San Francisco, Geisha
Honey dew & caramel, juicy-sweet mouthfeel with a smooth aftertaste.
Washed
Cherrybook Index
61sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
—AUD 0.00 for 250g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from San Marcos, Guatemala, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
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 of our coffee is fresh roasted to order!” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
honey dew · caramel
- Fruit
- 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
- San Marcos, GT
- Producer
- Brol Family
- Farm / Co-op
- San Francisco El Alto
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1400 m
- Varietals
- Geisha
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- AUD 0.00
- Price / oz
- —
- Brew
- filter
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
61
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 75.2 shrunk to 64.5 + bonuses = 61.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 78/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
Comps & alternatives
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Five Senses Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100
Two Reddit contributions provide positive but limited evidence for Five Senses Coffee. One brewer said an Ethiopian mixed-berry coffee produced an exceptional first V60 with striking aroma and flavor, although later cups did not reproduce it. Another commenter recommended Five Senses espresso beans and said their brother-in-law was using and enjoying them.
Ethiopian mixed-berry V60aroma and flavor variabilityespresso-bean recommendation
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 13↑ · Just ordered my first espresso machine...
...grinder? Espresso is not very forgiving with grind. So you will quickly outgrow your grinder. Took me about 6 months before i was good enough that i knew the grinder was holding me back. Five senses beans roasted for espresso will suit you well. These beans are currently what my brother in law is using and he loves
- r/Coffee · 3↑ · Fruity beans lost notes after a few days?
...with my pours being pretty identical every time, since I've been making 1-2 a day for the last six months. The beans are Ethiopian, from a great specialty roaster (Five Senses in Australia) and had been degassed for five days from roast. Any suggestions? I feel like I'm chasing the dragon of the best cup I've ever h
Press · Sprudge
- A Breath Of Fresh Design For Australia’s Five Senses Coffee2023-06-09·sprudge
The new look design of Australia’s Five Senses Coffee.
On YouTube
1 video · 5k combined views
1 video from Five Senses Coffee's own channel.
From Five Senses Coffee