One of his most popular new items is bourbon barrel aged coffee. Davis roasts his arabica coffee beans on a 74-year-old gas-fired Probat roaster. Much like many of the famous bourbon distillers, Davis’ process doesn’t rely on fancy technology – instead, he roasts the beans by sound. He then puts them through a barrel-aging process that involves 13 steps a day before they are finally ready for sale. His slogan: “Put the Knows in your cup!”
Other Kentucky Knows products include Grillin Char, barrel-aged cocoa, and bourbon barrel-inspired wooden sunglasses. Davis’ creativity is driven by his desire to showcase the best that Kentucky has to offer, pointing out that “bourbon is a tool that brings people together with the history of Kentucky from what’s in the barrel.”
Perhaps what’s most notable about Davis is his devotion to serving underprivileged kids in his community. He employs and mentors at-risk kids in his shop on the weekends in addition to donating barrel-aged cocoa for school fundraising efforts. This is a very important part of his work because he himself struggled in school, failing out of 7th grade.
Learn more about Kentucky Knows at kentuckyknows.com.
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