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Guatemala | Ojo de Agua | Bourbon & Caturra | Washed

Washed73Cherry's Index

Cup profile

panela · apricot · peach

  • Fruit
  • Sugar and spice
Guatemala | Ojo de Agua | Bourbon & Caturra | Washed by Proud Mary Coffee
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Varietals
bourbon,caturra
Harvest
—
Weight
268g
Bag price
$25.00
Price / oz
$2.65/oz
Brew
—

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Cherry's Index

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

73

Noted

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
    50/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-4

Renormalized base 81.2 shrunk to 75.8 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 73.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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
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On YouTube

8 videos · 14k combined views

Reviewers and media coverage describe Proud Mary Coffee as an ambitious, high-end specialty roaster known for pushing boundaries through ultra-premium offerings like $100 cups of coffee. Outside coverage highlights founder Nolan Hirte's journey from Australian cafe roots to international multi-continent operations, emphasizing a strong commitment to producer relationships, customer education, and storytelling. The brand is recognized for creating immersive cafe experiences and showcasing rare, auction-level coffees that challenge conventional expectations of cost and quality in specialty coffee.

Pioneers of ultra-premium coffee experiencesDeep producer relationships and origin travelStrong focus on customer education and storytellingEvolution from iconic Australian roots to global presenceInnovative cafe design and unique freezing systems

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