Updated 11/20/24:

Dear Everyone,

I am writing to let you know that we are shutting down at the end of this month. This will no doubt be a surprise to many, and I am sorry there wasn't more notice.

The short-ish version is that with burn out as a backdrop, the building where I roast was sold in April and the new owners decided not to renew the lease, which ends on December 1st. In the intervening months, I have tried to figure out just what to do about the business, and I did contact other roasters to see if anyone might be interested. Alas, no takers. I think it is a bit tricky since I wouldn't have a location to include with the business, and if you are already a coffee roaster (which would mean increasing production vs. creating a whole new operation), there is a good chance you prefer to do your own thing and not take on someone else's recipes, methods, branding, vibe, etc.

This is not what I would have envisioned for the finale of this business. There is no grand announcement that someone will carry on the roasting, no "end of it all" sale culminating in a flurry of orders. Just a final moment of for a few thoughts.

As I wind things down and attempt to push out as much coffee as I possibly can to the stores in Gainesville in these final days, while clearing out the space and and finishing up more than a decade of roasting, I am really grateful that I got to reinvent myself in the roasting and selling of this coffee and meeting so many of you.

Thank you for accompanying me on this journey! The fact that so many of you returned to order time and again has truly been sustaining. I appreciate it very much.

Wherever you go, I hope you find a good cup whenever it is needed.

With love,
Andrew
Andrew