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Hydrangea Coffee

Gesha - Letty Bermudez - Finca El Paraiso

Experimental

Cherrybook Index

61sparse

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

Price position

$5.75/oz$46.00 for 227g

Typical band for this profile $5.51 to $8.80. Where it sits

Catalog summary

An experimental lot from Cauca, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Price and availability set by the roaster.

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 today.

Roaster’s notes

white peach · jasmine milk tea · dried rose

  • Fruit
  • 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 - Letty Bermudez - Finca El Paraiso by Hydrangea Coffee
Origin
Cauca, CO
Farm / Co-op
—
Altitude
1930 m
Varietals
Geisha
Harvest
—
Weight
227g
Bag price
$46.00
Price / oz
$5.75/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.

$5.75/oz

typically $5.51 to $8.80

Where it sits

typical band this lot

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Gesha variety×1.73
  • Experimental process×1.30
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.26
  • Colombia origin×1.04

At 227 g, this bag runs about 3% more per ounce than a typical 288 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.

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.

Not listed by the roaster: roast level

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

61

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 74.7 shrunk to 64.2 + bonuses = 61.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    76/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-3

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
5
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
5
Clean
5

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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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About this coffee

Hydrangea Coffee Review (Berkeley, CA)- Double Fermentation Thermal Shock Colombia Letty Bermudez

Coffee Reviews · 2.6K views on YouTube

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What the reviewer said

From Coffee Reviews, discussing Gesha - Letty Bermudez - Finca El Paraiso:

“the Letty Bermudez finished first place in our top 10 coffees of 2021 list”
“it is one of the most discussed coffees over the last couple of years, as it is a coffee I've described as being one of the biggest game changers and transcendent coffees we have ever experienced”

Tasting notes mentioned: peach · floral · jasmine · citrus

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