Aurora's newest addition to its burgeoning coffee scene is specialty roaster“Almost every single tenured professional didn’t get into coffee on purpose,” says founder and roaster Sean Harwin, whose journey to coffee began with a green apron. “I didn’t drink coffee when I had my first job in the industry. I didn’t understand it,” he recalls.
Harwin began working as an apprentice, and spent nine years learning the trade before branching out on his own as a direct-to-consumer sales consultant. "I knew I was going to essentially end up living here, being the business owner," he notes."I wanted it to be a space that I would want to be in...to be open and inviting and relaxing." With natural light from the garage doors, an open concept with lots of seating , a community table, a recessed fireplace and view of the roasters, he accomplished that goal.