Victor Bonilla - Aruzi
WashedMedium
Cherrybook Index
54sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.86/oz$26.00 for 258g
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Huila, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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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 91 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
black cherry · chocolate · date
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
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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.
- Origin
- Huila, CO
- Producer
- Victor Alfonso Bonilla
- Farm / Co-op
- La Chorrera
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1900 m
- Varietals
- Bourbon
- Harvest
- 2025
- Weight
- 258g
- Bag price
- $26.00
- Price / oz
- $2.86/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
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
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 57.6 shrunk to 54.4 = 54.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 50/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Sensory profile
- Acidity
- 2
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Flower Child Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Polarizing· sentiment 50/100
One thread author reports purchasing an Ethiopian Landrace from Flower Child as their first time trying the roaster. Another thread author groups Flower Child alongside Nordic coffee and mentions drinking washed coffees. A third thread author discusses trouble dialing in a Chelbessa Ethiopian coffee from Flower Child after letting it rest for three to four weeks.
Ethiopian LandraceChelbessadialing in
Threads cited (3)
- r/pourover · 16↑ · Mail Day ✉️☕️
Picked up the SEY Harmufo Ethiopian x Fellow Drops coffee, an Ethiopian Landrace from Flower Child (my first time trying FC!) And trying xBloom wave filters for the first time as well, always just have been a Kalita filter guy so trying these out. What coffee are you brewing now? What do you have in the mail that you’r
- r/pourover · 7↑ · Ordered a Pietro and looking for grind settings and seasoning thoughts.
…translation from the zp6. I tend to go on the finer side, about 4.4-4.7 for true ultralight coffee and more in the 5.0-5.4 range for Nordic coffee like Sey and Flower Child. I generally only drink washed coffee. A lot of Ethiopian, SL9, mejorados and gesha for context and go for clarity and flavor separation with a lo
- r/pourover · 3↑ · Flower Child Coffee - Trouble dialing in
Flower Child Coffee - Trouble dialing in
On YouTube
Watch the reviews
About this coffeeBrew guide
Tasting Our Recipes ft. Flower Child Coffee Servio Botina Collab
Brian Quan · 6.5K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
This video features a brewing tutorial and discussion of a collaboration coffee with roaster Flower Child Coffee. The host and the roaster discuss the coffee's flavor profile, the roaster's sourcing philosophy, and the importance of letting coffee rest.
What the reviewer said
From Brian Quan, discussing Victor Bonilla - Aruzi:
“This is Servio Botina. We'll talk a little bit about the coffee because this is the collab coffee.”
“It is washed and it is so expressive. I just think about the color red when I smell this coffee. Red.”
“It's a testament to me that so many roasters want his coffee. It's exciting, it's vibrant, it's Kenya-esque, unlike any other Colombian coffee that I've had.”
Tasting notes mentioned: red fruit acidity · floral · hibiscus · sweet tropical notes
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