokyo, setting up shop […]

2017 Australian AeroPress Championship

September 15, 2017

THE DEADLIEST CHAMPIONSHIP YET. 300 guests, 1500 tinnies, 25 battlers & 12 rounds of brewing action to produce 1 winner…

Talking Nasties & More; Australian Aeropress Champ Competitors Q&A

September 4, 2017

The Australian AeroPress National Championship, hosted in our Botany roastworks, is hurtling toward us Saturday September 9th.

RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 10: BRENT SMITH

August 14, 2017

Artist Brent ‘Biffy’ Smith brings us our 10th Random Acts of Art bag, which features a kookaburra in […]

THE HIGHS & LOWS OF 2017 MEXICO CUP OF EXCELLENCE

August 9, 2017

In May, I joined a panel of 17 International Judges for Mexico’s 5th Cup of Excellence competition. It […]

CAFES GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR THEIR HOOD

July 31, 2017

Before we set off travelling from Melbourne to Brisbane visiting cafes doing extra good in their hood this […]

Standing Against Cup Waste Is Bellissimo

May 29, 2017

We’re aiming to cut our single use cup waste in half by May 2018. Through our collective caffeinated […]

RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 9: CAPTAIN PIPE

April 25, 2017

It’s all here on our Random Acts of Art #9 coffee bag by the way-talented Neil McCann, aka […]

LOVE LETTERS TO OUR FAVE SINGLES

February 14, 2017

Today we’re sending out some love to all the bangin’ singles out there (single origins, that is) with a […]

5 Fave Pieces of Coffee Kit For Home

January 11, 2017

With the Single O cafés closed over the festive season, we’ve been brewing like demons at home (and […]

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RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 8: SINDY SINN

December 12, 2016

We started this Random Acts of Art project in late 2013, and 3 years later have seen several […]

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3 COURSE GEISHA & OUR FIRST GEISHA CASCARA

October 25, 2016

It’s been a cracker month serving up our 3 Course Geisha. Good Food month coincides with the end […]

Tags: Cascara, geisha coffee, good food month, La Esmeralda Geisha Cascara, single o, single o surry hills, Surry Hills cafe

International Coffee Day

September 27, 2016

We’re celebrating International Coffee Day by sharing one of the oldest and most traditional coffees in the world […]

Tags: international coffee day, moka coffee, mokka variety, roastworks, single o coffee, single o roastworks

Name Changer! We’re Officially Becoming Single O

September 19, 2016

By month’s end, we will have officially changed names from Single Origin Roasters to Single O. Not such […]

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Six Degrees Of New And Special

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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A Skeleton Sippin’ a Long Black: Random Acts of Art No 7: Kentaro Yoshida

July 5, 2016

Gotta love it when artist friend introduces artist friend, especially when the introduced artist friend is Kentaro […]

Tags: artist, coffe art, coffee art, coffee roaster art, illustration, Kentaro Yoshida, random acts of art, single o, single origin roasters

The Single O Team Talks Lucky 13

June 21, 2016

This June we launched ‘Lucky 13’, a birthday blend that’s full and sweet like the years. Below, a […]

Tags: birthday, birthday blend, buy coffee online, coffee pack design, coffee roaster, lucky 13, lucky 13 blend, single o, single o coffee, single o lucky, single origin, single origin coffee, single origin roasters

Flavour Wheel Cupping Night

April 18, 2016

If you work in coffee, it won’t be news to you that the SCAA recently updated their […]

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Single O Random Acts of Art Jay McCaffrey

Napkin Artist & So Much More; Random Acts of Art No 6: Jay McCaffrey

March 30, 2016

Random acts of art next batter up is artist Jay McCaffrey, who we hotly pursued after finding her […]

Tags: artist, coffee art, coffee bags, coffee roaster, coffee roaster art, illustration, Jay McCaffrey, random acts of art, single o, single origin, single origin roasters

Our new Carriageworks Market Cart!

March 4, 2016

From this Saturday March 5th we kick off at Carriageworks Farmers Markets, Eveleigh, armed with espresso and batch […]

Tags: carriageworks, carriageworks farmers market, coffee cart, eveleigh farmers market, single o, single o coffee

Guatemala Cup of Excellence #3 in the house!

January 25, 2016

This reserve origin holds a special place for our Head Roaster Ed, who was part of the […]

Tags: coffee variety, Cup of Excellence, Cup of Excellence coffee, Cup of Excellence winner, Guatemala, Guatemala coffee, origin trip, single origin, single origin coffee, single origin roasters

HARK THE COFFEE ANGELS SING! 5 CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM SINGLE O.

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 […]

Tags: buy coffee online, single o, sugarplum, sugarplum blend, sugarplum reserve

Tap In To Something Beautiful; Cascara Kombucha Is Here!!

