Mexico Tenejapa
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
72Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$4.62/oz$37.00 for 227g
this lot $4.62$1.70$3.25
Typical band for this profile $1.70 to $3.25 (Mexico washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Chiapas, Mexico, indexed 72 on sparse evidence and priced above the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
earl grey · orange sorbet · honey
- Citrus
- Floral
- 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
- Chiapas, MX
- Producer
- Agustin Lopez
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1399 m
- Varietals
- Other
- Harvest
- 2026
- Weight
- 227g
- Bag price
- $37.00
- Price / oz
- $4.62/oz
- Brew
- filter
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price contextmodeled
A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.
$4.62/oz
typically $1.70 to $3.25
Where it sits
20 Mexico washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings in stock
typical band this lot
Limited listing details: 99th percentile of 20 Mexico washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings in stock right now.
Some variety, process or origin details are missing. This comparison does not qualify the coffee for a value recommendation.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.09
- Light roast×1.06
- Washed process×0.95
- Variety not listed×0.96
At 227 g, this bag runs about 3% more per ounce than a typical 288 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.
How this estimate works
A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.
Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.
Not listed by the roaster: variety
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 83.6 shrunk to 69.3 + bonuses = 72.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 86/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
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
Press · Sprudge
- George Howell: The Sprudge Twenty Interview2025-11-18·sprudge
An interview with 2025 Sprudge Twenty inductee George Howell.
- 30 Minute Acid Trip: George Howell, Snapchill, And The Quest For Cold Coffee Acidity2024-05-07·sprudge
A closer look at the partnership between Snapchill and George Howell Coffee.
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterShop tour
Inside the Roastery at George Howell (Behind the Scenes Roastery Tour)
Roaster Kat · 5.4K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers George Howell Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video provides a tour of the George Howell Coffee roastery, showcasing their quality control lab, green coffee storage, and roasting equipment, including their Loring S70 roaster. It also highlights their commitment to air quality in the facility, featuring a unique living moss wall for natural CO2 filtration.
Inside this video
From Roaster Kat:
“This is our quality control lab. We have our two QA Q graders here.”
“We have our newest roaster, our Loring S70. We do our full bag batch sizes on that roaster.”
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