Trottet Guatemala Santa Isabel

Chocolate and fruit aromas
100% Arabica
Strength 6/10
Score 85+

Santa Isabel farm, in the heart of Guatemala

Located in the heart of the Antigua region, the latter is mainly known for its highly volcanic soils and breathtaking horizons. All the protective regions are equipped with natural trees which shade the coffee trees to protect them from drought and thus slow down growth to make them more complex. In the heart of the Santa Isabel Buena Vista farm, the Bourbon variety with the washed treatment is produced. It is between 1,450 and 1,650 meters that everything is played out in the heart of the plantation. Plantation managed by producer Jose Gabriel del Cid Batres, he enjoys producing high quality coffee in the heart of Antigua. The soil is volcanically rich with low humidity, which makes the coffee even more exceptional. The farm has an area of 26.8 hectares, of which 17.5 are used for growing coffee. On site, producers carry out all phases of coffee processing to be 100% independent. The Antigua region has always been successful in the production of coffee, since the land is suitable for growth. It offers high quality beans that have been appreciated for centuries.

What is specialty coffee?

Specialty coffee is a top-of-the-range coffee known as “rare”, with unique characteristics in the world. It is cultivated in the highest altitudes of the world, in family plantations whose objective is the superior quality, signed by a manual harvest in order to guarantee the perfection of the grain. The terroir coffees are carefully sourced for the care taken by the producer, a superior manual and selective harvest, full traceability, a cultivation method and a respected and controlled treatment process.

What is the Score?

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) defines a high standard coffee analysis procedure to assess all the peculiarities of specialty coffee. SCA determines the value of smell, aroma, body, acidity, possible defects. A coffee is rated on a scale of 100, and must obtain a minimum score of 80 points to be able to be determined as "specialty coffee".

Specialty coffee score classes

80+: very good coffees

85+: The excellence of the specialty

88+: The Grand Cru, the Rare

Cafés Trottet

Country: Switzerland

With a solid history since 1947, Cafés Trottet is rooted in the history of artisanal coffee in Geneva. Initially, a simple small roaster in Rue Amat aux Pâquis, today, Cafés Trottet offers the same quality of coffee with the same values from the roasting workshop in Meyrin, still in Geneva.

Much more than an artisan roaster around the corner, Cafés Trottet is committed to roasting coffees by hand from Meyrin's workshop in Geneva. To go further, since 1947, Cafés Trottet has also been committed to sourcing sustainably with 100% Swiss packaging from local partners over the long term.

Cafés Trottet store, produce, roast, condition and package 100% of their coffee from the Meyrin workshop without any intermediary or subcontractor. In their product range, we find coffee beans, ground coffee, coffee in compatible Nespresso® * capsules, coffee in capsules compatible with the Lavazza Espresso Point® * system, ESE 44mm paper pods, all produced by their own care. 'workshop. To complete their products, Cafés Trottet offers a wide range of coffee machines compatible with all the capsule systems offered.

For several years now, Cafés Trottet has been offering its services through their 123Pack platform to other coffee roasters and vendors. They take care of the recipe design, roasting, packaging and packaging 100% Swiss as for their own coffee.