Coaltown Journal

Brazil Origin Trip 2022

Coaltown was invited by Volcafe to visit several farms across Brazil to learn about some of the latest advances in coffee agronomy, and sample some of the finest coffees the country has to offer, b...

Meet the Family: Blŵm Cardiff

Welcome to our third episode of Meet the Family, our series where we shine a spotlight on some of our wholesale customers.      Blwm opened in March 2022, after a year-long process of getting the l...

World Chocolate Day: Iced Mocha Recipe

To celebrate world chocolate day, we've decided to share with you our iced mocha recipe.   Iced mochas are a classic; refreshing and delicious, they're perfect for a hot day like today.   To make o...

Coffee & Conversation with Leia Morrison

Leia Morrison is a 23 year old photographer, based in and working between both West Wales and London.  She caught our eye after working with Hiut Denim, a brand we absolutely love and who we felt s...

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...