Kona Geisha
2018 Hawaii Grand Champion
Medium-Light
Cherrybook Index
53sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$11.04/oz$44.00 for 113g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A lot from Kona, United States, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
No longer available at the roaster
Last verified 48 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
pomegranate · apple · jasmine · pecan pie
- Fruit
- Floral
- Cocoa and nut
Open the flavor wheel
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
- Kona, US
- Producer
- Stille family
- Farm / Co-op
- Monarch Estate
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Geisha
- Harvest
- 2018
- Weight
- 113g
- Bag price
- $44.00
- Price / oz
- $11.04/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
From the editors
This lot is no longer available at the roaster.
We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 48 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
53
Sparse signal
Confidence1 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 5% 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 88% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 65.0 shrunk to 51.9 + bonuses = 53.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 65/ 100% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Big Island Coffee Roasters
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
From the roasterBrand film
"World's Greatest" | Big Island Coffee Roasters
Big Island Coffee Roasters · 84.9K views on YouTube
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Cherrybook summary of the video
Big Island Coffee Roasters, based in Hilo, Hawaii, focuses on sourcing and roasting exceptional coffees from across the Hawaiian islands. The brand emphasizes direct relationships with local farmers, unique flavor profiles, and sustainability built directly into their business model.
Inside this video
From Big Island Coffee Roasters:
“We wanted to create something that was truly artisanal and that is what launched the journey.”
“The quality has to be there, right? So the quality is got to be there and then the other part for us too is like how unique is this, right?”
“We want to make sure that Hawaii stays wild and beautiful.”
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