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Burundi Muyinga - Natural

Anaerobic Natural / Producer:

Cherrybook Index

69Noted

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

Price position

$2.06/oz$26.00 for 357g

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Catalog summary

An anaerobic Natural / Producer: lot from Muyinga, Burundi, indexed 69 on sparse evidence.

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 134 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

blood orange · rhubarb · spice · clove

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • 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.

Burundi Muyinga - Natural by Anchorhead Coffee
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Anaerobic Natural / Producer:
Altitude
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Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
357g
Bag price
$26.00
Price / oz
$2.06/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

69

Noted

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 79.1 shrunk to 66.8 + bonuses = 69.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    90/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    40/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
3

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About Anchorhead Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100

Four independent Reddit threads give Anchorhead a strongly favorable picture. Drinkers praised a favorite blueberry-forward espresso, tasteful milk drinks, clean and tasty Ethiopian coffee, and stellar brewed results.

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Anchorhead Coffee was founded by two audio engineers who started the company in 2013. The video details their journey from touring to opening a coffee shop and roasting their own coffee in a garage, eventually expanding to multiple locations and a wholesale business.

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