Having grown up on the coffee farm that he now manages, it tracks that Marlon would find himself in his current position; what strays a bit from the norm is that, at 17, he enrolled himself in a coffee training course at SENA (Colombia's nationally-sponsored vocational training program), to develop a foundational knowledge of brewing, green coffee evaluation and sensory analysis. It opened his eyes to the potential in a more qualitative approach to coffee farming, and soon after he began planting more desirable varietals, such as Gesha, Pink Bourbon and Chiroso, while also refining his processing methods. Now 21, he's been at the helm of his family's farm for just two years and in that time has begun producing some truly standout coffees.