Eights Brigade: Tawny Taylor for Eights Brigade

An afternoon with Tawny Taylor for Eights Brigade

"I'm a nasty coffee snob and can't live a day without an espresso"

We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Brisbane based, coffee loving, tatty slippin' Tawny Taylor. You can catch Tawny on the social side of Instagram @tawnytaylor

Photographer: David Collins

Tell us a little about yourself?

I'm probably the most impatient sonabitch you'll ever come across, but I would rather be early than late.

I don't think I can go a day without somehow eating or drinking a banana, they give me the happy feels.

Rainy days are my favourite even if it does mean my hair is going to be ruined because of them.

Nothing gets me like a man with a nice cologne... Shit gets real.

It's funny when people meet me in real life I usually always get the comment ' wow I didn't think you were so short '... :/ I'm probably about 5"1ish.

You love a solid tattoo, whats your most favourite and why?

I have three different favourites for different reasons. My collar bone reads 'china blue' which is a song my dad wrote when he was 14 years old and my first tattoo, and I love my dad he is the man. The horse on my thigh is a cover up piece by Tom Bartley and I couldn't be happier with it. He killed it and you would agree with me if you saw the big ol black lump that he had to work with!

Finally I have a little initial behind my left ear... I won't tell you who's it is but I can tell you that it was one of the biggest learning curves in my life and they will always hold a huge spot in my heart.

We know you love coffee, what’s your local spot in Brisbane?

Fuck! Coffee!! I'm so bout it bout it.

I'm a nasty coffee snob and can't live a day without an espresso. There is this roaster in Milton that has a bean that I'm sure was created by jeebus. It's called The Odyssey Project and wherever I see them using their beans I'm there.