Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Portón/5 WX
WashedSCA cup 93.0
Cherrybook Index
60
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.76/ozEUR 150.00 for 250g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Boquete, Panama, not yet indexed (3 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Batch roasted weekly
Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.
“We roast every Saturday and Sunday for fast deliveries to reduce the total shipping time due to the weekend.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 70 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
apple · gardenia · honey · mango · peach · orange · citric
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
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
- Boquete, PA
- Producer
- Peterson family
- Farm / Co-op
- Hacienda La Esmeralda
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1700 m
- Varietals
- Geisha
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- EUR 150.00
- Price / oz
- US$1.76/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
60
Confident
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 48% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 10% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 65/ 52% weightSCA gradeRoaster-published cupping score
- 45/ 38% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Sensory profile
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 5
- Balance
- 5
- Clean
- 5
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Coffea Circulor
Community reputation · Reddit
Polarizing· sentiment 45/100
Coffea Circulor is mentioned among European roasters known for price transparency such as publishing FOB or farm gate prices, and is referenced by a poster as a roaster they have a penchant for. Another thread author questions whether the roaster adds artificial flavoring extracts, noting that an Ethiopia washed process smelled strongly of nougat and a Kenyan natural had a rose-like perfumy quality that felt artificial, with the flavors noted on the exterior of the beans rather than inside.
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Threads cited (4)
- r/pourover · 9↑ · Best roasters to try from Kofio?
…Coffee Roasters (this one is known for me) The naughty dog The Coffee Collective Tim Wendelboe People Possession Father’s Coffee Roastery Friedhats Coffee Doubleshot Coffea Circulor Nordbeans Fiftybeans Beansmith.s Diamond’s Roastery BirdSong Coffee Candycane Coffee Coffeein The Barn HAYB Speciality Coffee Dark Arts C
- r/pourover · 9↑ · Transparent EU roasters
…opean roasters that actually publish their prices (FOB or farm gate), not just “we love our farmers” marketing. Already know Coffee Collective, Tim Wendelboe, Coffea Circulor, and Drop Coffee. Want ones I don’t know yet. Funny thing: I live in Paris, supposedly a “gastronomy capital,” yet the local roasters’ prices ar
- r/pourover · 3↑ · Recommendations in Lisbon
Heading to Lisbon soon and was hoping to get some recommendations for cafes with good pour over offerings. For reference, I do have penchant for roasters like The Picky Chemist, Coffea Circulor, April... hope that's a good gauge.
- r/pourover · 3↑ · Coffea Circulor - are they adding artificial flavoring extracts?
Coffea Circulor - are they adding artificial flavoring extracts?
On YouTube
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