Not every partnership is about selling coffee

JL Vintage isn't a retail partner, they don't sell Spiritus Coffee in their shop. They're part of our community network, bringing coolness to Lombard,  and we want to show them some love.

Some relationships are commercial. Others are simply supportive. JL Vintage falls into the second category: friends, neighbors, fellow Lombard small business owners who have always supported us and we are happy to cheer each other on.

The Vintage Connection

JL Vintage is one of those shops in Lombard that makes me so excited to be a Lombardian. JL Vintage makes Lombard cool! They deal in vintage and antique goods, clothes, guitars, records, stuff with history, character, nostalgia and story. There's a parallel to what we do.

Mass-produced, disposable goods are everywhere. Vintage shops and small-batch roasters both push against that tide. We both believe that quality, care, and provenance matter. That things should be made (or preserved) with intention. We don't want Amazon Coffee and we don't want Amazon stuff. We want a coffee ritual and a record to listen to with intentionality not a Spotify playlist and a drive through. Keep it real with JL!

Different products, similar values.

Community Over Commerce

Not every connection needs a transaction. Sometimes community means:

• Recommending each other to customers
• Showing up at local events
• Cheering wins and supporting through challenges
• Being part of the same fabric

JL Vintage brings the best musicians to the downtown markets. quickly has become a part of our Lombard fabric. We're grateful for the connection and the amazing Vintage markets that they have brought to downtown Lombard.

Visit Them

If you love vintage finds, check out JL Vintage. Ask where to get good coffee, They may be sipping their Spiritus House Blend and will def be recommending a coffee almost as cool as them -  Spiritus—they know.

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Friends and neighbors in Lombard.

Authenticity, Self Expression, and Masks Off Safety

Unmasked Coven knows better and does better. We are proud to support them and you can regularly find that if coffee is brewing - its from Spriritus. 

The Unmasked Connection

The Unmasked Coven is a queer and neurodivergent owned salon at 5 S. Park Ave in downtown Lombard. Faeth, Sarah and their team have built something rare: a space where people can show up exactly as they are.

No masking. No pretending. No anxiety about whether you belong.

That resonates with us.

At Spiritus, we talk about "sipping in the moment"—being present, being real, slowing down enough to actually experience what's in front of you. The Unmasked Coven lives that same philosophy. They've created a space where the experience matters as much as the outcome. Where you're not just getting a haircut—you're being seen, you are able to be you, you are safe. 

Different Services, Same Values

They've also done something we respect: they eliminated discriminatory pricing. No charging more for texture. No charging based on gender. Pricing is based on length, period. Gratuity included. Simple, fair, transparent.

Small business done right.

We both believe that how you run your business says something. That values aren't just marketing copy, they show up in your policies, your pricing, your space. The Unmasked Coven walks it.

Community Over Commerce

Not every connection needs a transaction. Sometimes community means:

• Recommending each other to customers
• Showing up at local events
• Cheering wins and supporting through challenges
• Being part of the same fabric

Read their reviews. People talk about finally feeling safe in a salon. About dreading haircuts their whole life until they found this place. That's not just good business—that's impact.

Visit Them

If you've ever felt like salons weren't built for you, check out The Unmasked Coven at 5 S. Park Ave. Faeth, Sarah, Ashton, and Abby know their craft and they've built something special. Book online and show up as yourself!

Ask where to get good coffee. They might point you our way.

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Partnering with local businesses.

Where the food is as intentional as the coffee

Good kitchens care about every detail. The ingredients, the preparation, the atmosphere— and yes, the coffee. Righteous Kitchen gets this.

They sell Spiritus Coffee because they understand that what comes before and after the meal matters as much as the meal itself. A great brunch shouldn't end with mediocre coffee.

The Partnership

We're proud to supply Righteous Kitchen with fresh-roasted coffee. Their commitment to quality aligns with ours:

• Attention to sourcing
• Care in preparation
• Respect for the customer experience and pocketbook!

