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Flower Child Coffee

Busambo - Red Bourbon

WashedLight

Cup profile

candied plum · citrus · quince · loquat · apple · apricot · pink grapefruit · dried fruit · cacao

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Cocoa and nut
Busambo - Red Bourbon by Flower Child Coffee
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
1850–2100 m
Varietals
red_bourbon
Harvest
2025
Weight
258g
Bag price
$26.00
Price / oz
$2.86/oz
Brew
—

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

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Price and availability set by the roaster.

Batch roasted weekly · ships in ~2d

Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.

“Roasts are every Monday. Shipped on Tuesdays. Order by Sunday for next Monday's Roast.” source ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing 12 days ago.

Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

61

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

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. 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.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-3

Renormalized base 73.9 shrunk to 63.8 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 61.

Sensory profile

Acidity
5
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
5

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

Tasting flight

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About Flower Child Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Flower Child Coffee is mentioned alongside elite light-roast specialty roasters like Sey and Prodigal in discussions among enthusiasts exploring high-end beans and subscriptions. One thread also notes Bear Pond's 'Flower Child' beans as offering an appealing, slightly darker roast profile well-suited for espresso setups. Overall, the community treats the roaster as a quality option in the specialty coffee space.

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Threads cited (3)

On YouTube

8 videos · 57k combined views

8 videos cover Flower Child Coffee from reviewers Brian Quan, Fellow, Coffee Reviews.

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