Jack's Stir Brew Coffee

Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee is a coffeehouse chain with seven locations in and around New York City. The first location, in the historic Greenwich Village on W. 10th Street, was opened by owner Jack Mazzola in 2003. It was the first Organic, Fair Trade, Shade-Grown coffeeshop in the city. The coffee is prepared using the house-created Stir Brew method.[1] Jack's Stir Brew retails Organic Coffee and Vegan baked goods.[2]

First shop, West 10th Street

History
  • 2002 - 2003 Jack invents and patents the Stir Brewer
  • 2003 - Jack’s 10th Street opens its doors being the first coffee company to exclusively serve Organic, Fair Trade, Shade Grown coffee and pioneers the Local Movement by being the first to offer Hudson Valley Fresh Milk
  • 2005 - Jack’s Front Street opens in South Street Seaport
  • 2010 - Jack’s Amagansett opens as a pop-up location for its first summer
  • 2010 - Jack’s begins offering house-made Organic Cold Pressed Juice
  • 2011 - Jack’s Amagansett opens its permanent year round location in Amagansett Square. This store expands the offerings of the Jack’s Experience by introducing the Marketplace and a custom vintage clothing line
  • 2012 - Jack’s Front Street is destroyed in Hurricane Sandy
  • 2013 - Jack’s Downing Street opens and begins making in-house baked goods for all Jack's locations
  • 2014 - Happy Jack clothing line launched in Amagansett
  • 2014 - Jack’s launch the Stir it Up Pick it UP Campaign to help keep Amagansett beaches clean
  • 2016 - Jack's opens two new locations; one in Sag Harbor, NY and a second inside the Roxy Hotel in New York City

Brewing Technique

Jack's Stir Brew Coffee uses a method of coffee preparation that involves a patented machine.[3] The 'Stir Brew' technique is a standard drip coffee process, that also agitates the coffee grounds throughout the drip process. The act of agitation, or turbulence, when brewing drip coffee is not particularly novel,[4] however the creation of a machine to automatically conduct this process is unique. Proponents describe the resulting coffee as smoother and richer in flavor than standard drip coffee.[5] The 'Stir Brewer' is a custom coffee machine which automatically agitates the grounds. This device is currently pending patent. The initial US patent, US20100203209A1, is abandoned, and an international application is currently being filed WO2010093642A1.

Acclaim

Jack’s has been voted best cup of coffee by New York Magazine,[6] as well as named the top cup of coffee in the country by AOL Digital City.[7] Food & Wine Magazine listed Jack’s as one of the top coffee shops in the country,[8] and Time Out New York named it Best Indie Coffeehouse.[9]

Locations

Manhattan

  • 10th Street - 138 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10014
  • Reade Street - 139 Reade St., New York, NY 10013
  • Tribeca - 2 6th Ave. (Avenue of the Americas), New York, NY 10013
  • Hudson Yards - 20 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Long Island

  • Amagansett- 146 Montauk Hwy, Amagansett, NY 11930
  • Sag Harbor - 51 Division St., Sag Harbor, NY 11963

New Canaan, CT

  • New Canaan- 96 Main St., New Canaan,CT 06840

References
  1. "The Thousand Best". New York Magazine.
  2. "About". Jack's Stir Brew Coffee. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  3. "US Patent for Coffee brewer Patent (Patent # 7,017,473 issued March 28, 2006) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  4. Morphew, Mark (2019-06-13). "How Does Agitation Make Filter Coffee Better?". Bean Ground. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  5. "Time Out New York | New York Events and Things to do All Year".
  6. "Best Cup of Coffee - Best of New York 2005 - Food - Nymag". New York Magazine.
  7. "Yahoo!". citysbest.aol.com.
  8. "America's Best Coffee Bars". Food & Wine.
  9. "The Best Indie Coffee Houses" Time Out New York July 1–8, 2004

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