Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

"Guests are welcomed by a warm palette of creams and yellows and plenty of potted plants. Earthy red tile fronts the natural wood bar, which features a 2-group Slayer Steam LP espresso machine. A black-framed glass pastry case with locally made goods also matches a Yama cold brew system towering alongside it, a fleet of black Mahlkönig grinders and dual black Marco SP9 pourover modules."

"Using UFO drippers with the SP9s, the shop currently showcases a Colombia-grown natural-process Wush Wush variety as a hot pourover coffee and a washed Pink Bourbon as a flash brew. "Both are fruit-forward and offer an entry into lighter roasts for the community who may not have necessarily tasted these notes in coffee before," Spencer Trach, co-founder and head roaster for Neighbors Coffee, told Daily Coffee News."

Neighbors Coffee opened its first brick-and-mortar cafe in Woodley Gardens shopping center in Rockville, Maryland, occupying a 1,200-square-foot space formerly a local bank. The interior uses creams, yellows, potted plants and earthy red tile around a natural wood bar with a 2-group Slayer Steam LP espresso machine. Equipment includes a Yama cold brew system, a fleet of black Mahlkönig grinders and dual black Marco SP9 automated pourover modules using UFO drippers. The cafe highlights a Colombia-grown natural-process Wush Wush hot pourover and a washed Pink Bourbon flash brew. Founders Spencer and Lulu Trach roast small batches on Aillio Bullet roasters and sell beans and seasonal drinks at local farmers markets.

Read at Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine