Every September 15, Guatemala celebrates its Independence Day—a day to honor the country's history, culture, communities, and traditions.
Here at Nossa Familia Coffee, it's also an opportunity to celebrate a country that has become an important part of our coffee story.
Our connection to Guatemala goes beyond simply sourcing great coffee. It's rooted in relationships with farmers and communities, visits to coffee-growing regions, and a shared appreciation for the care that goes into producing every cup.
This Guatemalan Independence Day, we're raising a cup to Guatemala and taking a closer look at one of the coffees that connects us to this remarkable origin: Finca San Jerónimo Miramar, from the beautiful Atitlán region.
[IMAGE — Guatemala / Finca San Jerónimo Miramar 2026 landscape]
Celebrating Guatemalan Independence Day
On September 15, Guatemala celebrates the anniversary of Central America's declaration of independence from Spain in 1821.
Today, Guatemalan Independence Day is an opportunity to celebrate the country's history, identity, and culture.
For us, it's also a fitting moment to recognize something we get to experience throughout the year: Guatemala's extraordinary coffee-growing culture and the people behind it.
Coffee isn't simply an agricultural product here. It is closely connected to generations of families and communities across the country.
To learn more about Guatemala and its coffee-producing regions, explore the resources from Anacafé, Guatemala's National Coffee Association.
What Makes Guatemalan Coffee Special?
IMAGE — Guatemala / Finca San Jerónimo Miramar 2026
Guatemala is home to dramatically different landscapes—from volcanic regions and valleys to high-elevation mountains—and that diversity is reflected in its coffee.
Different altitudes, soils, microclimates, varieties, and processing methods can create remarkably different experiences in the cup.
Anacafé identifies eight distinct coffee regions across Guatemala, each with its own growing conditions and cup characteristics.
One of those regions is Atitlán, home to the coffee we're highlighting for Guatemalan Independence Day.
Surrounded by an extraordinary volcanic landscape, the region offers growing conditions that have helped make Guatemalan coffee recognized around the world.
But understanding a coffee means looking beyond its country of origin.
It means getting to know where it was grown, how it was processed, and—most importantly—the people who grew it.
That's an important part of how we approach sourcing at Nossa Familia. You can learn more about our philosophy in What Does It Mean to Be a Farm-Direct Coffee Roaster?
Meet Finca San Jerónimo Miramar
[IMAGE — Finca San Jerónimo Miramar]
Nestled in Guatemala's Atitlán region, Finca San Jerónimo Miramar is an ecologically diverse farm where coffee is part of a much larger agricultural ecosystem.
There's even a research lab on the farm dedicated to exploring natural methods of reducing fungi and pests in coffee.
Taste Guatemala: Finca San Jerónimo Miramar
[PRODUCT IMAGE — Guatemala – Finca San Jerónimo Miramar]
So what does all of this taste like?
Our Guatemala – Finca San Jerónimo Miramar is a light roast with a delicate combination of sweetness, creaminess, and floral character.
Look for notes of:
Brown sugar. Fresh cream. Orange blossom.
The coffee is grown between 1,000 and 1,700 meters above sea level and features the Catuai variety.
Both washed and honey processing are used at the farm, another example of the attention and experimentation that make Finca San Jerónimo Miramar such an interesting coffee origin.
Origin: Guatemala
Region: Atitlán
Farmers: Giorgio and Gina
Varietal: Catuai
Altitude: 1,000–1,700 MASL
Process: Washed, Honey
Roast: Light
Tasting Notes: Brown sugar, fresh cream, orange blossom
Want to learn why processing can make such a difference in the way coffee tastes? Our guide to washed vs. natural coffee processing methods is a great place to continue exploring.
And, of course, the best way to experience this particular piece of Guatemala is in your cup.
From Guatemala to Portland
The journey from a coffee farm in Guatemala to your morning cup in Portland involves countless hands.
Farmers grow and care for the coffee trees. Coffee cherries are harvested and processed. Beans are dried, prepared, transported, roasted, brewed—and eventually enjoyed.
Knowing where our coffee comes from makes that cup even more meaningful.
At Nossa Familia, our relationships with coffee producers are central to who we are. Our own story began with family coffee farms in Brazil, and that connection to farming has shaped the way we've approached relationships with producers in other coffee-growing countries.
Guatemala is part of that story.
When you drink a coffee from Finca San Jerónimo Miramar, you're not simply tasting "Guatemalan coffee." You're experiencing a coffee connected to a specific place, specific people, and generations of work.
Raise a Cup to Guatemala This September 15
Guatemalan Independence Day gives us another reason to celebrate a country and community we're grateful to be connected to through coffee.
This September 15, we invite you to experience Guatemala through a cup from Finca San Jerónimo Miramar.
Taste the brown sugar sweetness, fresh cream, and delicate orange blossom notes. Learn a little more about the farm and the people behind your coffee. And take a moment to appreciate just how far those beans traveled before reaching your cup.
Happy Guatemalan Independence Day!
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