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Colombia La Maria Gesha Natural

Natural76Cherry's Index
Colombia La Maria Gesha Natural by Friedhats
Origin
CO
Producer
Farm / Co-op
La Maria
Process
Natural
Altitude
Varietals
geisha
Harvest
Weight
150g
Bag price
EUR 28.00
Price / oz
$6.03/oz
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Cherry's Index

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

76

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence28% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.

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 30% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings, Roaster transparency

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    90/ 36% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    82/ 64% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Renormalized base 84.9 shrunk to 74.4 at 70% confidence + bonuses = 76.

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About Friedhats

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 82/100

Friedhats is recognized as a standout Dutch specialty roaster, praised by community members for offering some of the best value-for-money light roasts in Europe compared to pricier competitors. While one thread features mixed opinions regarding roast styles and flavor profiles—with a few users noting roasty or ashy notes on certain origins—others group them alongside world-class roasters like Tim Wendelboe and recommend their beans for both filter and espresso applications.

good value for moneydutch roasterlight roastsworld-class reputationmixed opinions on roast flavor
Threads cited (5)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

4 videos · 58k combined views

4 videos cover Friedhats from reviewers European Coffee Trip, Ride the Coffee Bean, Tentempié Coffee & Drinks, and others.

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