OUR STORY

Tin Cup Coffee, located in the heart of downtown Nashville, TN, began as an effort to add an extra bit of care and hospitality to the experience of clients of The Horton Group, a marketing and web-design firm located in the building that now houses Tin Cup Coffee's flagship cafe and roasting operation. The iconic brand, Inspired by the Horton Group team, was conceived as a way to hearken back and pay homage to the past

"I pictured American patriots, cowboys out in the Wild West, living with the land, drinking coffee out of a tin cup. So I saw it as a symbol that goes all the way back to the founding of the nation. It just had an image that really appealed to me."   - Tin Cup Coffee Owner, Ned Horton

 A few years later, the coffee shop and roasting company have grown to occupy the entirety of the spacious and incredibly inviting Horton Building property, which is also a popular venue for private events such as weddings, concerts, and more.

The image of a tin cup for us dates back to the birth of our nation in the 1700s. The colonists dumped their tea into the harbor and coffee was a symbol of the new patriotism and desire for independence. Patriots met, debated and planned in the coffee houses of the day. Patriots, soldiers, cowboys and explorers drank their coffee by the fire from a tin cup as our nation grew up through the 1800s. The open exchange of ideas has been fueled by coffee in coffee houses and around campfires for hundreds of years in our great nation. 

"A tin cup full to the brim with camaraderie and overflowing with the spirit of charity and serving the common good, that is what our name symbolizes.."

- Tin Cup Coffee Owner, Ned Horton

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