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Hydrangea Coffee

Finca El Paraiso Gesha

WashedDark

Cherrybook Index

65Noted

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

Price position

$4.25/oz$34.00 for 227g

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Catalog summary

A washed lot from Nariño, Colombia, 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 ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing 64 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

plum · lime · floral

  • 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.

Finca El Paraiso Gesha by Hydrangea Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Finca El Paraiso
Process
Washed
Altitude
1850 m
Varietals
Geisha
Harvest
—
Weight
227g
Bag price
$34.00
Price / oz
$4.25/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 76.9 shrunk to 65.5 = 65.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    76/ 78% weight

Comps & alternatives

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Green coffee from José Ignacio Gómez

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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

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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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