Video by Hatchet senior staff videographer Yara Bishara.
With a warehouse in Alexandria, Va. and a coffee shop at 17th and G streets, M.E. Swing’s Coffee Roasters has been a staple of D.C. for almost 100 years.
Every Friday, the Alexandria location opens its cupping lab to the public.
“Fundamentally, it’s a people business,” said Neil Balkcom, the director of coffee operations. “It comes down to the people that we serve and the people that we work with.”