Mayan Harvest Women's Group, Mexico
Cherrybook Index
71Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.26/oz$24.75 for 310g
this lot $2.26$1.60$3.05
Typical band for this profile $1.60 to $3.05 (process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A lot from Chiapas, Mexico, indexed 71 on sparse 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.
Batch roasted weekly · ships in ~2d
Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.
“We roast online orders Monday to Thursday. Orders placed by 12pm will be roasted the following roast day and shipped by the next day.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
milk chocolate · almond · brown sugar
- Cocoa and nut
- 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
- Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia
- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 310g
- Bag price
- $24.75
- Price / oz
- $2.26/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.
$2.26/oz
typically $1.60 to $3.05
Where it sits
61 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock
typical band this lot
Limited listing details: 77th percentile of 61 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted 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×1.10
- Variety not listed×0.96
- Altitude not listed×0.97
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: process, variety, roast level, altitude
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
71
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 82.3 shrunk to 68.5 + bonuses = 71.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 94/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 40/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Comps & alternatives
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Highwire Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 94/100
Two Reddit posts give Highwire Coffee Roasters strongly favorable marks. One home barista said The Core produced an Americano better than Starbucks. Another called the Batak Sumatra the best coffee they had tried and praised its nuance, balance, and smoothness.
The Core AmericanoBatak Sumatrabalance and nuance
Threads cited (2)
- r/espresso · 15↑ · First americano from my rocket. 4 shots to learn. Three shots to dail in the highwire “the
First americano from my rocket. 4 shots to learn. Three shots to dail in the highwire “the core” roast. And it’s better then Starbucks.
- r/Coffee · 6↑ · Best coffee I have ever tried. Ever. What's yours?
I've tried quite a few coffees, from quite a few 3rd wave roasters. Stumptown Guatemala Finca El Injerto - Bourbon, etc.. I recently tried Highwire Coffee Roasters Batak Sumatra, and it is the best coffee I have ever tried. It is so good that I took an hour and a half out of my Saturday to get some fresh beans. It is s
Press · Sprudge
- Budding Bay Area Roasters Get A Boost At Highwire Coffee2015-02-26·sprudge
In the last ten years, the Bay Area has become a mecca for nascent coffee roasters looking to…
On YouTube
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Ground Control Coffee Brewer @ Highwire Coffee Roasters, Oakland, CA
Eli Salomon · 12.8K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Highwire Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
Founders of Highwire Coffee Roasters discuss their adoption of the Ground Control brewer across their cafes, detailing how the vacuum-brewing technology allows precise recipe tuning and consistent extraction for both hot batch brews and iced lattes.
Inside this video
From Eli Salomon:
“Ground Control was one of those things that once we discovered it, we really saw like, wow, this is distinctly different from other equipment on the market.”
“One of the things that I was drawn to with Ground Control is the ability to dial in specific recipes by coffee.”
“The resolution of control is very high in getting the textures and flavors you want out of coffee.”
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