Rio Verde
Anaerobic NaturalMedium
Cherrybook Index
48sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.06/oz$145.00 for 4.4 lb
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Catalog summary
An anaerobic Natural lot from Guerrero, Mexico, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
purple grape · yellow fruit · almond butter · crispy pear · yuzu · nectarine · chardonnay
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
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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
- Guerrero, MX
- Producer
- Herbadera Co-Op
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Anaerobic Natural
- Altitude
- 1550 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 4.4 lb
- Bag price
- $145.00
- Price / oz
- $2.06/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
48
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 = 48.
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
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 3
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
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Inside LA’s Most Aesthetic & Hyped Coffee Shops | The Ultimate Café Tour l Los Angeles, California
Palettes
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Civil Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video features a tour of Civil Coffee in Los Angeles, highlighting their focus on Mexican coffee beans. The shop, run by brothers Alex and Alan, aims to showcase high-quality beans from Mexico and other parts of South America that are often overlooked in the specialty coffee scene.
Inside this video
From Palettes:
“We're just a coffee shop that specializes in South American beans, specifically actually Mexican beans.”
“The whole ethos of the company is two brothers, Alex and Alan, Mexican brothers who lived here in LA and the Valley pretty much all their life.”
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