Out of the past

by Catoosa, Wednesday, May 03, 2023, 10:40 (570 days ago) @ Paul

When I was growing up in Chattanooga in the 1950s there was a coffee company in downtown that produced a brand called Fleetwood. Their factory was right across the street from the barber shop where Dad and I got our haircuts, and the smell of the roasting coffee was mesmerizing, even though at that time I was too young to appreciate the taste. As things usually go, the Fleetwood company was eventually bought out by a big food conglomerate and the brand disappeared from the market.

A few years ago a couple of fellows who were related to the original owners of the company discovered that the rights to the original roast process were available and bought them. The guys set up and began producing Fleetwood by the old, original process, and it is hands down the best tasting coffee I've found. Not easy to find, but worth it. Sitting at the confuser with a cup of it right now.