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Intelligentsia Coffee

Costa Rica El Congo Geisha

Honey

Cherrybook Index

65Noted

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

Price position

$2.50/oz$30.00 for 340g

Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.

Catalog summary

A honey lot from Tarrazú, Costa Rica, indexed 65 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roasts to order · ships in ~3d

Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.

“signature blends, roasted to order” source ↗

Roaster’s notes

dried apricot · bergamot · honey

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

Costa Rica El Congo Geisha by Intelligentsia Coffee
Farm / Co-op
El Congo
Process
Honey
Altitude
—
Varietals
Geisha
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$30.00
Price / oz
$2.50/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 71.6 shrunk to 62.4 + bonuses = 65.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    72/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
2
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Intelligentsia Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 72/100

Two Reddit contributions give Intelligentsia Coffee a positive but qualified picture. One commenter praised the brews at a Chicago location. A home brewer found older Intelligentsia beans good but slightly ashy when steeped too long.

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Threads cited (2)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

7 videos · 23573k combined views

Intelligentsia Coffee has 3 videos on their channel; 4 videos come from outside reviewers (Team Coco, 12 for 12, Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence), and others).

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