Guatemala, Ixlama
Single Origin Staple
WashedMedium
Cherrybook Index
49sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.83/oz$21.90 for 340g
this lot $1.83$1.62$2.60
Typical band for this profile $1.62 to $2.60 (Guatemala washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; medium roast in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Huehuetenango, Guatemala, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts daily · ships in ~1d
Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.
“We roast and ship Monday-Thursday. Orders are usually fulfilled the production day after they are placed” source ↗
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
chocolate · apple · caramel
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
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.

- Origin
- Huehuetenango, GT
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1524–1830 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $21.90
- Price / oz
- $1.83/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price contextmodeled
A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.
$1.83/oz
typically $1.62 to $2.60
Where it sits
17 Guatemala washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; medium roast in stock
typical band this lot
47th percentile of 17 Guatemala washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; medium roast in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Washed process×0.95
- Other listed varieties×0.96
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.03
At 340 g, this bag runs about 2% less per ounce than a typical 287 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.
How this estimate works
A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
49
Sparse signal
Confidence1 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 5% 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 88% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 65.0 shrunk to 51.9 + bonuses = 49.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 65/ 100% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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