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Las Virginias — 2026 Cup of Excellence Honduras #4

2026 Cup of Excellence Honduras #4

Anaerobic Washed

Cherrybook Index

52sparse

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

Price position

$61.97/oz$470.00 for 215g

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Catalog summary

An anaerobic Washed lot from Marcala, Honduras, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

mango · rhubarb · rum raisin

  • Fruit
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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.

Las Virginias — 2026 Cup of Excellence Honduras #4 by Prodigal Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Las Virginias
Altitude
—
Varietals
Geisha,Pacamara
Harvest
2026
Weight
215g
Bag price
$470.00
Price / oz
$61.97/oz
Brew
filter

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

52

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 53.9 shrunk to 52.2 + bonuses = 52.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    48/ 78% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-1

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
4
Sweetness
5
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Prodigal Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 48/100

Two independent Reddit contributions give Prodigal Coffee limited and mixed evidence. One home espresso drinker said they regularly bought light roasts including Prodigal and found that longer ratios and lower doses materially improved those coffees. Another found Prodigal inconsistent, with more misses and fewer hits than Sey.

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This video provides a tour of the Prodigal Coffee roastery, highlighting their roasting process, equipment, and green coffee storage. It also touches on their team structure and their approach to sourcing and roasting.

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“We roast fast, so we're six batches an hour at full capacity.”
“We keep all the green that we're going to roast that week out so it comes up to room temp.”

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