Gesha — Anaerobic Washed — Finca La Noria
Anaerobic Washed
Cherrybook Index
65Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$5.87/oz$47.00 for 227g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
An anaerobic Washed lot from Loja, Ecuador, indexed 65 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Batch roasted weekly
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 collect orders throughout the week, up until Saturday at 3PM (PST) and roast them on the weekend. The orders are then shipped out on the following Monday” source ↗
Roaster’s notes
jasmine · passionfruit · peach
- Fruit
- Floral
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
- Loja, EC
- Producer
- Tim Leahy and Bernard Uhe
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca La Noria
- Process
- Anaerobic Washed
- Altitude
- 2000–2270 m
- Varietals
- Geisha
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 227g
- Bag price
- $47.00
- Price / oz
- $5.87/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
65
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 75.8 shrunk to 64.8 = 65.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 76/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Comps & alternatives
Roast it yourself
Green coffee from Finca La Noria
Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Finca La Noria in Ecuador.
Hacea Coffee Source
Ecuador Loja La Noria Gesha Lot 3
Loja, Ecuador
Anaerobic Washed · Geisha
jasmine, grape, stone fruits, cocoa
$52.08/lb
at 500 g · from 100 g
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Hydrangea Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 76/100
Two independent Reddit comments provide favorable but very limited evidence for Hydrangea Coffee. One buyer included Hydrangea in a three-roaster Ethiopian comparison and described the coffees collectively as great, while preferring JBC. Another commenter named Hydrangea as an enduring favorite.
Ethiopian coffee comparisonfavorite-roaster endorsement
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 12↑ · Great Ethiopian Fruit Forwards
I ordered Ethiopian's this month from heart hydrangea and JBC and JBC might be the best of the three. I regularly order great Ethiopian coffees from top roosters and I was pleasantly surprised by JBC. It doesn't get as much buzz on here but when I did a little research they have good roots and great reputation. Some ha
- r/pourover · 9↑ · Top USA roasters to try?
Hydrangea forever
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterInterview
SHOULD you start a Coffee Subscription? Ft. Hydrangea Coffee Roasters
Brian Quan · 6.6K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Hydrangea Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
The video features an interview with Bill, the founder of Hydrangea Coffee Roasters, discussing the launch of his new coffee subscription service. It highlights his philosophy of sourcing unique, high-quality coffees and his goal to provide a curated experience for coffee enthusiasts.
Inside this video
From Brian Quan:
“I run Hydrangea Coffee Roaster. I think it's uh moderately well known in the light roast community now.”
“It's a personal passion project that I do for fun.”
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