Coffee and cocktails are two popular drink choices, but they don’t often go together. With the creation of Lussi Brown Coffee Bar, opening later this spring in Lexington, these two drinks are pairing up.

Sarah Brown and Olivia Lussi, the owners of Lussi (pronounced Lucy) Brown have been working on the idea since 2013. The coffee bar will serve artisanal coffee to the Downtown Proper area of Lexington from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will turn into a bar serving cocktails after 4 p.m.

Brown and Lussi worked together at Coffea for nearly four years when they started throwing the idea around to start up their own business.

“We put up a Kickstarter campaign to sort of test the waters,” Brown said. “If we didn’t make the goal, we figured maybe it wasn’t for us, but we actually made more than the goal.”

After several years of considering leasing different locations, the perfect location fell right into their laps. The Church Street location showed up in their social media feeds at the end of 2016 and they knew it was the place for them. The space is roughly 1,300 square feet, allowing the business partners plenty of room for their vision to grow.

Lussi Brown will add an artisanal coffee shop to an area of downtown that does not currently have one in quick walking distance. The coffee will come from Deeper Roots in Cincinnati, the first venture for the Queen city-based coffee distributor into Lexington.

The idea behind the coffee bar is that all of their cocktails will have a base of coffee or tea.

“We won’t serve vodka cranberries, but we can make you a vodka cranberry tea if it’s in season,” Brown said. “We won’t have something like Jack and Coke, but we can make you something similar. Every element will feature coffee or tea.”

While patrons must be 21 years or older to enter Lussi Brown after 4 p.m. when the menu will consist of exclusively cocktails, they still plan on having a casual coffee shop vibe.

Brown is hoping that due to their location, Lussi Brown will get office regulars from the downtown area.

Lussi Brown will focus mainly on their coffee and tea, but will also have some pastries for sale daily. They are teaming up with baker Rian Davis from Pig and Pepper Bakery who will be making them individual pies and quiches. They will also occasionally have items from Dutch’s Bake Shop.

They will have college discounts as well as college nights. The plan is to be ready to open by April. To stay updated on the construction as well as their official opening date, check them out on Facebook and Instagram at @lussibrowncofeebar.