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Gesha - Washed - El Burro Lot 17

Washed78Strong
Gesha - Washed - El Burro Lot 17 by Hydrangea Coffee
Farm / Co-op
El Burro Estate
Process
Washed
Altitude
1700–1800 m
Varietals
geisha
Harvest
—
Weight
247g
Bag price
$72.00
Price / oz
$8.26/oz
Brew
—

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

As cupped

white peach · meyer lemon · jasmine

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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 ↗

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Cherry's Index

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

78

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 15% weight

Renormalized base 83.5 shrunk to 77.6 at 83% confidence = 78.

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About Hydrangea Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Hydrangea Coffee is well-regarded within the specialty coffee community, frequently appearing on lists of roasters to try alongside other highly respected names. Users appreciate their unique, experimental, and "fruit-forward" offerings, with some describing their coffees as among the most interesting they have tasted. While discussions sometimes touch on the broader, more opinionated nature of the industry's discourse, Hydrangea itself is consistently viewed as a high-quality roaster worth exploring.

fruit-forward profilesexperimental processinghighly recommended by enthusiastsunique flavor experiencesconsistent shipping quality
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On YouTube

7 videos · 29k combined views

Outside coverage characterizes Hydrangea Coffee as a niche, passion-driven project that has gained significant traction within the light roast community. Reviewers highlight the founder's focus on sourcing unique, high-quality beans for a curated subscription experience. The roastery is noted for its operational setup within a collaborative, multi-use facility in Berkeley that shares space with wine makers and equipment repair services.

Light roast specializationCurated subscription focusFounder-led passion projectCollaborative production environmentNiche community recognition

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