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Gesha - Natural Lot 26-215 - Janson

Natural Lot 26-215

Anaerobic NaturalDark

Cherrybook Index

66Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$9.37/oz$75.00 for 227g

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Catalog summary

An anaerobic Natural lot from Chiriquí, Panama, indexed 66 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 0 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

yellow peach · white tea · meyer lemon

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Floral
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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.

Gesha - Natural Lot 26-215 - Janson by Hydrangea Coffee
Producer
Janson Kai
Farm / Co-op
Janson Coffee Farm
Altitude
1700 m
Varietals
Geisha
Harvest
2026
Weight
227g
Bag price
$75.00
Price / oz
$9.37/oz
Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 0 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

66

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 78.0 shrunk to 66.1 = 66.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    85/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    76/ 78% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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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
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On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

10 videos

About the roasterInterview

SHOULD you start a Coffee Subscription? Ft. Hydrangea Coffee Roasters

Brian Quan · 6.6K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This 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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