The abounding aroma of coffee hits we as shortly as we enter a Lincoln Eatery. Toiling divided opposite a backdrop of white, gold, and maple tones in a dilemma of a food gymnasium is David McLennan, an Australian internal who owns XO Espresso with his wife, Puja Lakhlani, and leads a group of baristas in serving specialty coffee, CBD-infused drinks, and other beverages.
The integrate migrated to Miami from Washington, D.C., in 2017 and motionless to comprehend their dream of portion specialty, high-quality coffee and wellness drinks in a stylish space.
“The thought came from a personal need to have good coffee,” says Lakhlani, who grown a ambience for specialty blends in her internal Kenya. “We devour a lot of it, and for us, it has always been about a peculiarity and flavor, not only a caffeine fix.”
McLennan quit his full-time pursuit to dedicate himself to their passion project, that began as a mobile coffee bar that catered private events and served coffee during a Brickell City Centre Farmers Market.
“David’s favorite pursuit has always been a past gig as a coffee transport barista in Australia,” Lakhlani says. “Part of a goal is to teach business on specialty coffee, and carrying him entirely enthralled in a business ensures that a group is scrupulously mentored in specialty coffee and how it differs from what’s charity during blurb chains.”
Four months later, a integrate stationed their startup operation outward a W Miami in Brickell, where they catered to a hotel’s guests, Icon Brickell residents, and diners during circuitously restaurants such as Cipriani and Cantina la Veinte. The transport continues to be a discerning refueling stop Monday by Saturday.
Last February, a integrate debuted their initial coffee bar during South Beach’s Lincoln Eatery. Unlike a Brickell cart, XO Espresso Bar allows congregation to dawdle in a adjacent seating area while sipping classical brews mostly poured by McLeannan himself. Offerings embody coladas ($3), cortaditos ($3) and cappuccinos ($4.25), served with unchanging divert or nondairy options.
Baristas also ready nitro cold brews ($5) and kombucha on daub ($5.50), along with a list of suave wellness lattes done with activated colourless ($4.50), turmeric ($4.50), matcha ($5), or purple potato ($4.50). For an additional 50 cents, any splash can be done into an espresso frappe in flavors such as dulce de leche, lavender, and vanilla cream.
At a dual locations, CBD and moringa oils — used to soothe menstrual symptoms, digestive problems, and corner pain — can be combined to any of a drinks for an additional assign and are also sole by a bottle.
“We make a indicate of charity wellness drinks and CBD-infused drinks. They seem like a healthy fit given of all a benefits,” Lakhlani says. “It done clarity to offer it in coffee given it’s a daily protocol and an easy approach to incorporate a cannabidiol effects into one’s routine.”
Though a beverages can be enjoyed by themselves, XO also offers keto egg bites ($5 for two) and creatively baked products such as vegan banana bread ($5 per slice), chocolate chip cookies ($3 each), carrot and walnut loaves ($4.5 each), and butter croissants ($3.5 each), sourced from internal bakeries.
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For business looking to decoction their possess coffee during home, creatively roasted beans are also accessible for purchase. Options embody beans from Burundi with hints of honeyed spices and vanilla, Colombian coffee with candied orange and caramel notes, and XO’s signature Icon mix with records of toffee, pralines, and chocolate ($18 for 12 ounces).
The coffee-bean roasting happens on a eco-friendly Bellwether spit a integrate recently commissioned during a Lincoln Eatery shop. In further to permitting a group to fry their coffee on-site, a emissions-free complement also incorporates a “Tip a Farmer” customer-facing mobile app, that allows congregation to minister to coffee farmers directly.
In further to formulation coffee smoothness subscription service, Lakhlani and McLennan are scouting genuine estate for a dedicated coffee emporium they devise to open in a subsequent 12 months. “We wish to offer a finish breakfast menu so coffee lovers have a accessible mark to revisit daily.”
XO Espresso Bar. 475 Brickell Ave., Miami; and 723 Lincoln Ln., Miami Beach; xoespressobar.com
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