Guatemala Finca Medina Black Honey Special Edition
Black HoneyLight
Cherrybook Index
73Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.33/oz$28.00 for 340g
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Catalog summary
A black Honey lot from Antigua, Guatemala, indexed 73 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 93 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
sweet cherry · lemon · guava · brown sugar · cinnamon · tangerine · grapefruit · floral brightness · syrupy sweetness
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- 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.
- Origin
- Antigua, GT
- Producer
- Finca Medina
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca Medina
- Process
- Black Honey
- Altitude
- 1600 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $28.00
- Price / oz
- $2.33/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
- 4
- Sweetness
- 5
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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About Bellwood Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100
Two independent Reddit threads give Bellwood Coffee a strongly favorable picture. One cafe visitor said Bellwood impressed them, while another called its Rwanda coffee epic and highlighted a pronounced strawberry note.
Atlanta cafeRwanda coffeestrawberry notes
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 72↑ · Vexed by a few popular roasters
Same. I honestly shocked by how good their beans are. I'm temporarily in the ATL and visited one of their cafes. Also, Chrome Yellow and Bellwood have impressed me as well.
- r/pourover · 23↑ · First time trying Kenyan beans
The Rwanda from Bellwood is also epic. I've never tasted such a pronounced strawberry note. I mean, it was almost weird, but also fascinating. Great coffee for sure.
Press · Sprudge
- Build-Outs Of Coffee: Bellwood Coffee In Atlanta, GA2021-07-30·sprudge
Bellwood Coffee in Atlanta, Georgia.
On YouTube
2 videos · 7k combined views
2 videos cover Bellwood Coffee from reviewers WSB-TV, Cozy Time Sweets.