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Equator Coffees

Colombia Jardines del Encanto

Anaerobic WashedMedium-Light

Cherrybook Index

70Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$6.67/oz$40.00 for 170g

Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.

Catalog summary

An anaerobic Washed lot from Quindío, Colombia, indexed 70 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 42 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

black tea · white peach · ginger

  • Fruit
  • 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.

Colombia Jardines del Encanto by Equator Coffees
Farm / Co-op
Jardines del Encanto
Altitude
1951 m
Varietals
Other
Harvest
—
Weight
170g
Bag price
$40.00
Price / oz
$6.67/oz
Brew
filter, espresso

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 42 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

70

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 80.0 shrunk to 67.3 + bonuses = 70.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    80/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Equator Coffees

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100

Three Reddit posters describe Equator coffees ranging from excellent to technique-sensitive. One says Ethiopia Suke Quto produced possibly the best cup they had ever made with a 4:6 Chemex method. Another uses Equator's Ethiopia Sidama Ardi as a positive benchmark. A third initially struggled with Thailand Doi Pangkhon but brewed a good cup after grinding an hour ahead and letting the grounds rest.

Ethiopia Suke QutoEthiopia Sidama ArdiThailand Doi Pangkhon brewing
Threads cited (3)
  • r/Coffee · 36↑ · Tetsu 4:6 in a 3-Cup Chemex Just Blew My Mind

    ...my 3-cup Chemex for which I had no set recipe/method. Today just to change it up, I tried the 3-Cup Chemex again (currently brewing Ethiopian Suke Quto beans from Equator Coffees). First cup was 20 on the Encore, 60g bloom, and one solid pour after. 300g/20g. It was good! Nothing crazy, kinda lacking flavor. But not

  • r/pourover · 11↑ · Orea V3 Early Impressions

    ...med with this particular bean. I can get a serviceable cup out of it with my V60 but it hasn’t been as good as some of the Ethiopians I’ve recently purchased from Black & White or Equator Coffees’ Ethiopia Sidama Ardi. The first cup I made using the Orea provided pulse pour recipe was extremely underwhelming. The co

  • r/Coffee · 7↑ · How do I brew with a high blooming coffee in a V60?

    I have been brewing coffee in a V60 for a while now (getting coffee from a Trade subscription) and I recently got a bag of Thailand Doi Pangkhon from Equator Coffees. I brewed with my preferred 4:6 method and also a method I got from Baratza. With both methods, in the bloom, this coffee swells up like crazy. Both cups.

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

11 videos

From the roasterBrew guide

How to Make Espresso with a Moka Pot

Equator Coffees · 9.4K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This video covers Equator Coffees; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

Devora from Equator Coffees provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to brew coffee using a moka pot. She emphasizes using hot water in the bottom chamber to improve the final cup quality and explains the importance of the coffee-to-water ratio.

Inside this video

From Equator Coffees:

“Moka pot, sometimes called stovetop espresso, uses pressurized water and a very strong coffee to water ratio to make an espresso-like beverage at home.”
“One thing I think you can do to ensure you always get a good cup is start with hot water. This is a place a lot of people can improve their brewing.”

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