Coaltown Journal

The People Behind Foundry Road – Piero Mariani

  Pierio is a legend. His fabrication shop in Capel Hendre, Ammanford is not only a workspace, but a treasure trove of antiques and heritage items. We have worked with Piero for a very long time;...

The People Behind Foundry Road - TRJ

As we are approaching the opening of our roastery, we wanted to celebrate the local trade and crafts people who helped make our new home a reality. In our first post, we look at TRJ, a family-run A...

Girls Gotta Run Foundation—Ethiopia

Girls Gotta Run Foundation (GGRF) are an amazing non-profit organisation who focus on empowering young Ethiopian women through the encouragement of running and education. They invest in young women...

Aberglasney Winter Fair - December 2nd - 4th

Last weekend we set up at Aberglasney Gardens for their annual Winter Fair. It was a wonderful few days that featured lots of festive music, a lovely hog roast & mulled wine. It was lovely ta...

The Rise of the coffee roasters across Wales

Specialty Coffee Roasters and Wales—a relationship that may not be the first thing that springs to mind when thinking of the subjects. Understandably, as for the most part of Welsh history, Coffee ...

Uganda Origin Trip 2019

Uganda Origin Trip 2019 from Coaltown Coffee on Vimeo.   Towards the end of 2019, Coaltown set on its first expedition to visit one of the world's most renowned and upcoming specialty coffee origi...

Arabica vs. Robusta Coffee

It's likely that you've noticed the words 'Arabica' and 'Robusta' when you've ordered a brew at your local coffee shop or bought a bag of coffee to take home with you. It's always surprising how fe...

DO GOOD, BREW GOOD - SUPPORTING PROJECT WATERFALL

It's UK COFFEE WEEK and the celebrations are in full swing! Every year the Coffee Week Team choose a dedicated charity partner, and this year it's project Waterfall. We selected a house favourite, ...

Working with Dad Q&A

We interviewed Scott and his father, Gordon, to get an idea of what it's like working together at Coaltown. Each question was asked anonymously so neither knew one another's answers. What do you e...

Coffee & Conversation with Christian Watson, aka 1924us

Welcome to episode one of Coffee & Conversation, where we talk to interesting people about their lives and work, gaining insight and inspiration.  In this first edition, we spoke to Christian W...