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George Howell Coffee

Gaharo Hill, Burundi

WashedLight

Cherrybook Index

72Noted

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

Price position

$2.67/oz$32.00 for 340g

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Catalog summary

A washed lot from Kayanza, Burundi, indexed 72 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 114 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

black currant · brown sugar · dates

  • Fruit
  • 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.

Gaharo Hill, Burundi by George Howell Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
2103–2195 m
Varietals
Bourbon
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$32.00
Price / oz
$2.67/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

72

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 82.5 shrunk to 68.7 + bonuses = 72.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    86/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 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 George Howell Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 86/100

Two independent Reddit comments give George Howell Coffee strongly favorable but limited evidence. One home roaster said matching George Howell's roast quality was extremely difficult. Another said a frozen Borboya retained the coffee's integrity.

roast qualityfrozen Borboya
Threads cited (2)
  • r/roasting · 11↑ · Freezing GREEN !?!

    I've had frozen coffee from friends who roast/home roast as well as George Howell's Borboya. It's definitely possible to keep the integrity of the coffee intact. Vac pack + a freezer that sits at 0F or below that doesn't get opened often is the best way to go.

  • r/roasting · 8↑ · Procuring high-quality green beans

    ...it's not very hard to home roast and get "good coffee". However, my experience is that it is extremely hard to match what you can buy from Verve, George Howell, etc, and that you should not get into roasting with that goal in mind. Equipment vs. Technique, I'll say both. Obviously, if I had the same equipment as Ver

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On YouTube

8 videos · 574k combined views

8 videos cover George Howell Coffee from reviewers How2Heroes, trueimagesphoto, Roaster Kat, and others.

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George Howell Coffee

$2.67/oz· $32.00 a bag

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