Lot Sixty One Coffee Malta

Overview

Lot Sixty One Coffee Malta is the Maltese franchise of the Amsterdam roastery, brought to Malta by Clayton Xuereb, who also founded the local chapter of the Specialty Coffee Association. It runs a Probat L12 roaster at its Naxxar roastery and a flagship cafe in Valletta opposite the Is-Suq Tal-Belt food market, and has been twice recognized in Europe's Top 50 Coffee Shops list.

Known for

• Malta's first wave of true third-wave specialty cafes
• Probat L12 in-house roastery in Naxxar producing for the Malta market
• Founder Clayton Xuereb founded the Specialty Coffee Association of Malta
• Twice listed in Europe's Top 50 Coffee Shops
• Roasting under license from the original Lot Sixty One in Amsterdam (Adam Craig + Paul Jenner, 2013) — Malta operations are independently roasted

Why it matters

Lot Sixty One Malta brought third-wave specialty coffee to a market dominated by Italian-style espresso and resort F&B, and Clayton Xuereb's parallel work building the Specialty Coffee Association of Malta gave the country an institutional anchor for the next generation of operators.

Production

destoning

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head roaster

Clayton Xuereb (also national SCA founder)

color sorting

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roaster machine

Probat L12

filter equipment

Mahlkönig grinders

cupping frequency

Regular cupping sessions hosted for the public as part of community education

roastery location

Naxxar, Malta

espresso equipment

La Marzocco (Mahlkönig grinder partner)

annual volume tonnes

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Café

Opposite Is-Suq Tal-Belt food market, Valletta (plus other Maltese locations)

Recognitions

• Top 50 Coffee Shops in Europe (twice — exact years not confirmed in sources)

Sources

• https://lot61.com.mt/
• https://www.guidememalta.com/en/the-4-most-delicious-cups-of-coffee-you-ll-try-in-malta
• https://www.mahlkoenig.com/pages/lot-61-coffee-roasters
• https://jamiechancetravels.com/blog/cafes-and-coffee-shops-in-valletta/
• https://www.omgfoodmalta.com/post/best-coffee-shops-in-malta