Crisp toffee apple and rounded milk chocolate dominate with balanced stone fruits. On our quest to find a great small farmer in Guatemala with the help of exporter, Stephany Davila, we met the wonderful Marlon Del Valle and family. They’ve been tending to their outstanding crops for over 25 years. We paid 73% above the fair trade price for this coffee. Learn why here. When the Del Valle family matriarch and legendary pillar of El Valle’s coffee production, María Eugenia passed on ownership of the farm to Marlon, his brother Rudelfi and family, a new generation of coffee farmers was born. Marlon’s commitment to the community and unique agronomic expertise make this coffee something special. While the Del Valle family used to sell cherries to the local market, Marlon and his brother had a dream of building stronger relationships and exporting their coffee internationally. With a lot of effort and great willingness to learn, Marlon Del Valle is now doing so for the very first time. At Rumble, we’re proud to be purchasing all of Marlon’s top-scoring coffee – about half of his total output.
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