Welcome to the September 2025 edition of For the Love of Coffee, a blog about all things coffee exclusively for the employees of Vienna Coffee Company.
Grown by the family of Guatemalan farmer Julio Cuy Xar, in the fertile volcanic soil of Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala. La Armonía Hermosa translates to “The Beautiful Harmony.” This could not be a better name for this wonderful coffee, for indeed, it is a beautiful harmony between the family who plants, nurtures, and harvests the coffee; the local farm that processes, packs, and ships the coffee; and Deeper Roots/Vienna coffee. It is also a beautiful harmony of flavors with this year’s crop featuring notes of Toasted Almond, Peach, and Vanilla.
The dormant volcano Agua towers above the city of Sant Maria de Jesus.
Les Stonham talks with Melvin about the years harvest.
After the coffee cherries are harvested all by hand they are put through a “de-pulping machine” in order to remove the fruit from the coffee seeds inside.
Large tarps are used for drying the coffee, both washed and natural process can be seen on the farm. Both processes require constant turning in order to assure consistent and even drying.
Les and I had the great privilege to jump in and help with the spreading and turning of the coffee cherries.
The entire lot for the year is purchased by Deeper Roots and Vienna Coffee to ensure a fair price for Julio and his family and for the pure enjoyment of our customers.
We are excited to feature this exclusive coffee from our direct-trade partner exclusively for our customers. Be on the lookout for Barista samples coming soon!
Thank you all for everything you do each and every day to make Vienna Coffee such a special place!
Matt