El Salvador | Llano Grande
Natural
Cherrybook Index
81Strong
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.04/oz$18.00 for 250g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Apaneca-Ilamatepec, El Salvador, indexed 81 on preliminary evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Roaster’s notes
peach · blackberry · cinnamon · cocoa · syrupy
- 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.
- Origin
- Apaneca-Ilamatepec, SV
- Producer
- Rafael
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Pacamara
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- $18.00
- Price / oz
- $2.04/oz
- Brew
- —
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
81
Strong
Preliminary
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50; read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 33% 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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 85.9 shrunk to 79.6 + bonuses = 81.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 90/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 88/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Comps & alternatives
Roast it yourself
Green coffee from Rafael
Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Rafael in El Salvador.
Hacea Coffee Source
El Salvador Finca La Fany Pacamara Washed
Apaneca-Ilamatepec, El Salvador
Washed · Pacamara
cocoa, lime blossom, white-chocolate, floral
$9.52/lb
at 500 g
Tasting flight
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Watch on YouTubeWhat the reviewer said
From Black & White Coffee Roasters, discussing El Salvador | Llano Grande:
“It is grown by a pretty magical family known as the Gorito family. This lives 1750 meters above sea level at the tippy top of a farm named Mamacata.”
“Now, the coffee I'm using today is of no exception and is my favorite example of these two magical forces working together. It is a coffee that is grown, pretty naturally, at Mamacata, Panama.”
“Now, before I taste my first sip of espresso, I'll go through tasting notes for espresso. Strawberry, bergamot, blackberry, a medium weight, a slippery texture, as well as a really long, lingering finish that is reminiscent of milk chocolate.”
Tasting notes mentioned: strawberry · bergamot · blackberry · milk chocolate
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