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Proud Mary Coffee

El Salvador | La Guachoca | Bourbon | Natural

Natural79Cherry's Index

Cup profile

dried raspberry · milk chocolate · syrupy

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
El Salvador | La Guachoca | Bourbon | Natural by Proud Mary Coffee
Origin
SV
Producer
Pacas family
Farm / Co-op
La Guachoca
Process
Natural
Altitude
1410–1600 m
Varietals
bourbon
Harvest
—
Weight
268g
Bag price
$22.00
Price / oz
$2.33/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 3 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 3 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

79

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

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. 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.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    90/ 30% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 55% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

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

Renormalized base 84.2 shrunk to 78.3 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 79.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
3
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
3

Flavor wheelestimated

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About Proud Mary Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Proud Mary is widely recognized in the specialty coffee community as a top-tier roaster with locations in Portland and Austin, known for offering an extensive selection of exotic and high-end "deluxe" coffees, including geishas. While they receive high praise for their cafe experiences, exceptional pour-overs, and blends like Ghost Rider, some community members note that their pricing has become quite steep, and a few subscribers have raised recent quality control concerns regarding under-roasted batches. Nonetheless, they are frequently grouped alongside world-renowned roasters and remain a favorite for specialty enthusiasts.

deluxe high-end tiersteep pricing per cupexcellent cafe and pour over experiencesubscription quality feedbackfrequently grouped with top roasters
Threads cited (10)

On YouTube

8 videos · 22k combined views

Reviewers and media coverage present Proud Mary Coffee as an ambitious, boundary pushing specialty roaster with operations in locations like Austin. Outside coverage emphasizes their commitment to rare, ultra high end coffee auctions and unique brewing formats, including hundred dollar cups. Reviewers also highlight founder Nolan Hirte and the brand's heavy focus on staff education, customer hospitality, and interactive cafe experiences.

Ultra high end auction offeringsInnovative cafe experiencesCustomer education focusHospitality driven cultureSpecialized coffee freezers

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