When you buy Spiritus coffee at Righteous Kitchen, you're getting Spiritus—roasted in Lombard, delivered fresh, served with the same intention they bring to everything else.

Supporting Local

Local is the heartbeat of community catering. They're where you go when you want local fresh ready made meals without extra preservatives or frozen boxes with miles of travel tied to each one. Fresh, local, ready to bring home and serve. 

When we partner with  Righteous Kitchen, we're strengthening that local food ecosystem. Their success is our success. Their customers become our customers. Community builds on community.

Visit Them

Next time you're at Righteous Kitchen, add a bag of Spiritus to your order. Tell them we sent you and enjoy.

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Proud to partner with local restaurants.

Where handmade meets hand-roasted

Some businesses sell products. Others create experiences. Soapy Roads & The Makery Bar does both and they do it with the kind of intention we recognize.

Located in downtown Lombard, Soapy Roads is a creative workshop space where you can make your own soap, candles, bath bombs, and other handcrafted goods. The Makery Bar extends this into a full DIY experience with classes, events, and custom creations.

We're proud to partner with them, Spiritus coffee and the Soapy Blend made just for them is always in stock. 

The Handmade Connection

There's something that connects handmade soap and small-batch coffee. Both reject the industrial, mass-produced default. Both prioritize quality ingredients and careful process over efficiency and scale.

When you make soap by hand, you control every ingredient. You choose the oils, the scents, the colors. You pour it, cut it, cure it. The result is something you made, not something a factory produced.

That's how we feel about coffee. Every batch roasted by hand, every decision intentional. The parallel isn't accidental.

What They Offer

Soapy Roads & The Makery Bar hosts:

• DIY workshops: Soap making, candle making, bath bombs, and more. No experience required.
• Private events: Birthday parties, team building, bridal showers. Creative activities in a welcoming space.
• Custom creations: Work with their team to design your own products.
• Retail: Can't make it yourself? Buy their handcrafted goods ready to go.

The atmosphere is warm, the instruction is patient, and yes—there's Spiritus coffee to fuel your creativity.

Why We Partner

We partner with businesses that share our values. Soapy Roads fits because:

• Handmade ethos: They believe in making things yourself, with care
• Local focus: A Lombard business serving the Lombard community
• Experience over transaction: They're creating memories, not just selling products
• Community space: Their workshops bring people together

Brooke and Joe even use Spiritus Coffee in their coffee soap and we're honored,

Visit Them

Check their website or social media for upcoming workshops and events. If you're looking for a unique activity in Lombard, something hands-on, creative, and memorable Soapy Roads delivers.

And while you're making soap, pick up a bag of the Soapy Blend from Spiritus Coffee. 

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Spiritus Coffee Co.
Partnering with Lombard's creative community.

Happy New Year! We hope you had a lovely New Year's Eve, whether it was a big party or a solitary night of rest. The new year is a natural time to reflect on what went well and what we'd like to change or improve for the coming year. We've given up on "resolutions;" it seems like a quick way to feel good and then a quick way to feel bad when we forget, fail, or find that we were too ambitious in our goals.

Instead, we set intentions for the year. Things that we'd like to use as guidelines for our thoughts and actions to help achieve that change and improvement we tried to find through resolutions to do this or be that. An intention that we have every year (and have some stake in, let's be honest) is to buy from small businesses when we can.

It's not just a vague "feel-good" concept. Buying from local, small businesses has noticeable, discrete effects that go beyond theory. When we're talking coffee, it's simple -- when you buy from a local roaster (Spiritus!), you get fresher coffee, which leads to better flavor and quality of bean. And that's what we're going for, right? Delicious coffee? (A: Yes, it is.) Our coffee doesn't sit in a warehouse for months at a time; it's going from green to roasted bean and to your door in two to three days. It's magic!

