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Intelligentsia Coffee

Guatemala José Fernando López

WashedMedium72Noted
Guatemala José Fernando López by Intelligentsia Coffee
Origin
GT
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Varietals
—
Harvest
—
Weight
283g
Bag price
$26.00
Price / oz
$2.60/oz
Brew
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As cupped

blackberry · plum · red grape

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 57 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 57 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

72

Noted

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

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 55% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    45/ 15% 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

Renormalized base 73.5 shrunk to 69.4 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 72.

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About Intelligentsia Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Intelligentsia is widely recognized as a foundational player in the specialty coffee industry. While some discussions focus on their business challenges or shifts in brewing methods at specific locations, they remain a standard benchmark for quality and are frequently grouped with other respected national roasters. Their resources, such as their cupping forms and training programs, are also highly regarded by the home-roasting community.

pioneer of specialty coffeewidely available high-quality beansrespected training and resourcesbenchmark for industry volumeexperimental brewing approaches
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

7 videos · 23538k combined views

Outside coverage consistently identifies Intelligentsia as a pioneer in the direct trade model. Reviewers emphasize the roaster's commitment to building long-term, transparent relationships with producers in Latin America and East Africa. The company is frequently portrayed as a bridge between high-end culinary coffee experiences and broader consumer accessibility. Coverage also highlights their technical focus on seasonality and the meticulous restoration of roasting equipment.

Pioneering direct trade modelEmphasis on coffee seasonalityProducer relationship transparencyCulinary approach to coffeeBoutique quality at scaleVintage equipment restoration

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