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Saint Lucia

Noble-Tree Coffee & Cocoa

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Overview

Noble-Tree is a Saint Lucia producer-roaster-chocolatier sourcing cocoa and coffee directly from local farmers and processing both crops in-house. The operation also runs visitor tours and produces an Espresso & Cappuccino Crunch coffee bar that combines Saint Lucian coffee with the island's fine-flavour cocoa.

Known for

  • Saint Lucia first dedicated coffee roaster
  • vertical integration: grow, process, roast, chocolatier
  • tours of facility
  • Volcanic Blend and Heritage Blend signatures
  • Espresso & Cappuccino Crunch Coffee Bar (proprietary)

Why it matters

Saint Lucia has no other documented dedicated specialty coffee roaster operating on the island. Noble-Tree's vertically-integrated model — grow, process, roast, chocolatier under one roof — anchors what specialty coffee identity Saint Lucia has, alongside its more famous fine-flavour cocoa.

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Saint Lucia
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Café

This roaster operates a café.

Recognitions

  • Saint Lucia among 8 countries classified as fine flavour cocoa producer (World Cocoa Organization, cocoa side)

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