There is a new place in town to help put some pep in your step and inject a little caffeine into your blood stream.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar, located next to Transmetropolitan at 1560 Oglethorpe Ave., is in its final stages of opening to the public.

Charlie Mustard, roasting master of Jittery Joe’s for the past 15 years, helped owner Seth Hendershot create the blends for the coffee bar, which will also serve wine and beer.

“It’s a very eclectic and very put-together place,” Mustard said.

Athens residents helped create many of the furnishings for the coffee bar, including a bike rack and railing outside.

Hendershot first started working with coffee at Starbucks in 1995, and then he came to Athens in 1998 for the music scene and got on board with Jittery Joe’s.

He is now the owner and operator of the tasting room at Jittery Joe’s Coffee Roasting Co. off East Broad St.

Hendershot debated a few names for the coffee shop in the beginning.

“I put a thread out on Facebook and was like, ‘Help me name this shop!’” Hendershot said.

The name that came back with the most responses was Hendershot’s, which eventually grew on him.

It was Hendershot’s wife, Jennifer Inglett, who first pointed out the location to him.

“It was her idea, and I just pushed to bring it to life,” Hendershot said.

Hendershot said he enjoys the flexibility of his coffee job, which allows him extra time to spend with his family.

“I saw it as a really great way to make a living,” Hendershot said.

Hendershot met Chris Godfrey, his business partner, through mutual friends.

Godfrey also owns Cutter’s Pub in downtown Athens.

In addition to coffee, Hendershot’s will offer five white wines, four red wines, a sparkling white wine called “New Age” and around 12 beers.

He is working out the specials now, and is planning on appealing to poor college students.

“We will do an eight ounce coffee for a buck,” Hendershot said. “A recession coffee.”

He also wants to do a teacher discount and additional specials early in the week.

There will be two blends of coffee in the shop, including a dark 78 blend and a medium 45 blend.

The dark roast is a Sulawesi, with some characteristics of Sumatra that is spiced with some Indian monsooned coffee, Mustard said.

The medium roast includes a blend of coffee from Ethiopia, Brazil and Panama.

“These are like night and day,” Mustard said.

The coffee bar will feature live music on Fridays and Saturdays, including Hendershot’s band, “The Granfalloons.”

“Wednesday nights, we’re going to eventually get an open mike story slam,” Hendershot said.

They might also hold a poetry or theatre night in the future.

As long as final inspections pass, Hendershot’s will host the grand opening tonight, complete with live music by jazz infused rockers Kenosha Kid.

Even if they are unsuccessful in their attempt at a formal opening, people are welcome to come by, chat with Hendershot, enjoy some live music, and help themselves to some fresh coffee.