Guchienda
Light
Cherrybook Index
54sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.50/oz$30.00 for 340g
this lot $2.50$1.64$3.14
Typical band for this profile $1.64 to $3.14 (process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A lot from Embu, Kenya, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order · ships in ~2d
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“All coffee orders are freshly roasted-to-order, meaning we roast and ship out on the same day.” source ↗
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Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
blackberry · nectarine · cherry
- Fruit
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
- Embu, KE
- Farm / Co-op
- Guchienda
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $30.00
- Price / oz
- $2.50/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price contextmodeled
A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.
$2.50/oz
typically $1.64 to $3.14
Where it sits
62 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
Limited listing details: 90th percentile of 62 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.
Some variety, process or origin details are missing. This comparison does not qualify the coffee for a value recommendation.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Kenya origin×1.07
- Light roast×1.06
- Variety not listed×0.96
- Altitude not listed×0.97
At 340 g, this bag runs about 2% less per ounce than a typical 288 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.
How this estimate works
A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.
Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.
Not listed by the roaster: process, variety, altitude
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
54
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 64.1 shrunk to 58.1 + bonuses = 54.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 68/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 50/ 22% 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
- 4
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Counter Culture Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 68/100
Two independent Reddit threads give Counter Culture a mixed picture. One discussion treated its commercial roast quality as worth the price but also reported poor or boring bags; another used its roasting and profiling as a high-end benchmark.
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Threads cited (2)
- r/roasting · 7↑ · Considering getting into roasting, want some advice
...coffee habit. I've been looking at the Behmor 1600 Plus. Basically, I want to know if I will be able to get roasts as good as what I currently buy from places like Verve, Counter Culture, and Intelligentsia. If I will never get roasts as good as these, then I'd prefer to just continue buying pre-roasted beans. The q
- r/roasting · 4↑ · Best Site for the Highest Quality Green Coffee
...n fact, for being a first time roaster, everything has been really good! I am coming from drinking higher tier roasted coffee such as Onyx Coffee Labs, and Counter Culture, both who use high end roasters, profile for days, and get the perfect roast out of everything they sell. Compare that to me, using an SR540, wit
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This video provides a tour of Counter Culture Coffee's Durham headquarters, showcasing their roasting facility and operations. It highlights their green coffee handling, the use of super sacks for storage, and the automated systems they use for roasting and packaging.
Inside this video
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“Welcome to Counter Culture. This is our Durham headquarters.”
“Every year it looks different, it works different. So let's go take a look at the current state of Counter Culture Coffee in Durham, North Carolina.”
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