November 11, 2015

It occurred to us (well to Dion specifically) while setting up the two taps in our York St […]

Tags: Ballsy Brewing, cafe, Cascara, cascara kombucha, collaboration, Kombucha, Single O CBD, single o surry hills, single origin roasters

Single Origin Roasters Randon Act of Art Al Wrath

RANDOM ACT OF ART #5 WITH AL WRATH

October 22, 2015

Random Act of Art #5 is about to hit the hopper! We met Al via Twitter, when […]

Tags: Al Wrath, artist, coffee art, coffee bags, coffee roaster, coffee roaster art, illustration, random acts of art, single o, single origin, single origin roasters

Spring Menu, The Chosen Ones

September 10, 2015

Whittling down just four dishes to cover in this news story wasn’t easy. It doesn’t seem fair even. […]

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Moka Presale & When It Pays Not To Listen

August 24, 2015

Not to be confused with the mocha beverage of coffee and chocolate, or the Yemeni port of Mokha […]

Tags: buy coffee online, Coffee, El Salvador, filter coffee, San Joaquin, single origin, single origin coffee, single origin roasters

GEISHA FEVER IS BACK & IT’S ALL NATURAL BABY

July 2, 2015

We’re afraid (well actually we’re pretty damn excited) to announce that Geisha Fever has struck again!

Tags: buy coffee online, Coffee, geisha coffee, geisha fever, La Esmeralda, La Esmeralda Geisha, single o, single origin roasters

Now Open In The CBD. Dem City Lights!

June 19, 2015

Reservoir blend? Check. Bacon and egg roll with red eye mayo? Check. Banana bread with espresso butter? Check. […]

Tags: City cafe, single o, Single O CBD, single origin roasters, Sydney

Dishes From The Deep End; Our New Winter Menu

June 5, 2015

Our new chef, Troy Cotton, formerly of The Bellevue Hotel and The Baron and The Tuckshop, has been […]

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Single O Random Acts of Art - Beans will roll Rochelle Buckley

BEANS WILL ROLL IN NEXT RANDOM ACT OF ART

May 25, 2015

We’re kicking off another round of the Random Acts of Art Project, this time with artist Rochelle […]

Grab Some Winning Bella Vista Before It’s Hasta La Vista

April 15, 2015

We could tell you that we secured the Cup of Excellence Colombia 1st place winner ‘Bella Vista’ by […]

Tags: Bella Vista Colombia, Carmen Cecilia Montoya Patiño, Colombia, Colombia coffee, Cup of Excellence, Cup of Excellence coffee, Cup of Excellence winner, single origin roasters, winning coffee

Why Q Grader? Q&A with Craig Holt

March 25, 2015

As we approach our May Q Grader course (the most hectic 6-day sensory coffee course on earth, […]

Tags: Atlas Coffee Importers, Coffee education, coffee lab, Coffee Quality Institute, course, Craig Holt, Q Grader, single origin roasters

‘Coffee Cellar Door’ Tickets Now On Sale

February 24, 2015

As with wine, finding out about coffee is like space travel: Once you get going there’s no […]

Tags: coffee cellar door, coffee event, coffee tasting, cold brew, cold brew coffee tasting, single origin, single origin roasters, Spectrum Now

Top 5 Coffee Christmas Gifts From Single O

November 27, 2014

Damn there’s so much amazing coffee that has come on all at once here at Single O, […]

Tags: buy coffee online, christmas gifts, Coffee, coffee gifts, shop online, single origin, single origin roasters

See ‘A Film About Coffee’ & Buy Some Cows In Rwanda.

November 6, 2014

It’s not every day we host a movie premiere. But seeing as the movie is ‘A Film […]

Tags: a film about coffee, Coffee, coffee flim, single o, single origin roasters, specialty coffee, Sydney

Our New Menu Springs Forth!

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

Beans & Dreams – Random Acts of Art with Georgia Hill

October 3, 2014

We’re stoked to be kicking off Round 3 of our Random Acts of Art project with artist Georgia […]

Tags: coffee art, coffee bags, georgia hill, random acts of art, single o, single o roastworks, single origin, single origin roasters

What do you Get When You Cross A Suit With A Hipster?

September 29, 2014

Introducing the Single O ‘Suitster’, our Surry Hills breakfast creation for the October Sydney Morning Herald Good […]

Tags: breakfast, cafe, Coffee, cold brew, good food, good food month

The Coffee That Helped Cow And The Moon win The Gelato World Tour Title!

September 10, 2014

Oh how we love contributing to a cross-craft collaboration, especially when a) The collaboration entails selecting and roasting […]

Tags: Coffee, Cow and the Moon, Dormans coffee, Gelato World Tour, Kenya, Mandorla Affogato gelato, single origin, single origin coffee, single origin roasters

What A Kenya Origin Trip Has To Do With Christmas

September 9, 2014

Our Head Barista Sean McManus merrily takes us through his Kenya coffee trip earlier this year.

