Single O has launched Firecracker for 2026, its seasonal coffee blend celebrating Japan’s festive season. Firecracker is now available as beans and Parachute coffee drip bags, alongside a new signature drink, Hanabi Foam, and a limited-edition cheesecake collaboration with 15cenchi.
Now in its ninth year, Firecracker has become an annual link between Single O’s Surry Hills roastery and its Ryogoku Roastworks in Tokyo, a blend released each year to mark the relationship between the two countries where Single O roasts and serves its coffee.
The 2026 Firecracker is a Caturra variety blended from coffees from Colombia’s Caldas and Tolima regions, put through a 36-hour anaerobic fermentation to bring out notes of guava, plum and tangerine. Its name and artwork are inspired by the Sumida Fireworks Festival, one of Japan’s biggest firework (hanabi) celebrations, held on the Sumida River just a few kilometres from Single O’s Tokyo flagship Ryogoku Roastworks. Firecracker beans and Parachutes are available now at Single O Surry Hills, Newstead, and Tokyo locations, as well as Single O wholesale partners.
To celebrate the launch of Firecracker, Single O introduces a new specialty drink, Hanabi Foam, made with the Firecracker blend. Served over iced milk and espresso, the drink is topped with a whipped coffee cream, a quenelle of chocolate mousse, a dusting of cocoa powder, and orange zest. The Hanabi Foam is now available at Single O cafes in Surry Hills, Newstead and Tokyo.
From Monday 27 July, Single O partners with Japanese basque cheesecake specialist 15cenchi on a Firecracker basque cheesecake, its flavour drawing on the blend’s notes of guava, plum and tangerine. The cheesecake will be available by the slice at Single O Surry Hills, Newstead and 15cenchi stores until 24 August.
“Firecracker is all about capturing those explosive flavours in coffee,” says Wendy De Jong, head of coffee at Single O. “The anaerobic fermentation brings these huge tropical fruit notes, but what keeps us coming back is how clean and balanced the cup is. It’s vibrant and shines across all the brew methods.”
Single O’s Firecracker blend is available at Single O Supercafes, and online via https://singleo.com.au/collections/firecracker. The Firecracker blend 250g bags retail for $26, and Parachutes retail for $30.