We’re getting some recent mountain air at present on the Construct-Outs function collection, visiting a brand new espresso bar in Park Metropolis, Utah (elev. 7000′). That is City Sailor Espresso, frequent fliers on the Construct-Outs practice again once more with one other new cafe challenge.

The 2025 Construct-Outs of Espresso is sponsored by Pacific Barista Sequence, La Marzocco, Ceado, and Dona.

As informed to Sprudge by Tyler Anderson.

For many who aren’t acquainted, will you inform us about your organization?

My son Archer and I began City Sailor Espresso in the course of the Covid pandemic as a espresso enterprise that we thought on the time would possibly stay a meals truck enterprise (however we had been by no means a meals truck, we constructed our first espresso cart on prime of a URAL sidecar motorbike that was featured in Construct-Outs Of Espresso 2021). Following the success we had with that preliminary motorbike espresso cart in 2021 we constructed out our first brick-and-mortar cafe in 2022, which has turn out to be a highly regarded gathering spot for the Sugar Home neighborhood its in for the final three-plus years. Lower than a yr after opening that first cafe we had the chance to buy an current espresso roasting enterprise and take over their tools and their wholesale and subscription (retail) shoppers.

By the top of 2022 all of these accounts had been being serviced underneath the City Sailor Espresso model, and we had been roasting the entire espresso we had been utilizing at our cafe. In 2023 we opened our second cafe and this one was close to downtown Salt Lake Metropolis in a newly redeveloped a part of downtown that was dubbed the “Publish District.” We had been fortunate sufficient to be featured as a Construct-Out in 2021 with the sidecar motorbike espresso cart and in 2022 with our first brick-and-mortar cafe, so we submitted our Publish District buildout in 2023 and had been featured but once more. For the final two years we’ve been primarily centered on rising our wholesale roasting enterprise and managing our two cafes, however we’ve additionally been holding our eyes peeled for simply the best house to construct our subsequent cafe and have sufficient room to do what we’ve at all times needed to by having or not it’s a roasting house in addition to a restaurant. We discovered that house about 30 miles east of SLC within the busy mountain city Park Metropolis in late 2024 and signed a lease in Jan 2025. We now have been going by means of the allowing course of and build-out course of for the final six months and are lastly nearing a gap date in July 2025.

Are you able to inform us a bit concerning the new house?

The brand new Park Metropolis cafe and roastery house is almost twice as massive as every of our two cafes in Salt Lake Metropolis. We now have 2,000 sq. ft that we rigorously designed to maximise each sq. foot. Like our different cafes we deliberately do not need a drive by means of and we’ve got created numerous seating areas for those that desire a desk, those that like to take a seat bar type on a counter and a few lounge (sofa, leather-based chairs) seating areas. One among our bar seating areas faces our under-counter three-group Mavam espresso machine, one other bar seating space faces our roaster towards the again of the cafe and a 3rd bar will probably be for our pour-over space. We’ve utilized a whole lot of built-in shelving to maintain issues organized and supply a lot of merchandising areas. The aesthetic of this new house has very acquainted themes for us—darkish inexperienced partitions, a lot of wooden (walnut and walnut veneer), and all black tools. We needed individuals who entered to immediately acknowledge that they’re at an City Sailor Espresso (if they’re acquainted with our Salt Lake Metropolis areas). One further factor we’re actually leaning into with this new cafe and roastery is making a listening room surroundings by constructing the cupboards behind the bar and going through the bar to carry classic audiophile audio system, amps, flip desk, and a ten″ reel-to-reel tape deck. It’s including one other ardour of ours, which is analog music and our nod to a development that was began in Tokyo with the listening bars there. For a very long time I’ve beloved listening to good music on stereo whereas ingesting good espresso at dwelling, and I wish to create that very same surroundings for visitors who come to City Sailor Espresso.

What’s your method to espresso?

