Our
Story.
Six generations of Guatemalan coffee, roasted every Tuesday in Hackney.
Six generations of coffee
My great-great-great-grandfather Manuel Matheu Sinibaldi took a risk to build a future in this new crop called coffee. Manuel pioneered coffee production in the region and became known as the 'grandfather of coffee' in Guatemala.
My parents' story began long before they even knew it. As children, they grew up on neighbouring coffee farms in El Salvador, where their families cultivated coffee side by side for generations.
150 years and six generations later, I founded Rascal during another time of crisis — the pandemic. Before that, I had worked alongside my mother and sister, sourcing green coffee and collaborating with farmers across Guatemala.
Farms
Grown at altitude, under shade, by our family since 1870.
Sister
Alex's mum and sister run Coffee Bird in Guatemala and source premium speciality coffees.
Coffee
Roasted every Tuesday in East London.
Lovers
Arrives at your door within days of roasting.
Finca
Filadelfia,
Antigua
The late 1800s were a challenging time in Guatemala. The production of cochineal, a natural insect dye, was in decline due to industrialisation in Europe. Amid this economic shift, my great-great-great-grandfather, Manuel Matheu Sinibaldi, secured a loan in 1870 to purchase land in Antigua.
Determined to build a future in coffee, he later travelled to London to sell his first crop. As a pioneer in Guatemalan coffee production, he became known as the 'grandfather of coffee' in Guatemala.
Alex
Dalton
Alex grew up in Guatemala and lived around the world. Before Rascal, she sourced green coffee with her mum and sister, working with farmers across the country.
She started roasting in East London during the pandemic.