Strong brew: Brothers bring disruptive, creative mindset to coffee startup

Twin brothers David and Duane Hogg, 39, have the Tampa Bay coffee scene abuzz with Hogg Batch Coffee Co. It started as a passion project. But it has become a second career with loads of growth potential, a business model that involves a wide variety of revenue streams and a production process that infuses coffee with alcohol.

Originally from Connecticut, the Hogg brothers moved to the area in the late 2000s for graduate studies at the University of South Florida. Today, they’re both employed in senior digital marketing roles — Duane at JPMorgan Chase & Co., and David at New York Life.