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La Barba Coffee

Rwanda | Ejo Heza

Washed

Cup profile

juicy · lemon-lime · fig

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Sugar and spice
Rwanda | Ejo Heza by La Barba Coffee
Origin
RW
Producer
Farm / Co-op
Process
Washed
Altitude
Varietals
Harvest
Weight
340g
Bag price
$23.00
Price / oz
$1.92/oz
Brew

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 50 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

62

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

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. 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.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    80/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    35/ 22% weight

Renormalized base 70.2 shrunk to 61.6 at 57% confidence = 62.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
2
Sweetness
3
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

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About La Barba Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100

La Barba is widely regarded by the Reddit community as an underrated roaster based in Salt Lake City. Users frequently praise their light roasts, particularly their ability to produce vibrant, fruity, and nuanced profiles like the Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado. While some users find their medium-to-dark roast offerings to be underwhelming or "meh," the consensus is that they are a high-quality roaster that deserves more recognition.

underrated SLC roasterexcellent light roastsvibrant and fruity profilesmedium-dark roasts can be underwhelminglocal favorite
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La Barba Coffee

$1.92/oz· $23/bag

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