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3 | The Decaf Project - La Virgen – Swiss Water® Decaf

DarkDecaf

Cherrybook Index

46sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

US$2.63/ozEUR 4.00 for 50g

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Catalog summary

This lot, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roaster’s notes

reife feige · brauner zucker · dunkle schokolade

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
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Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.

3 | The Decaf Project - La Virgen – Swiss Water® Decaf by 19grams
Origin
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Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
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Altitude
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Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
50g
Bag price
EUR 4.00
Price / oz
US$2.63/oz
Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

46

Sparse signal

Confidence2 of 7 signals on file

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 23% of the signal universe on file. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 43.5 shrunk to 46.3 = 46.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    50/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    20/ 22% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
2
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
4

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About 19grams

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 50/100

One thread author reports finding a great decaf on the 19grams website, describing it as a light to medium roast with complex, pleasant fruit notes and an orange peel-like aftertaste. Another thread author describes the 19grams advent calendar coffees as boring, noting that they tasted like chocolate, grass, and fermentation, lacked variation, and were easy to overextract with a bitter aftertaste.

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On YouTube

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3 videos

About this coffeeShop tour

CAN A BARISTA MAKE GOOD COFFEE TASTE BAD? @19GRAMS COFFEE BERLIN, GERMANY

Chao Coffee and Tea · 1.6K views on YouTube

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Cherrybook summary of the video

The video features a visit to a 19grams cafe in Berlin, highlighting their focus on specialty coffee sourced from around the world. It showcases their team of international baristas and their commitment to maintaining close relationships with producers.

What the reviewer said

From Chao Coffee and Tea, discussing 3 | The Decaf Project - La Virgen – Swiss Water® Decaf:

“I'm going to order my drink, which is a cortado.”
“So this is, um, what's your name? Holly. Holly, she's from New Zealand and she's a barista here at 19grams.”

Tasting notes mentioned: caramel · strawberry · chocolate

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19grams

US$2.63/oz· EUR 4.00 a bag

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