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Typica Mejorado - Natural - Hacienda La Papaya

Natural79Cherry's Index
COE 2020#3

Cup profile

apricot · melon · plum

  • Fruit
Typica Mejorado - Natural - Hacienda La Papaya by Hydrangea Coffee
Origin
Loja, EC
Producer
Juan Peña
Farm / Co-op
Hacienda La Papaya
Process
Natural
Altitude
1900–2100 m
Varietals
other
Harvest
—
Weight
247g
Bag price
$25.00
Price / oz
$2.87/oz
Brew
—

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 3 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 3 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

79

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

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

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 15% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 55% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Multi-time Cup of Excellence finalist
    This producer has multiple Cup of Excellence finishes
    +5

Renormalized base 78.8 shrunk to 73.8 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 79.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Hydrangea Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Hydrangea Coffee is recognized by community members as a notable specialty roaster, appearing alongside respected peers like September, B&W, and Heart in discussions of top US roasters. Reviewers highlight their adventurous, fruit-forward offerings and unique processing profiles, such as experimental Colombian naturals with complex fermented and savory notes.

fruit-forward coffeesexperimental processingtop US roaster considerationunique flavor profiles
Threads cited (3)

On YouTube

7 videos · 29k combined views

Reviewers and collaborators describe Hydrangea Coffee as a passion project focused on pushing the boundaries of light roast coffee through heavily processed and experimental beans. Founder Bill works within a shared production space at Coro in Berkeley, California, offering curated subscriptions and specialty offerings. Coverage highlights their dedication to unique fermentation techniques like Koji inoculation, carbonic maceration, and thermal shock to deliver distinct flavor profiles.

Heavily processed and experimental coffeesInnovative fermentation techniquesLight roast community focusShared production space at CoroCurated coffee subscriptions

Coverage from others

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