Our method to espresso has remained pretty unchanged since we purchased our roasting tools in 2022—we wish to purchase the very best quality coffees and roast every origin to carry out its finest qualities and flavors. Though we love a very good single origin espresso, we discover we mix the vast majority of the coffees we use behind the bar which helps not solely with consistency from season to season, but additionally permits us to mix attention-grabbing tasting notes that flatter each other particularly for espresso, and for filter and for chilly brew. We’ve created a “home mix” for every of these but additionally like to combine it up with new enjoyable coffees that we will get our palms on. We nonetheless supply the vast majority of our coffees by means of our importing companions at Royal Espresso, however we’re additionally beginning to create a few of our personal direct relationships with sure areas. That is an space we’re excited to do extra in over the following few years because it provides lots to the expertise for us and for our common prospects who love to listen to the tales of the place these coffees come from and who’s rising them.

Any machines, coffees, particular tools lined up?

We now have used a Mavam Mach 2 (two-group) above counter espresso machines at our first two cafes in Salt Lake Metropolis and we’ve got beloved the temperature stability these machines have given us for the final three and a half years. We determined to get our first under-counter (three-group) Mavam for this new Park Metropolis house. The broader stance of the three-group under-counter and the gap between the skin steam wands will enable us to have two baristas comfortably working aspect by aspect with out bumping into one another. We’re placing a Mahlkönig E65 GbS on either side of the Mavam and using the E65 under-grinder tamper by PUQpress underneath each espresso grinders. We’ll use the identical Curtis double brewer that we’ve got at our different two cafes and a Mahlkönig EK43 on the again bar for grinding espresso for filter and chilly brew. We now have a inbuilt kegerator for our fashionable nitro chilly brew on faucet, and we can have a big seize and go fridge on the entrance counter, which is able to function our nitro chilly brew cans. We proceed to make use of our Diedrich IR-5 to roast all of our espresso, which will probably be prominently featured and visual on this cafe. We could must improve to a bigger roaster within the subsequent yr and will probably be wanting into which roasters will match nicely in our new house whereas giving us some elevated capability.

How is your challenge contemplating sustainability?

At City Sailor Espresso, sustainability has at all times been on the coronary heart of what we do, and as we transfer ahead with our new build-out in Park Metropolis, we’re persevering with to discover practices that mirror that dedication. Whereas every location brings its personal distinctive concerns, we’re being intentional in how we method design, sourcing, and operation. On a broader scale, we proceed to work carefully with our worldwide companions and our US importing companions by means of truthful commerce agreements that guarantee transparency, consistency, and significant help for growers on the particular person stage. We imagine that actual sustainability begins with relationships—constructing belief and longevity all through each step of the provision chain. As our Park Metropolis store takes form, we’re dedicated to continue to learn, adapting, and shifting in a course that respects each individuals and the planet. One among my 4 sons Canon (who’s one among our part-time baristas) is an environmental sustainability main on the College of Utah and simply did a examine overseas in Greece to study from one of many main professors on the surroundings and sustainability. Canon’s data on the topic is already informing some issues we need to do going ahead and I hope he can proceed to assist us as he finishes his undergraduate within the subsequent yr.

What’s your hopeful goal opening date/month?

We hope to be open for the July 4th 2025 weekend (which is a giant weekend in Park Metropolis).

Are you working with craftspeople, architects, and/or creatives that you just’d like to say?

I’d like to say Cirque Studio architect and design agency that helped us put our imaginative and prescient for the house into a really detailed design and helped us navigate the entire allowing processes which proved to be tougher than we anticipated (largely resulting from making this a roastery location). I’d additionally like to provide a shout out to Jim Clifford (normal contractor) and Ndi Skinner (sub contractor) who’ve been nice at adapting and making this challenge work.

Thanks!

Thanks Sprudge—we’ve got beloved being featured on previous build-outs and take into account it an actual honor.

The 2025 Construct-Outs of Espresso is sponsored by Pacific Barista Sequence, La Marzocco, Ceado, and Dona.