Burundi - Busasa
Washed
Cherrybook Index
76Strong
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.00/oz$24.00 for 340g
this lot $2.00$1.34$2.16
Typical band for this profile $1.34 to $2.16 (washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Muyinga, Burundi, indexed 76 on preliminary evidence and priced inside 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
golden kiwi · white peach · sauvignon blanc
- Fruit
- Citrus
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
- Muyinga, BI
- Producer
- Busasa Coffee Washing Station
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1600–1800 m
- Varietals
- Bourbon
- 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 contextmodeled
A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.
$2.00/oz
typically $1.34 to $2.16
Where it sits
207 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock
typical band this lot
42nd percentile of 207 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×0.86
- Washed process×0.96
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.
Not listed by the roaster: roast level
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
76
Strong
Preliminary
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
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. This coffee has 33% 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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 85.4 shrunk to 79.2 + bonuses = 76.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 94/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 80/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 65/ 15% 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
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Gracenote Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 94/100
Two independent Reddit threads give Gracenote Coffee a strongly favorable picture. One commenter called it a favorite coffee stop in the country, while another placed one of its coffees among the best beans they had ever prepared.
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Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 202↑ · Boston is a great coffee town!
Gracenote is one of my favorite spots in the country.
- r/Coffee · 20↑ · Beantown's (Boston) Best Beans
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On YouTube
1 video · 46k combined views
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