I became aware of FLUID Coffee Roasters back in January of 2020, when I was ...
The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is known as “The Coffee Belt,” where the sun, climate, and altitude are ideal for coffee growing.
Tropic of Cancer: The latitude approximately 23 degrees north of the Equator (or northernmost point where the sun can be spotted directly overhead). Tropic of Capricorn: The latitude approximately 23 degrees south of the Equator (or southernmost point where the sun can be spotted directly overhead).
Meeting up with City of Saints Head Roaster Jim Osborn recently, two trends, due for some consideration, were top of mind: the widespread celebration of, if not obsession with, acidity; and the bit of condescension sometimes directed at coffee blends. Osborn, sitting in a sunny window at the City of Saints café near Manhattan’s Astor Place, grinned. “You could almost do…
