By Sara Beth Williams–
A new coffee roasting company has set an opening date, according to one of the company’s owners.
Black Sails Coffee Lounge co-owner Sean McCullough told The Sentinel last week that a new permanent location for the local mobile coffee roasting company is slated to open on Saturday, July 12 with a small ribbon cutting ceremony.
Currently, the owners, and family and friends are preparing the shop for customers. Already the cafe has a handful of tables, and a mural of sailing ships on the ocean waiting to be completed.
The business is expected to open in a 2,300-square-foot space at 5925 Birdcage Centre Ln., Suite 102 just behind and across from Jamba Juice.
McCullough told the Business Journal that the location will specialize in espresso drinks, cold brew, hot coffee and tea, in addition to pastries. Currently, the company sells specialty coffee beans online and at local markets throughout the Sacramento region.
McCullough recently suffered a house fire last month that saw him lose his personal belongings, roasting equipment and coffee inventory, according to the company’s Facebook page. The fire temporarily delayed coffee bean orders,
The fire began when an ember went through his machine and out the exhaust, landing on some cardboard boxes. McCullough and his partner, who also roasts coffee for Mast Coffee Co. lost everything in the fire, including his home and around $15,000 worth of equipment and product in the fire.
Five weeks after the fire, McCullough reported that that he’s already sourced a new roaster through networking connections made in the local coffee community.
Black Sails Coffee Roasters is the second local coffee roasting company planning to open a permanent location in Citrus Heights, and the fifth permanent coffee shop proposed in recent history.
Station Coffee Roasters announced plans to open a location in Citrus Heights on their Instagram account in April 2024. But progress has been slow for the Station Coffee Roasters’ eventual new location on the corner of Mariposa Avenue and Antelope Road.
Other recent coffee shops that have been either approved or are awaiting approval include a recently proposed Dutch Bros for the corner of Auburn Boulevard and Grand Oaks Boulevard, and two new Starbucks locations, one on Auburn Boulevard near the northern border, and one at Stock Ranch Plaza.
