Coffee you can trace.
A mobile café serving Saratoga with ingredients we can name — raw local honey instead of syrup, grass-fed A2 milk, and specialty beans ground seconds before they're brewed.
- SCA-certified barista · Florence
- A2 grass-fed milk
- Raw local honey, no refined sugar
- Plastic-free & compostable
It's what's inside the cup that matters.
Most coffee is three things nobody asks about: syrup, commodity milk, and beans of unknown origin. Here's what's in ours, and why.
Raw local honey, never syrup
We infuse raw local honey with real vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom and cocoa at four to six times normal strength, and finish drinks with it instead of steaming it. More flavor from natural sweetener.
Whole A2 grass-fed milk, low-temp pasteurized
Whole A2 grass-fed milk from Family Farmstead — low-temperature pasteurized, so more of what was in it is still in it.
Traceable specialty lots, ground to order
Traceable specialty lots, light-roasted at Common Roots (opens in a new tab) in Glens Falls, NY, ground to order seconds before extraction.
Purified and remineralized water, plastic-free service
Eliminating microplastics from our beverages, one cup at a time. Our water is purified, then deliberately remineralized, and every cup and lid we serve is compostable and plastic-free.
I went to Florence to learn this properly.
I spent a week at Espresso Academy (opens in a new tab) in Florence earning an SCA (opens in a new tab) certification — brewing, green coffee, roasting, café management. What I actually brought back was the ethos. Italian coffee culture is built on simplicity, hospitality, and slowing down long enough to enjoy something small. That's what I'm trying to hand across the counter.
Inspired by nature.
Peru, Costa Rica, Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Senegal. Coffee tastes different in every one of them, and the reasons why are the whole education. Sourcing decisions are easier when you've stood on the farm.
Common questions
We're based in Saratoga Springs and serve the greater Capital Region. Travel within 30 minutes of Saratoga Springs is free; beyond that, contact us.
Every event is priced individually, based on guest count and how long you'd like us serving. Contact us and we'll send you a quote.
For weddings, six to twelve months. For corporate events, three to six weeks is usually enough, though December books up in October.
A 5' × 5' space and one standard outlet. We bring our own water. For outdoor events without power, we bring a generator.
Either.
Sorta. Our drinks are built around whole A2 grass-fed milk from Family Farmstead, low-temperature pasteurized — whole because vitamins A, D, E and K2 travel in the fat, and A2 because some people digest it more comfortably. For private events, yes: just tell us what your guests need.
Yes, and we like to. Signature drinks named for the couple or the team are included.
Yes — $1,000,000 general and product liability, with a certificate available on request. We're a licensed New York State mobile food service operator.
We can set up indoors, under a tent, or under cover. We'll work it out with you and your venue in advance.
Yes. Monthly or weekly office mornings are one of our favorite things to do. Ask about a standing rate.
We infuse raw local honey with real vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom and cocoa at four to six times normal strength, and finish drinks with it instead of steaming it. More flavor from less sweetener. There's more on The Cup.
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