Who is Tattooed Sailor?
Oliver James started making coffee at age nine, in his father's restaurant. He never stopped. A 2015 coffee trip to Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, pushed him to start roasting himself. Meeting farmers and exporters deepened his search for the most delicious coffee. Today he roasts in Bungalow, Cairns, alongside co-founder Ian Chill, a Navy veteran of 23 years. Together they run Tattooed Sailor as a roastery, café and coffee school. They look for sustainable and ethical green beans wherever possible. The Coffee Post named them one of the best coffee roasters in Brisbane and Queensland. Single-origin, specialty, and grounded in how it is sourced.
Is this the best price on Tattooed Sailor coffee?
Every Tattooed Sailor coffee, where it sits and where it’s been.
One row per bag, priced per kilo, cheapest first. Solid dot is today; pale dots are prices we recorded earlier.
Prices from Tattooed Sailor’s own store. Australian median: the middle one-off 1kg price across 456 roasters, as the Bean-o-Metre uses.
Which Tattooed Sailor coffee should I buy?
| White Label | Blend | 250g | $19.00250g | $76.00 |
| Smooth Sailing | Blend | 250g | $19.00250g | $76.00 |
| Ice Breaker | Blend | 250g | $19.00250g | $76.00 |
| Single Origin for Espresso | Single origin | 250g | $20.00250g | $80.00 |
| Seasonal Filter Coffee | Single origin | 250g | $20.00250g | $80.00 |
| Fruit Merchant Seasonal Blend | Blend | 250g | $21.00250g | $84.00 |
| Decaf | Decaf | 250g | $21.00250g | $84.00 |
7 coffees from Tattooed Sailor’s own store. Per kilo is worked out from the listed bag size. Gear, samplers and multi-delivery plans are left out.
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How does Tattooed Sailor compare to similar QLD roasters?
| Roaster | Middle 1kg bag | vs median | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Murat Coffee | Arriga | 2 | $61.00 | −1% |
| Merlo Coffee Roasters | Brisbane | 24 | $62.00 | +1% |
| Gun Cotton Coffee Roasters | — | 8 | $62.00 | +1% |
| Bancroft Roasters | — | 7 | $62.00 | +1% |
| Good Morning Coffee | Chermside | 2 | $62.00 | +1% |
Middle 1kg bag: the median one-off price of each roaster’s 1kg coffees — the Bean-o-Metre’s own figure. Australian median $61.50.
Common questions about Tattooed Sailor
Where can I buy Tattooed Sailor coffee?
Direct from tattooedsailor.com.au. Not in Coles, Woolworths or Aldi — we check all three every week.
Where is Tattooed Sailor based?
Tattooed Sailor is based in Bungalow QLD.
What's the cheapest Tattooed Sailor coffee?
Per kilo, White Label at $19.00 for a 250g bag — $76.00 a kilo.