Guatemala El Buho Washed
Rumble's latest single origin for espresso, this coffee, Guatemala El Buho is complex and structured, featuring clean and sweet fruits, red apple, green grape, and delicious pomegranate!
THE VIDES FAMILY, AND FINCA BROMELIAS
Behold the return of one of our favourites from the Vides Family: our Guatemala El Buho. After love at first sight, we’re head-over-heels again. A small, six-hectare farm, Finca Bromelias sports interesting varietals like Kenya’s SL28 and an heirloom Ethiopian.
Jorge Vides was a doctor and patriarch of the Vides family. In 1958, he bought a piece of land, surrounded by forests, in La Libertad, Huehuetenango. It was here that he founded his family’s very first coffee farm, Finca La Bolsa, planting it out with beautiful Bourbon and Caturra varieties protected by the warm, dry winds from the Tehuantepec plain. Ever since, the wonderful Vides family has been a force to be reckoned with in speciality Guatemalan coffee production. Milling, grading, bagging and preparing their own coffee for export, the family receives the entire FOB price for their product
Image: Vides Family Farm, courtesy of Vides Coffee
Back in 2002, and with little knowledge of just how good their coffee was, general manager Maria Vides and her son Renardo Ovalle decided to submit their coffee to the prestigious Cup of Excellence competition. They did incredibly well, placing second. This international vote of confidence kicked the Vides family into action. They now own multiple coffee farms, all of which produce the same, beautiful quality of coffee for which they are widely known.
Image: Vides Farm, courtesy of Vides Coffee
With a staunch commitment to sustainability, the Vides family integrates environmentally friendly practices and supports local communities by building schools and sharing their rich agronomy knowledge. We’re constantly impressed by just how much Maria and her family invest back into their community.
TRANSPARENCY INFO
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PRICING COMPARISON At Rumble, we're firm believers in paying fair prices to the producers of our coffees. Staying true to the Pledge we signed in 2019 alongside a growing number of roasters around the globe, our aim is to offer you - our valued customer - honest and transparent pricing information so that you can best understand where your money is going. We believe that sustainable prices equal sustainable businesses, and a sustainable future for all as a result. We invite you to join us on our quest for Transparency in the coffee industry, which you can learn more about here. |
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WE PAID F.O.B. (USD POUND)* |
WE PAID F.O.B. (AUD KG) |
FARM GATE (AUD KG) ^ |
MARKET PRICE (AUD KG) |
FAIR TRADE PRICE (AUD KG) |
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$3.83 |
$12.22 |
$11.22 | $5.25 | $5.70 |
PRICING EXPLAINED
*This is the FOB (Free On Board) price: the price paid to the exporter before shipping, and which does not include shipping costs, weight loss (around 17%), storage and other charges. Ultimately, the FOB price represents the $ figure that stays in the coffee's country of origin, benefiting its producer, community, and beyond.
^This is the 'raw' price paid directly to the producer, and paid in the local currency for parchment coffee. The coffee is then milled and sorted before being placed in bags, ready for shipping.
SNAPSHOT
NOTES: Red Apple, Green Grape, Pomegranate
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NAME: El Buho |
ORIGIN: Guatemala |
HARVEST: 2023 |
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REGION: La Libertad - Huehuetenango |
FARM: Finca Bromelias |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH: 5th Year |
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VARIETAL: Caturra and San Ramon |
ALTITUDE: 1750 MASL |
CUPPING SCORE: 86 |
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PRODUCER: Vides Family |
PROCESS: Washed |
LOT SIZE: 138kg |
