Why it belongs in ORBIS
In Santiago's Barrio Italia, Singular Coffee Roasters puts its roaster where customers can watch it work, turning green coffee sourced from Colombia, Ethiopia, Honduras, Kenya, Panama, and Rwanda into finished lots in full public view.
In Santiago's Barrio Italia, Singular Coffee Roasters puts its roaster where customers can watch it work, turning green coffee sourced from Colombia, Ethiopia, Honduras, Kenya, Panama, and Rwanda into finished lots in full public view. That transparency extends into a coffee academy the roastery runs on-site, where V60 filtration workshops and cupping sessions teach the same techniques the house uses on its own beans.
It's an approach built on demystifying the process rather than treating roasting as a trade secret — anyone walking through Barrio Italia can watch a batch develop, then sign up to learn the pour-over method used to brew it.
With green coffee drawn from six different origins across two continents, Singular treats its sourcing map as broadly as its teaching mission, giving Santiago drinkers both the finished cup and the craft behind it.