El Salvador Ariz Family Gesha Natural
Natural
Cherrybook Index
71Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$4.09/oz$24.50 for 170g
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Catalog summary
A natural lot from El Salvador, indexed 71 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Roasts daily
Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.
“We roast to order Monday through Friday. Our coffee ships on the same day it's roasted to make sure you’re enjoying it as fresh as possible.” source ↗
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Roaster’s notes
jammy · earl grey tea · coffee cherry
- Fruit
- Floral
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
- El Salvador
- Producer
- Ariz Family
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Geisha
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 170g
- Bag price
- $24.50
- Price / oz
- $4.09/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
71
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 85.5 shrunk to 70.4 + bonuses = 71.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 94/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 55/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Olympia Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 94/100
Three Reddit posts give Olympia Coffee Roasters exceptionally favorable product feedback. A decaf review ranked Asterisk first and praised its juicy acidity. Other brewers called Morning Sun their best homemade cup and Big Truck the best espresso shot they had tasted.
Asterisk decafMorning Sun French pressBig Truck espresso
Threads cited (3)
- r/Coffee · 461↑ · I drank a lot of decaf (again), so you don't have to: my recommendations
...my mind, definitely drop it in a comment. Sugarcane/Ethyl Acetate decaffinated coffee is still the best, imo. The following list is from favorite to least favorite (i.e. the Olympia is #1). **EA = Ethyle Acetate (sugarcane) process** **SW = Swiss Water process** ------------------------- **Olympia | Asterisk, San Se
- r/Coffee · 43↑ · Made the best cup of coffee in my lifetime today, I understand now.
Today I used medium-dark whole beans from Olympia-Morning Sun with a 5 day old roast date (freshest I have used) in a french press. 31g and 500ml Grind setting on Baratza Encore ESP: 26 Medium Steeped for 4min, then stirred, and removed foam. Let sit for another 5min. Plunge just below surface, but not all the way. Pou
- r/roasting · 2↑ · Espresso blend recipe help
...e difference from mine. I had some store credit from an online vendor and bought a few of their bagged beans. Some I thought was meh, and then I tried this Olympia Big Truck and it is very good (honestly the best shot of espresso I ever had). I dialed in on my machine after a couple of shots. Sweet cherry stone frui
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From the roasterBrand film
Olympia Coffee Roasters - Roaster of the Year
Olympia Coffee · 34.3K views on YouTube
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This video profiles Olympia Coffee Roasters, highlighting their direct-trade sourcing model and their unique 'caramelization' roasting technique. It emphasizes their commitment to quality, community, and building a sustainable, transparent business.
Inside this video
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“We go to the greatest length to work directly with our coffee farmers. We are diligent about building a great company to work for and a great company within our community.”
“We have a roasting technique that we call caramelization. What we do is we focus on caramelizing the inherent sugars within the coffee.”
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