CIME CAFÉ TORREFACTEUR

Cime is the ambitious project of Esther and Gregory. The three friends and associates chose this evocative name and the hot-air balloon that represents the brand because they intend to take you on a journey over the mountains and volcanoes whose slopes are ideal for growing coffee. This is Nantes' first artisanal specialty coffee roaster. In this pretty coffee workshop, the beans of prestigious Arabicas are selected with the utmost attention to quality, freshness and respect for producers and the environment. Sacks of green coffee occupy the back of the establishment, coming from Rwanda, Bolivia, Panama, Honduras, Ethiopia, El Salvador... thanks to the shortest possible circuits. And it's the Giesen roaster who roasts the beans in a way that's adapted to each production: the coffee beans gain in volume, lose their moisture, release their aromas... The beans are then left to rest for 24 hours to allow the gases to evaporate. This artisanal roasting process produces coffees of the highest quality, with transparent traceability from producer to cup. The coffees are sold as beans or ground to order, and are also available to catering professionals: Meraki and Arlot Cheng have already adopted them. Each coffee is accompanied by an explanatory sheet to learn more about its identity, profile and origin: for example, Finca El Encino from Honduras seduces with its milky texture and chocolate-hazelnut notes. Or Karambi from Rwanda, whose sweetness underlines its citrus notes. El Salvador's Divina Bourbon, whose natural drying process reveals notes of honey and caramel, will also surprise you. Tasting workshops are organized around the adobe Cupping Table where you can sample the coffee: first observe it, then smell it in its different forms: bean, ground, wet, before breaking it, then tasting it. Attentive to its structure, its density, its bitterness, its sweetness, its finish, we discover coffee in a new light thanks to Cime. A second address opened at 4, rue Santeuil in August 2023.