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Jose Balbino Meza

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Washed

Cherrybook Index

53sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$8.38/oz$92.27 for 312g

Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.

Catalog summary

A washed lot from Olancho, Honduras, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 15 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

nougat · milk chocolate · vanilla toffee

  • 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.

Jose Balbino Meza by Pinewood Coffee Co.
Farm / Co-op
Finca San Juan
Process
Washed
Altitude
1100–1600 m
Harvest
Weight
312g
Bag price
$92.27
Price / oz
$8.38/oz
Brew

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 15 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

53

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 75.0 shrunk to 53.1 = 53.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 100% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
2
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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