Altura - Veracruz, Mexico
NaturalMedium-Light71Cherry's Index
Cup profile
grandma's strawberry candies
- Origin
- Veracruz, MX
- Producer
- Givette Perez and Ernesto Perez
- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
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- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 308g
- Bag price
- $25.00
- Price / oz
- $2.30/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
71
Noted
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
- 90/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 75/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 45/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 75.0 shrunk to 70.6 at 83% confidence = 71.
Sensory profileestimated
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Mother Tongue Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Mother Tongue Coffee is recognized within the specialty coffee community as a reputable roaster, often mentioned alongside other well-regarded names in the industry. Users include them in lists of their preferred roasters for espresso, and their products are occasionally featured in casual posts alongside other high-quality local goods. There is no evidence of negative feedback or criticism regarding their beans or service.
frequently mentioned with other specialty roasterspopular for espresso brewingpositive community presence
Threads cited (7)
- r/espresso · ↑ · Got beans from Italy, how do I pull it to taste just like the ones you drink there (long s
- r/espresso · ↑ · Oakland Breakfast
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Most important standard works on coffee in various languages
- r/pourover · ↑ · Recommendations for roasters specializing in the more developed end of light?
- r/espresso · ↑ · Please your opinion about nanopresso
- r/espresso · ↑ · Help me with espresso compass
- r/espresso · ↑ · Looking for help with my first try at some beans from El Salvador.
On YouTube
3 videos · 12k combined views
Outside coverage highlights Mother Tongue Coffee through the expertise of its founder, Jen Apodaca. Reviewers recognize her as a highly accomplished industry figure, specifically noting her background as a Cup Tasting Champion. The roaster is associated with professional-grade coffee knowledge and a commitment to industry advocacy through initiatives like #shestheroaster.
Founder expertise as a Cup Tasting ChampionStrong association with the #shestheroaster initiativeFocus on technical brewing precisionReputation for industry leadership