Maura Basante
Washed
Cup profile
red apple · blackberry · sweet grapefruit · chocolate finish
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
- Origin
- Narino, CO
- Producer
- Maura Basante
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 2100–2100 m
- Varietals
- castillo
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $24.00
- Price / oz
- $2.00/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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
- 75/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-3Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 73.9 shrunk to 63.8 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 61.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Giv Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Giv Coffee (also referred to as Giv Roasters) was highlighted by a user for offering an Ethiopian coffee with exceptionally strong, natural strawberry notes that left a lasting impression. While the specific offering is no longer available, the mention reflects positively on the roaster's ability to source and roast fruit-forward, vibrant single-origin coffees. No negative feedback or criticisms were present in the discussions.
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