Nicaragua Los Pinos — Maracaturra — Washed
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
73Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.40/oz$24.00 for 283g
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua, indexed 73 on sparse evidence.
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Roaster’s notes
apple pie · cinnamon · jasmine · clementine
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
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- Origin
- Nueva Segovia, NI
- Producer
- Albir Sotomayor sisters
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca Bethania
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1350–1500 m
- Varietals
- Maragogype,Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 283g
- Bag price
- $24.00
- Price / oz
- $2.40/oz
- Brew
- —
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
73
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 86.7 shrunk to 71.1 + bonuses = 73.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 90/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
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Green coffee from Finca Bethania
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Falcon MicroSeller 87.0
Nicaragua Bethania
Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Natural · Maracaturra · 1,250 to 1,500 m
passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon
US$15.06/lb
at 1 kg
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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.
fruit-forward espressoclean Ethiopian coffeeSeattle cafe drinks
Threads cited (4)
- r/Coffee · 59↑ · Less fruity/acidic coffees?
I just bought some Ethiopian coffee from Anchorhead and, while I can appreciate how clean and tasty the coffee is, I don't think my palette is really ready for that kind of acidic, bright coffee yet. I've just recently got into coffee and I've only had robust, coffee, chocolaty, & caramel notes my whole life. I don't w
- r/Coffee · 40↑ · [Question] Recommendations for espresso coffee with blueberry tasting notes?
Try Anchorhead's Leviathan espresso. Then primary component is an Ethiopia Aricha, which is a black-and-blueberry bomb. The Brazil component mellows it out a bit with some nice milk chocolate notes. It's one of my favourite espressos that I've ever pulled at home.
- r/Coffee · 20↑ · First Moccamaster pot turned out excellent!
...ups brewed on their machines. Today I took delivery of a Moccamaster KB741, and immediately brewed a 6-cup (750ML) batch with 41g of freshly ground coffee from Anchorhead in Seattle. I have to say the results are stellar! I'm sure if I went through every step of making a perfect Chemex I'd have a slightly better cup
- r/Coffee · 4↑ · Has anyone been able to mimic the Honey Bunches of Cold brew and Blueberry Oat coffee from
I’m not usually a fan of flavored milk drinks but Anchorhead does these tastefully.
Press · Sprudge
- Build-Outs Of Summer: Anchorhead Coffee of Seattle, Washington2016-08-12·sprudge
Anchorhead Coffee in Seattle, Washington.
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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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