


Small-batch, roast-to-order specialty coffee roaster run by an SCA-certified roaster in Escondido. Sells whole bean coffee online with shipping within California, subscriptions and free local delivery to eligible addresses. Bags are also sold at POP Culture, and you can enjoy Marlette's coffee brewed at Hill Top Winery.
Marlette's Coffee Company began in 2018 with a frying pan, a trash can and a lot of curiosity. The first roasts were barely drinkable, but good enough to keep Marlette and Jesse Vater trying, and roasting became a hobby they shared with family, friends and neighbors. A house fire the day after Christmas 2019 displaced the family, and the pandemic followed a few months later. Through 14 months of rebuilding, coffee stayed a grounding ritual, and the community that showed up for them became the reason for what came next. In 2024 they launched Marlette's Coffee Company in Escondido. Marlette, a former registered nurse with a mathematics degree, is an SCA-certified roaster who trained in Copenhagen under Morten Munchow and has nearly 3,000 roasts behind her. She inspects every roast by hand and checks roast color, and helps customers find coffees they enjoy and brew them with the equipment they have. Jesse, an engineer by day, builds the green coffee sourcing relationships, runs the website and keeps the inventory in order.

Cerrado, Minas Gerais
Natural process
A natural from smallholder farms in Brazil's Cerrado, grown at 1,200 m. Nutty and excellent as drip, with cocoa, almond and vanilla bean.
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Nyabiraba, Kinama Hill
Natural process
A natural Bourbon from Kinama Hill grown at 1,650 m, fruit forward with rich bittersweet depth. Fantastic as espresso.
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Huila
Sugarcane Decaf (EA) process
A sugarcane (EA) decaf from smallholder farms in Huila, with balanced sweetness, a lively finish, honey, green apple and graham cracker.
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Alajuela, Finca El Diamante
Anaerobic, Washed process
An anaerobic Caturra grown by Carlos Fernández Morera at Finca El Diamante. A must for cinnamon lovers, with vanilla and passion fruit.
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Tarrazú, San Diego Mill
Natural process
A natural from Tarrazú smallholders, processed at the San Diego Mill and grown at 1,200 to 1,750 m, with panela, tropical fruit and spice.
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Guji, Shakiso
Natural process
A natural heirloom coffee from Dambi Uddo in Guji, grown at 1,850 to 2,200 m. A wild dry-process espresso pull with berry, floral and lime.
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Western Jimma
Washed process
An organic washed coffee from the Buture Cooperative at 2,200 m, with rounded sweetness, juicy body and a gentle citrus lift.
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Jimma, Gube Muleta
Washed process
An organic washed coffee from the Geruke Cooperative at 2,015 m, with a syrupy body, gentle fruit, vanilla cake and maple syrup.
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A balanced blend of Ethiopia, Nicaragua and West Java, crafted for all roast levels and brew methods, with chocolate, caramel and cherry.
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Cajamarca, Chirinos
Washed process
An organic washed coffee from the Finca Churupampa Cooperative in Cajamarca, grown at 1,500 to 1,750 m, with cocoa and baked apple.
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A full-bodied blend of Nicaragua, Colombia and West Java, with a heavy chocolate body, subtle sweetness and a nutty, pastry finish.
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Aceh Tengah, Sumatra
Wet Hulled process
An organic wet-hulled Gayo coffee from the Koperasi cooperative in Aceh Tengah, with gentle earthy notes, rounded body, brownie and plum.
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Small-batch specialty coffee roaster in Escondido, California, selling rotating single origins and blends online.