{"id":16967,"date":"2021-09-10T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/?p=16967"},"modified":"2022-08-20T17:39:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T17:39:35","slug":"just-approved-rako-coffee-roasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/just-approved-rako-coffee-roasters\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Approved: R\u0100KO Coffee Roasters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

R\u0100KO Coffee Roasters is introduced to Clarendon! And R\u0100KO is out to create the best coffee possible – (their name “R\u0100KO” translates to \u2018challenge\u2019). The roaster they use is actually “named” after R\u0100KO mountain, a soaring, solitary mountain in the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia that the small company encountered while visiting a vendor. Their mission: create elevated, exceptional coffees while giving back to the communities. AND….they can serve alcohol (they have a Mixed Beverage alcohol license) thanks to ABC Consulting<\/a>. The two-sister company (Lisa and Melissa Gerben) opened their new location – an all-day caf\u00e9 in Clarendon, which will serve an array of coffee drinks as well natural wines, caffeine-infused cocktails, and seasonal plates. This is our photo diary of our visit with our client, in Clarendon! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We checked out the new R\u0100KO location, in Clarendon. Pictured: Kelly’s best friend Jessica, Kelly’s brother Hunter and Kelly Walker, ABC Consulting Alcohol Specialist. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They have fortitude<\/strong>: founded by sisters Melissa and Lisa Gerben in late 2019, they planned to open a caf\u00e9 last year, but the pandemic delayed that, so instead they shifted vision, launched an online store<\/a> and a D.C. pop up location<\/a>, instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have decades of vision<\/strong>: Melissa Gerben, a certified specialty coffee roaster, says the seeds for R\u0100KO were planted when she and her sister Lisa visited Guatemalan coffee farms, as teenagers. The two have since traveled to Ethiopia, Burundi, and beyond, creating relationships with coffee farmers, many of whom they directly import from. Even during the pandemic, the Gerbens traveled to Guatemala to directly source a new line of coffees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are green<\/strong>: they are committed to environmentally-friendly roasting practices and roast on a Loring\u2122 S35 Kestrel and S15 Falcon. These roasters use 80% less fuel and emit almost no greenhouse gas! Their delicious roasts are consistent and repeatable. The drinks menu centers on natural wines (a collective term for wines that eschew the chemicals, additives and extra processes found in many commercial wines, from cultivation to harvest to production).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They source fairly and responsibly<\/strong>: most coffees are single origin, imported directly from the coffee farmers (with whom they have personal friendships with!). The R\u0100KO team believes that the best way to help communities is through economic empowerment, and by importing coffee directly from the source, it allows the farmers and their communities to grow and thrive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their menu is unique<\/strong>: they offer seasonal foods, such as cucumber gazpacho and strawberry and manchego salad, and meze<\/a> and cheese boards. Breakfasts come from local bakeries. Their \u201cpocket foods\u201d such as salte\u00f1as<\/a>, empanadas and sambussas<\/a>, give a nod to the coffee-growing regions of Bolivia, Colombia and Ethiopia, respectively. Breakfast and baked goods will come from local bakeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roastery<\/strong>: 7405 Lockport Place, Suite D, Lorton, VA, 22079<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caf\u00e9<\/strong>: R\u0100KO Coffee Roasters, 2016 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201-3076<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call them<\/strong>: (804)665-6055<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pop Ups<\/strong>: follow their Facebook page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit our website at www.VAabc.com<\/a> for more information regarding our licensing, compliance and training services. If you have questions about different kinds of licenses, let\u2019s talk: 800-785-0161<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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