Staying grounded

Meet Mohamad Merhi, co-founder and managing partner at Cypher Urban Roastery

Mehri is a stickler for details. From bean sourcing, to the exquisitely handsome packaging, everything at Cypher Urban roastery has to be done to his, very precise, standards. No surprise, then, to discover that Dubai’s coffee aficionados – not short of an exacting standard or two themselves when it comes to coffee – are flocking to him for their java fix…

I’ve always had a natural affinity for coffee. My family have loved it for generations. Some of my fondest memories are listening to my late grandfather, who’d tell us his life story while sipping on a cup of fragrant, freshly brewed Arabic coffee.