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Honduras La Esmeralda

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Cherrybook Index

75Strong

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$1.83/oz$22.00 for 340g

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Catalog summary

A natural lot from Comayagua, Honduras, indexed 75 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roaster’s notes

white chocolate · twizzlers · strawberry twizzlers · red fruit · marshmallows · cacao

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

Honduras La Esmeralda by PERC Coffee
Producer
—
Farm / Co-op
La Esmeralda
Process
Natural
Altitude
1750 m
Varietals
Caturra,Typica
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$22.00
Price / oz
$1.83/oz
Brew
filter, espresso, immersion

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

75

Strong

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 91.0 shrunk to 73.5 + bonuses = 75.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    94/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Comps & alternatives

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Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name La Esmeralda in Honduras.

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About PERC Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 94/100

Three independent Reddit threads give PERC Coffee a strongly favorable picture. Repeat buyers described its coffees as consistently excellent, praised several specific lots, and said the tasting notes were clear and accurate.

repeat-buyer consistencyclear tasting notesmultiple praised lots
Threads cited (3)
  • r/pourover · 63↑ · This coming months line up courtesy of 8 ounce

    I love Perc! I haven't tried that specific coffee, but I've tried four others and they are consistently excellent

  • r/pourover · 45↑ · Shoutout to PERC

    Big big fan of perc for my daily drivers. I must have bought 5 bags of the benti nenka in the past. I’ll order that papua new guinea and the colombia one this week. Their notes are always sooo salient and spot on. Maybe a bit unidimensional, but I love it for milk based drinks.

  • r/pourover · 15↑ · PERC Benti Nanka is outstanding!

    Perc is outstanding in general. Benti Nenka was awesome. The Colombia Young Producers was unlike any cup I’ve had before. The China was excellent. I’m working my way through the Colombia Los Nogales and then I’m on to the El Salvador Gesha. They recently dropped a few more beans as well. If I didn’t have 5 bags of coff

On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

3 videos

From the roasterBrew guide

How To Make A Flash Brew -- PERC Coffee

PERC Coffee · 4.3K views on YouTube

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This video covers PERC Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

PERC Coffee demonstrates a flash brew method using an iced V60 setup. Tom from PERC guides viewers through grind size adjustments, water-to-ice ratios, and blooming techniques to highlight fruity and floral characteristics in lighter roasts.

Inside this video

From PERC Coffee:

“You want to pick a nice coffee like a Burundi or a natural Ethiopian, something that has a lot of nice floral fruity notes.”
“We want the overall brew time to be the same as a normal pour over even though you're using less water.”

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PERC Coffee

$1.83/oz· $22.00 a bag

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