Holy Smoke Coffee owner Al Nemeth, 66, will roast his final brew June 9.

Nemeth, a talkative character who enjoys interacting with customers who stop by his teepee storefront at the Timberland & Motel Campground (3418 King George Blvd.), said his time operating the business has been a 鈥渓abour of love.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 not a businessman by any stretch of the imagination,鈥� he told Peace Arch News over a cup of his Guatemalan-sourced coffee last Friday.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been OK. I鈥檝e got a good pension that pays most of my bills. This pays for an extra bottle of wine, take the wife out for dinner sometimes.鈥�

He garnered an interest in roasting coffee beans from his father, who roasted his own blend for most of his life.

Nemeth was working a steady union job when he decided to turn his passion into a business.

鈥淲e went on strike, one of the guys on the picket line told me the teepee was for rent, we came and we looked at it,鈥� he said.

For the past 15 years, Nemeth has been stationed at the recognizable teepee 鈥� which replaced a makeshift one in 1995 鈥� for four hours a day, making anywhere from $30 to $100 a shift.

Though he enjoys interacting with his customers, he said 鈥渆nough is enough,鈥� and would like to spend more time with his grandchildren and tackling his bucket-list 鈥� a trip to the pyramids in Egypt.

鈥淲hat I would like to say is this 鈥� to all my hundreds of customers 鈥� thank you. Some of you I haven鈥檛 seen in a long time 鈥� stop on by if you can. I鈥檓 here for another week.鈥�

He said a factor that did not play into his decision to close shop was the of Timberland Motel & Campground.