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Guatemala - Los Volcanes - Covadonga - Washed

Guatemala · Washed
Size
$23.0010 oz bag, $2.30/oz

Shipped by Presta Coffee Roasters from Tucson, AZ. Roasted after you order and ships within 2 days, per Presta Coffee Roasters’s own policy. Free shipping on Presta Coffee Roasters orders over $75. Ships to US addresses; shipping and tax are shown at checkout. Shipping and returns

Why this coffee

How is it rated?

75Strong. Cherrybook Index, from 2 independent sources.

  • YouTube reviewers, on the roaster80
  • Reddit, on the roaster78
  • What the roaster discloses75
  • +2Roaster featured by Sprudge

With this little evidence the score is pulled toward a neutral 50; more signals will move it.

Whether we sell a coffee never changes its score. How the Index works

What will it taste like?

Mainly sugar, some fruit, some cocoa.

  • Sugar and spice50%
  • Fruit25%
  • Cocoa and nut25%

The roaster’s notes: cocoa powder, fig, honey, white sugar.

See these notes on the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

How does the price compare?

$2.30an ounce. Similar coffees run $1.75 to $2.79.

What moves the price

  • Roaster brand and sourcing+5%
  • Washed process−4%
  • Single origin+3%

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what coffees with these listed traits sell for per ounce.

Back of the bag

What Presta Coffee Roasters publishes about this coffee.

Farm or co-op
Covadonga
Process
Washed
Altitude
1600 to 1660 m
Bag
283g

The variety and the origin

About Presta Coffee Roasters

The roaster’s page

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100

Two Reddit posts give Presta Coffee Roasters favorable cafe feedback. One Tucson visitor grouped Presta with cafes whose drip coffees were delicious, smooth, clean, and sweet. Another independent visitor called Presta decent.

Tucson drip coffeesmooth clean sweetnessindependent cafe assessment
Threads cited (2)
  • r/Coffee · 57↑ · Trying to develop my third wave palate - not tasting much of a difference between the brew

    ...ng out the local coffee shops, many of which roast specialty coffee and seem to be a part of the third wave movement: Exo Roast Co. Cartel Coffee Lab Presta Coffee Roasters (named best coffee in Arizona for 2019 by Food and Wine Magazine) Each time I’ve visited these shops I’ve tried their daily drip and drink it bl

  • r/Coffee · 4↑ · Specialty Coffee in Arizona?

    It's been over a year since the last AZ coffee post. I'm here on a visit. I won't make it all the way down to Tucson ([Presta](https://www.prestacoffee.com/) is decent) but I'll likely make it to Phoenix. I hear [Cartel](https://www.cartelcoffeelab.com/) used to be good, but my one experience there was so so. [Peixoto]

Press · Sprudge

Meet the roaster on camera

4 videos

About the roasterInterview

Coffee Scene - Episode 1 | Tucson, AZ: Presta w/ Curtis Zimmerman

Coffee Scene · 2.5K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This video covers Presta Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

This video features an interview with the manager of Presta Coffee Roasters, discussing the roaster's community-focused philosophy, their sourcing and roasting process, and the history of how the roaster was founded.

Inside this video

From Coffee Scene:

“I was managing the front of house of Time Market, and the day I quit I came and talked to Curtis and he promised me a job and promised me all the resources and growth that I was willing to take.”
“We really want to be like family, we really want to be community.”

Explore the videos

Across the coverage of Presta Coffee Roasters

Reviewers and coffee channels highlight Presta Coffee Roasters as a community-driven Tucson staple with a strong focus on staff growth and collaborative workplace culture. Outside coverage also features specialty offerings like co-ferment box sets and high-end origins such as Colombian Geisha. Brew guides emphasize experimentation and gentle extraction techniques suited to these distinct microlots.

Community-focused Tucson roaster · Supportive workplace and staff growth · Specialty co-ferment box sets · High-end Colombian Geisha offerings · Experimental brewing guides

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