Tags: Dormans coffee, Kenya, Kenya coffee, single origin, single origin coffee, single origin roasters

Why Q Grader? Q&A with Rocky Rhodes

June 13, 2014

As we approach our July QGrader course (the most hectic 6-day sensory coffee course on earth, for […]

Some insights to our new Winter Menu from Head Chef Tommy

June 5, 2014

With the new winter menu in full swing at the cafe, we sat down with head chef […]

Upcoming Melbourne Madness; MICE & More…

May 13, 2014

It started out as a low-key Melbourne plan. A couple of us would just pop down to […]

Awooooo! Random Acts Of Art Goes Wolf

May 9, 2014

We’re excited to kick off Round 2 of the Random Acts of Art project with artist Adrian […]

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Geisha Fever Has Struck

May 5, 2014

Break out the Aeropress, the pourover, the Chemex… The intoxicating jasmine perfume and juicy mango, papaya and […]

2014 Q GRADER & RE-CALIBRATION WITH ROCKY RHODES

April 11, 2014

We’re excited to announce that from Tuesday 8th to Sunday 13th July we’ll be holding our Q […]

Salmon crackling, bacon curing & other kitchen essentials

March 12, 2014

With the new autumn menu in full swing, we sat down with head chef Tommy Prosser to […]

Saturday Wails Of Despair A Thing Of The Past

March 4, 2014

We’ve buffed your cheek marks and handprints from our windows and doors every Monday, but now your […]

NEW CERAMIC CUPS & A FEW CASUALTIES.

February 5, 2014

We are now serving our coffees at the café in our new custom-made cups from Sydney-based ceramicist […]

Interview with Huye Mountain’s David Rubanzangabo – Epic!

January 22, 2014

We are celebrating our second year working with David Rubanzangabo & his family who own & operate […]

Kenya: The Nairobi Coffee Exchange

January 14, 2014

2014 is shaping up to be a big year for Kenya coffee. Our first shipment is about […]

It’s a Sugarplum-fest at the café this December

November 26, 2013

Sugarplum, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways…

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Sydney’s Biggest Latte Art Throwdown; The Throw At Single O.

November 12, 2013

It’s not everyday that you turn your roastworks floor into a latte art competition stage for 36 […]

NEW PACKAGING WITH RANDOM ACTS OF ART

November 1, 2013

For all the time, skill, thought & care that we put into our coffee inside our bags […]

CREATING THE ULTIMATE BREAKFAST BEER WITH 4PINES!

October 16, 2013

Gotta love the guys at 4 Pines Brewery. To dream up a project ‘Beer Mimics Food,’ where […]

Diary of a Spring Day…

October 15, 2013

Sometimes, very occasionally, you get a day like this. A day at work so pleasure-filled, it’s not […]

LA MARZOCCO BARISTA THROWDOWN IS SET TO BE A KNOCK OUT

October 11, 2013

Come baristas, coffee lovers & café people one & all to the La Marzocco Barista Throwdown on […]

QGrader Re-certifications & Re-sits Now Available

October 10, 2013

Calling all Q Graders from way back! If you were certified before January 1st 2013, you’ll need […]

OUR NEW ONLINE SHOP IS NOW OPEN

October 4, 2013

After a week spent sourcing coffee, roasting coffee, packing coffee, shipping coffee, talking coffee, making coffee and […]

Current Job Opportunities at Single O

October 3, 2013

LOVE HOSPITALITY? LOVE IMPECCABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE? ARE YOU DRIVEN TO OFFER THE BEST?

A YUM CHA INSPIRED $20 BREAKFAST AT THE CAFÉ THROUGHOUT OCTOBER

September 26, 2013

You name it, we’ve done it over the years for the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Month. […]

Gearing Up For CQI Q Grader Course 15th-20th October

September 18, 2013

So far there have been enrolments from as far away as China, to interstate, through to Sydney […]

An Interview With Maria Pacas Martinez For Our Special Café Pacas Coffees Month

September 2, 2013

The Pacas Family of El Salvador have walked the hard & high road to the summit of […]

Upcoming Q Grader Course In Our SCAA Certified Cupping Lab

August 22, 2013

Hey, let’s get our cupping lab certified by the SCAA! We’ll be able to offer education programs… […]

Mahonda COE #3 Burundi

July 31, 2013

We have been blown away by the citrus forward acidity, tart cherry flavour, very full body and […]

Running Our Roastworks Production On Solar Energy

July 24, 2013

When you’ve got a ball of fire in the sky putting out 5800 degrees celcius worth of […]

Tags: Coffee, coffee roaster, single origin, single origin roasters, solar power

Origin Trip To La Minita Costa Rica

July 9, 2013

Earlier this year, Wendy, was joined on a coffee buying trip by the eternally coffee-curious Richard from […]

Q Grader Courses At Our Botany Roastworks

June 13, 2013

Calling specialty coffee professionals, from producers and buyers through to roasters and QCs, along with baristas immersed […]

Join Us For Cup of Excellence Cuppings

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

Smart As For Streetsmart This Friday

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

MICE2013; It’s A Wrap

May 31, 2013

Like children let loose on Wonka’s factory floor, MICE (the Melbourne International Coffee Expo) exposed coffee lovers […]

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