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El Salvador — Familia Pacas

Washed

Cherrybook Index

69Noted

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

Price position

$1.36/oz$12.00 for 250g

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Catalog summary

A washed lot from El Salvador, indexed 69 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roaster’s notes

milk chocolate · peanut butter · stewed apple

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
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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.

El Salvador — Familia Pacas by Proud Mary Coffee
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Varietals
Pacas
Harvest
—
Weight
250g
Bag price
$12.00
Price / oz
$1.36/oz
Brew
espresso, 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

69

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 80.8 shrunk to 67.7 + bonuses = 69.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    88/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    55/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

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

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
2
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
4

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About Proud Mary Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 88/100

Two independent Reddit comments give Proud Mary Coffee strongly favorable marks. A Portland customer praised its food and fun coffees and named Ghost Rider a favorite under $20. Another visitor said a Proud Mary coffee had impressed them more than a consistently good local comparison.

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Threads cited (2)
  • r/pourover · 138↑ · Proud Mary’s ATX

    The Proud Mary in Portland has some insanely good food and really fun coffees. They’ve recently cut down on their specialty pour over menu which may just be seasonal. I’ve never seen this much selection of bags and tins here though. Ghost Rider is my favorite sub $20 from them

  • r/Coffee · 60↑ · 50 state coffee needs

    Regarding heart vs proud Mary — I was in Portland not all that long ago and had both. Heart i think has a really high level of consistency but it’s rare that I’m wowed by a coffee (and shot) like I was at Proud Mary. Just my 2c

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Cherrybook summary of the video

This video provides a tour of the Proud Mary Coffee shop in Austin, Texas, highlighting their unique and highly technical coffee brewing setup. The shop features a wall-mounted freezer system for storing multiple coffees, custom-modified grinders, and a specialized dosing system that allows for precise, multi-functional brewing.

Inside this video

From Brian Quan and Proud Mary Coffee:

“It's a freezer mounted on the wall. It can hold 12 different coffees.”
“The fun thing on this one is a custom collar here with millimeter scale. I wasn't a fan of the degrees. I like the millimeters.”
“This is the tightest setup here. Look at that. That is so cool.”

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