Coaltown Journal

The Return of Cooltown: Our Cold Brew Guide

If you ask anyone at Coaltown what the worst part of winter is for them, they'll say it's the fact it's too chilly for a cold brew.  So, with this week's warmer weather, we absolutely jumped at the...

Coaltown Hits the Highlands: Royal Highland Show 2022

We were lucky enough to be invited to the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh by The Welsh Government and the event’s organisers, BIC Innovation. We held a stand along with a selection of other artisa...

Meet the Family: The Warren, Carmarthen

Welcome to the second episode of our Meet the Family series, where we shine a spotlight on some of our wholesale customers. We caught up with Deri from The Warren to explore the space, learn about ...

A Story of Pride and Solidarity

“This is a fundamental part of our history, of LGBT rights and of working people’s rights. We are not two separate communities; we are the same.”—Mike Jackson, co-founder of LGSM. What do miners...

Coffee & Conversation with Jane Lewis, AKA 'Baked by Jane'

Jane Lewis is a South Wales baking legend; from her famous doughnuts to stunning custom three-tiered cakes, we get hungry every time one of her beautiful bakes graces our Instagram feeds.  We sat ...

Baked by Jane's Jubilee Cake

To mark this weekend's celebrations, we asked Jane Lewis, aka Baked by Jane, to make us a special jubilee-themed cake.  She came up with a beautiful strawberry Victoria sponge, topped with marzipan...

Meet the Family: HWYL, Llanelli

This is the first episode of our series where we shine a spotlight on some of our wholesale customers. We caught up with Jason and Viktoria Cross to check out their set-up, try some of their delici...

Halen Môn's easy hazelnut espresso ice cream

Ryseít: Hufen Iâ Coffi a Cyll Syml Halen Môn To mark the launch of the Lea-Wilson family's brand new recipe book, Sea Salt, we thought we would share their recipe for delicious, creamy hazelnut esp...

Coffee & Conversation with Halen Môn's Jess Lea-Wilson

To celebrate the launch of her family’s brand new recipe book, Sea Salt: A Perfectly Seasoned Cookbook, we sat down with Jess Lea-Wilson from Halen Môn to discuss all things food, sea salt, and cof...

Makers + Mavericks Off-Grid 2022 Event Roundup

We had a fantastic time serving coffee for all of those attending the third annual Makers + Mavericks Off-Grid 2022 event, run by Hiut Denim. The event was held at the beautiful Parc Y Pratt Farm i...