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5 years of good coffee in good company
This May, we turn an incredible 5!It's pretty amazing to reach this milestone looking back at how small we were when we started in 2012. Over the past 4 years, we have taken the opportunity to thank...
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Maragogype, the giant amongst them all
As we march into our 5th year mark at Everton Park, we are keeping our customers happy by bringing on new coffees. Our inventory for Central American coffees is reaching its end soon. So the last...
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Colombia Cuatro Esquinas
Finca Cuatro Esquinas is a farm located in the municipal of La Union within the Nariño region of Colombia. It is a tiny farm of only 1 hectare in size, of which half is used for coffee cultivation....
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A sweet innovation for quality
El Mirador Some might recall that we went to Colombia last year to participate in the judging panel of the Cauca Best Cup event. During this event, we cupped the top coffees from the Cauca region that...
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El Naranjal, Cauca Best Cup #10
Luis Alberto picking coffee cherries This is a little overdue as some might have already seen this coffee on our retail rack & web shop or consumed it at our shop. There is much to share about...
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Thank you for your support!
We finally managed to get around the banking hoops to have our donations over to charity: water for a grand total of S$9,875.58 (US$7,128.33) collected on our 5th anniversary and throughout the month...
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Back with the Brazilian samba
It's been a while since we have roasted a coffee from Brazil. It's probably rather odd as Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. It has always been a challenge when sourcing for coffees...
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Fresh crops from El Salvador
As we celebrate the nation's 52nd birthday, we are delighted to roll out 2 new coffees from our long time favourite producers in a country that has been close to heart. El Salvador was the first...
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New coffees, new relationship
As we enter the 4th quarter of 2017, we are thrilled to roll out 2 new coffees from Nicaragua through a new relationship with the Peralta family. We got to know Peralta Coffees through a roaster...
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News from the source: Colombia 2017
Sourcing for coffees in this vast country is always an enjoyable experience despite the long and arduous flights that amount to 3 days stuck in planes and airports. This year, we did a pit stop in...
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Post competition thoughts
It’s been more than 3 weeks after the national coffee competitions. After all the intensive training, late nights, endless roasting and adrenaline rush, life is almost back to normal and we are on the...
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One less plastic straw
When we first opened our doors to sell coffee beans 6 years back, we reused the plastic bags that held cartons of milk we bought from the supermarkets a day earlier. Over the years, we have resisted...
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Updates to our fundraiser for Guatemala
10 days of fund-raising has come to an end and we are ecstatic that with the help from our our generous customers, we managed to raise a total of S$1,812.05 in cash donation. This is incredibly...
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Loving a good tote
For those who have joined us for our past anniversaries would probably remember that we have retailed limited edition tote bags to commemorate our anniversaries on the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th year’s...
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Be a Trash Hero
About 7 months ago, we made a decision to replace the usage of plastic straws for all iced coffees consumed in the shop. We had slight concern at the beginning as we were uncertain if our customers...
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Colombia Best Cup 2018
Photo credit: Cafe Imports We have been avid supporters of the Best Cup events organised by Banexport and Cafe Imports. Andrew Miller, founder of Cafe Imports, together with Banexport, organised this...
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Amazing 7
This year, we decided to continue to work with charity: water as we believe there needs to be more work done all over the world where the lack of clean water results in continued poverty, inequality,...
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First origin trip to Ethiopia and Kenya
Workers picking out defects on the drying beds Ethiopia, a country with a plethora of agricultural produce, has been on our “bucket list” for the longest time since we started traveling to origins....
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Celebrating 10 years of our coffee journey
It’s been 2 weeks since we had a blast catching up with so many of you on May 1st when Nylon celebrated a decade doing what we have set out to do since day 1. It’s been an incredible journey. We...
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Transparency and sustainability - what's the equation?
2022 marked a significant milestone for Nylon as we turned 10 years old. We look back and ask ourselves all the time, how can we do better? We built Nylon with a few underlying sourcing philosophies:...
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