About us
BIGGER THAN COFFEE
Our Story
HI, I’M DONOVAN, THE AVID COFFEE KID. IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY PARENTS RELUCTANTLY, (AFTER MUCH OF MY BEGGING), GAVE ME A SIP OF THEIR MORNING BREW. I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD, AND SINCE THEN HAVE PURSUED COFFEE THROUGH ROASTING AND BARISTA WORK FOR OVER 6 YEARS.
Our mission
IT CAN'T JUST END AT A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE. THAT'S WHY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WE'VE MADE OUR CHARITIES JUST AS IMPORTANT AS OUR COFFEE, WHERE EACH BAG DONATES TO OAK-LIFE.ORG, AND ORPHANCAREALLIANCE.ORG.
THIS MEANS YOU'RE SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL YOUTH, AS WELL AS ORPHAN CARE ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
our coffee
OUR COFFEES ARE AIR ROASTED ON A FULLY ELECTRIC, ECO FRIENDLY SETUP. THINK OF IT AS COOKING ON AN AIR FRYER INSTEAD OF ON A SKILLET. BETTER FOR YOU, AND BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
EVERY COFFEE IS HAND SELECTED, ROASTED, SAMPLED, CUPPED, AND GRADED FOR QUALITY AND FLAVOR. IF I DON'T WANT TO DRINK IT, YOU WON'T SEE IT ON OUR SITE. WITH A WIDE RANGE, WE OFFER EVERYTHING FROM CROWD PLEASERS TO EXOTIC AND RARE COFFEES. THIS IS A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF COFFEES THAT ARE EXCITING, ADVENTUROUS, AND DOWNRIGHT FUN TO DRINK!
Indianapolis and Louisville
Growing up around Louisville, almost everyone in the early 2000s had a "Keep Louisville Weird" bumper sticker on their cars. Even today, Louisville prides itself with an abundance of small business that offers unique and exclusive experiences.
In 2020, My wife and I decided to move to Indianapolis in search of something fresh and new from the familiarity of Kentuckiana. Dazzled by the bigger city, we got an apartment in Speedway and that's when I began roasting!
Three years into Indy, and I had bought two sample roasters, a coffee trailer, a 10lb air roaster, made connections, and lots more. On top of working in a downtown coffee shop "Commissary Barber and Barista" where I was head of coffee and training. It was a good season, but it was time to go back home to Louisville!
the rest is history!
WHAT'S NEXT
With our roastery setup in the Portland community of Louisville, we're excited to dive deeper into supporting the community through coffee and charity!
