Marvin Alvarado

About This Coffee

This is our first year purchasing coffee from Marvin Alvarado. This 100% Pacas lot deepens our exploration of this unique variety and mountain region. In the cup we find dark berries, green grape, and nectarine. Marvin Alvarado is a second-generation coffee producer who, in 2017, inherited a small but promising 0.7-hectare (~1.7 acres) farm with excellent elevation and a unique microclimate. We were introduced to Marvin’s coffee through our exporting partners at San Vicente, and we look forward to visiting his farm next season. Pacas is a natural mutation of Bourbon from the Bourbon/Typica group mainly found in El Salvador and Honduras. Like other Bourbon mutants, Pacas has a single-gene mutation that causes the plant to grow smaller (dwarfism). Unlike the hybrid varieties, Pacas is very susceptible to disease, making it riskier to grow.