Pour-over coffee bar, Black Diesel Coffee, opens in Ann Arbor
Black Diesel Coffee, a pour-over coffee bar, opened its first location on the east side of Ann Arbor this week.The new coffee shop is taking over a former Peet’s Coffee shop at 1423 E Stadium Blvd, at the corner of Stadium and Packard, with ambitions of bringing coffee drinks that are both high-end and small batch to Ann Arbor. Blaclk Diesel will primarily do that by offering pour-over coffees, a trendy new way of making coffee where the hot water is hand poured over a filter that then drips directly into the customer's cup. It will also offer espresso drinks and traditionally drip brewed coffees. "There are many ways to express the flavor profiles of a coffee bean," says Nick Ferris, proprietor of Black Diesel Coffee. "We will use different styles that will best fit each coffee." They will also offer a variety of coffee flavors from a number of different brands. "We are partnering with several small batch artisanal roasters from across the state," Ferris says. Black Diesel employs a staff of 16 people, and Ferris has ambitions of growing the company relatively quickly. He is looking at opening a second location in the Ann Arbor area later this year and next year. "We will spend the first six months working on our overall concept," Ferris says.
Black Diesel Coffee, a pour-over coffee bar, opened its first location on the east side of Ann Arbor this week.The new coffee shop is taking over a former Peet’s Coffee shop at 1423 E Stadium Blvd, at the corner of Stadium and Packard, with ambitions of bringing coffee drinks that are both high-end and small batch to Ann Arbor.
Blaclk Diesel will primarily do that by offering pour-over coffees, a trendy new way of making coffee where the hot water is hand poured over a filter that then drips directly into the customer’s cup. It will also offer espresso drinks and traditionally drip brewed coffees.
“There are many ways to express the flavor profiles of a coffee bean,” says Nick Ferris, proprietor of Black Diesel Coffee. “We will use different styles that will best fit each coffee.”
They will also offer a variety of coffee flavors from a number of different brands.
“We are partnering with several small batch artisanal roasters from across the state,” Ferris says.
Black Diesel employs a staff of 16 people, and Ferris has ambitions of growing the company relatively quickly. He is looking at opening a second location in the Ann Arbor area later this year and next year.
“We will spend the first six months working on our overall concept,” Ferris says.
Source: Nick Ferris, proprietor of Black Diesel Coffee
Writer: Jon Zemke
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