Ahuachapan, El Salvador
- Origin
- SV
- Producer
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- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
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- Altitude
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- Varietals
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- Harvest
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- Weight
- 327g
- Bag price
- $22.00
- Price / oz
- $1.91/oz
- Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
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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 31 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
68
Sparse signal
Confidence18% coverage / 1 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 55% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings, Roaster transparency
- 85/ 100% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Renormalized base 85.0 shrunk to 65.8 at 45% confidence + bonuses = 68.
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Highwire Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Highwire Coffee Roasters is well-regarded by the community, particularly for their espresso offerings. Users have praised their "The Core" blend for its consistency and quality, and one user went as far as to call their Batak Sumatra the "best coffee I have ever tried." The roaster is frequently mentioned in the context of high-quality Bay Area coffee, with one user noting they have served them one of the best espresso shots they've ever experienced.
consistent espresso performancewell-regarded Bay Area roasterbalanced dark roastshigh quality for home brewing
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
2 videos · 14k combined views
2 videos cover Highwire Coffee Roasters from reviewers Eli Salomon, Berkeleyside.