By Margaret MacDonald<\/p>\n
Kru Coffee, a new company located in the Fresh Market Plaza in Saratoga Springs, situated alongside Smashburger and Gennaro’s Pizza Parlor, is looking to open toward the end of August.<\/p>\n
Ryan Miller also owns Caff\u00e9 Vero in Lake George (previously in two other locations) and Spektor Coffee in Glens Falls. His coffee-related interests began in 2005 and he began roasting in 2008. Caff\u00e9 Vero was opened in 2006 and Spektor in 2012.<\/p>\n
In a space of 4,000 square feet, the company will be both a roasting facility and coffee bar. The bar area is open and looks out into the roasting facility, allowing interplay between the two.<\/p>\n
The caf\u00e9, Miller said, will not be the average coffee shop. The company aims to create a new coffee experience, deeming it a creature of the “third-wave coffee world.” Kru boasts high-end machinery, specialized brewing methods and well-trained baristas dedicated to the craft.<\/p>\n
Miller said eight to 10 people will be employed.<\/p>\n
There will be two bars: a full-service standard bar and a “specialized-menu concept bar” or “slow bar,” he said. The latter seeks to serve and treat coffee in a “culinary fashion,” with a seven-seat intimate setting and more involved, time-consuming drinks like smoke-infused coffee.<\/p>\n
An 800-square-foot mezzanine separates the two bars. It can seat as many as 80 people. He also has plans for a stage and live music twice a week.<\/p>\n
Baked goods will be available, though Kru does not plan to offer much food apart from that. Wholesale and online retail applications for coffee will also be available.<\/p>\n
Saratoga has an appreciative clientele for this kind of thing, Miller said, particularly with Skidmore College nearby. While there are plenty of coffee shops, "there's really nothing like this in the area," he noted.<\/p>\n
The company has partnered with Slayer Espresso and Alpha Dominche LTD for their machinery. Additionally, the company is involved with an organic coffee plantation in Hawaii. The first bean-batch of 5-10 pounds will be delivered in October.<\/p>\n
Miller said the exact opening date will depend on construction progress within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n
Hours of operation will be 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday thru Sunday. Kru is on Facebook and reachable by phone at 444-4158.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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