But, it's also bigger than the cup. Buying local encourages sustainability; there's a smaller carbon footprint when there aren't trucks and warehouses and overproduction (waste). It stimulates the local economy, creating jobs and helping small businesses thrive. And, let's be honest -- you're not going to get better customer service from a chain -- because every single customer matters to us and we are always working to innovate and grow with you.

In Lombard, we are collaborating with Soapy Roads -- they've made one of their handcrafted soaps with our coffee!! We personally roast our coffee, and they are personally making soap with all sorts of different scents (but we're partial to the coffee). We are a local business, and we also support our fellows. Go and check them out -- they're on Instagram here and Facebook here.

Happy New Year to all!

Created approximately 10 years ago, Giving Tuesday was meant to be a counter to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. A moment to show gratitude and give to charity(ies) that spoke to your heart. Know someone who's got everything? Donating to a mutually-loved cause in their name is a great way to honor them and help others, as well.

At Spiritus, we combine coffee and charity. Buying our coffee for yourself or as a gift is still shopping, but the added bonus is that we give 20% of our profits to organizations that help people struggling with mental illness and addiction. It's not a casual cause for us -- we have gone through our own recovery journeys along with others who have succeeded in the same. Unfortunately, not everyone comes through to the other side, and if we can play a small part in changing that, we're eager to do so.

Gratitude is a powerful tool that doesn't have to be recovery-based -- it's great for navigating the day-to-day. Some people volunteer their time at animal shelters. Others give money to causes that compel them. Just sitting for a moment to contemplate what we're grateful for can change the course of a day.

That's why we encourage people to "Sip in the Moment." To make coffee part of a ritual that gives an opportunity to slow down and be present. Brewing and pouring and drinking coffee is a perfect time to think or write up a gratitude list.

To that end, we've kept our TURKEY20 code, giving you 20 percent off anything in the store (excluding gift cards, of course). Help yourself to a great cup of coffee while you help someone else. What a deal!

We're wrapping up National Recovery Month, and we're excited to tell you about Octoberfest, an event put on by one of our current collaborators, NAMI DuPage. While recovery and mental illness are serious business, it's not a life resigned to boring complacency. In fact, it's just the opposite. We've found there's always something to do.

To wit: Octoberfest. Octoberfest has something for everyone. Car show, carnival, kids' activities, live music and much, much more. Come out and support a good cause and enjoy a great kick-off to October and fall.

Next weekend, we will be there showcasing Spiritus Coffee as part of our partnership with NAMI DuPage. We always donate 20% of our profits to organizations working to help those with mental illness and addiction issues to recover.

Come by, taste one of our coffees, and pick up a bag for yourself. Our newest offering, Aether, will be available for purchase, too!

Octoberfest is Friday, October 7th, to Sunday, October 9th, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. You can get tickets here. We look forward to seeing you!

We're just making sure you know that we're having a contest! At Spiritus, we always want to bring you delicious, fresh, single-origin coffee. But we are equally invested in incorporating coffee into a higher purpose. And we want you to join us.

We talk about using coffee to enhance and assist us in mindfulness as Ritual. The process of making and enjoying an everyday beverage into an opportunity to “sip in the moment.” But like all spiritual matters, everyone has their own practice(s) even within a shared practice. Our experience shows that we can always learn from others, and we want you to teach us, too.

We want to see your rituals. Your favorite brewing device. The place where you sit and leisurely enjoy a cup. Your latest music discovery, with a fresh cup of coffee nearby. Enter the contest by posting photos and/or videos to Instagram, and make sure to tag @spirituscoffeeco when you post. The top two photos or videos with the most votes will win a prize — a V60 dripper and a bag of Colombian Gesha.

We’ll keep the contest going until July 31st, 2022. So there’s plenty of time to submit photos and tell your friends! We want to give everyone a chance to take home a really nice starter pack to introduce you to Spiritus, and form a Ritual of your own.