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Baltic Room serving up North Star Coffee by day

Is a nightclub that opens in the morning for coffee also a dayclub? Bryan-David Scott, a former furniture broker, plans to serve North Star Fine Coffees inside the Baltic Room before St. Patrick’s Day.  Scott explained that North Star will be served in a cafe format at 1207 Pine during the day and coffee drinks will be available at Baltic Room’s bar all night:

We will be open daily from 6:30 AM – 8:30 PM, however … our espresso, coffees and teas will be made available through closing (2 AM).  Customers will be able to order our signature drinks (A Mick) which is made with white chocolate and Irish Cream; and other teas and spirits; and coffee and spirits


Scott describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur” and credits his “casually brilliant” wife Cheri with coming up with the idea of entering the coffee business.  He recounted his tale of being evicted from his home in 2006, moving to a homeless shelter with his family of seven, and founding North Star Fine Coffees while at the homeless shelter to the Capitol Hill Times (not available online):

Scott sensed opposition from those running the homeless shelter regarding his coffee business. They told him, ‘you’re working 80-plus hours a week, but you’re not making any more [money]. Therefore, you don’t have a job.’ Scott said.

But the opposition just pushed him more to make his business successful.

North Star also plans to open two South Seattle locations (at Columbia City Fitness Center and Island Soul) but its flagship location will be on Pine.

 CHS has yet to sample North Star’s brew, but Scott tells us that his “coffees are in the top 5% of the world.”

Update (3/2): We spoke to Jason Brotman, Baltic Room’s owner, who emphasized that Northstar will not be running a separate business at 1207 Pine.  Rather, this is the first step in the Baltic Room’s goal of making the lounge more accessible to the Capitol Hill community.

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Cameron Newland
Cameron Newland
14 years ago

His “coffees are in the top 5% of the world”?

Fantastic hyperbole.

Bryan-David Scott
Bryan-David Scott
14 years ago

Cameron Newland:

I was reminded by a friend of mine from the San Francisco Chronicle that only credible journalists check their sources before they write, so your incorrect comment could have saved space on this blog post had you checked a source or 5. I’d advise that you begin with the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA, http://scaa.org).

What customers appreciate about us, and what differentiates us in the specialty coffee industry, is that we are fervently dedicated to offering the finest in the world. Many of our coffees are Cup of Excellence Coffees; our Jamaica Blue Mountain 1 is superb; Our Kona is 100% pure Kona, Extra Fancy grade (Hawaiian Department of Agriculture governs the grading system; Extra Fancy is the finest available until pea berry); our premium blends are comprised of the finest grade 1 coffees in the world — not opinion, but fact, as supported by the SCAA.

Hyperbole? I challenge you to speak with some of our customers from Walt Disney, Warner Bro’s, Monster.com, Department of the Navy, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Boeing — and, the many customers that have called us, “America’s next great coffee experience.” Americans have been on a quest for a coffee that is better and we deliver that experience.

Of course, you could meet me over a cup and see/taste for yourself why we are of the finest coffee companies. Take the North Star challenge.

ABOUT NORTH STAR FINE COFFEES
Headquartered in Seattle, North Star Fine Coffees is the Seattle area’s premier specialty coffee wholesaler and retailer. North Star Fine Coffees chooses only the highest quality beans from around the world, then custom roasts to create its 5 star rated Seattle luxury coffees. North Star Fine Coffees then delivers its coffee within hours of roast time. Founded in 2007 by entrepreneur, coffee aficionado, and family man Bryan-David Scott, North Star Fine Coffees is rapidly developing a following of passionate coffee drinkers across the U.S. and Canada. North Star Fine Coffees is making its award-winning coffee more broadly available while maintaining the highest quality; the company only enters into strategic marketing partnerships and new channels of distribution that will not compromise the quality of its products. For more information about North Star Fine Coffees visit http://www.northstarfinecoffees.com.