Guatemala Finca La Bolsa
Complex + Sugary
Black HoneyLight
Cherrybook Index
60sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.76/oz$24.35 for 250g
this lot $2.76$2.39$3.80
Typical band for this profile $2.39 to $3.80 (honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A black Honey lot from Huehuetenango, Guatemala, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts daily · ships in ~1d
Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.
“We roast Monday through Friday each week, so generally, we try and ship coffee within 24 hours from roast whenever possible.” source ↗
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Roaster’s notes
peach · red cherry · brown sugar
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
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
- Huehuetenango, GT
- Producer
- Vides Family
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca La Bolsa
- Process
- Black Honey
- Altitude
- 1600 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- $24.35
- Price / oz
- $2.76/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price contextmodeled
A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.
$2.76/oz
typically $2.39 to $3.80
Where it sits
29 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 83rd percentile of 29 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.
This group broadens origin, roast or selling market to find enough lots. It does not qualify this coffee for a value recommendation.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.20
- Light roast×1.06
- Honey process×1.06
- Other listed varieties×0.97
How this estimate works
A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
60
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 63.3 shrunk to 57.6 + bonuses = 60.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 60/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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About ReAnimator Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
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Threads cited (2)
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- r/Coffee · 3↑ · Trouble dialing in Yirgacheffe [V60]
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On YouTube
Watch the reviews
About this coffeeInterview
Coffee Scene - Episode 35 | Philadelphia, PA - ReAnimator w/ Matt
Coffee Scene
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
An interview and shop tour with Matt from ReAnimator Coffee in Philadelphia. The discussion covers the roaster's humble beginnings in a basement, their philosophy of light roasting to highlight inherent fruit and citrus characteristics, and the growth of the specialty coffee scene in Philly.
What the reviewer said
From Coffee Scene, discussing Guatemala Finca La Bolsa:
“this is a Guatemalan coffee from the Wayway Tenango region. It's called Finca Santiago.”
“this coffee has a lot of really complex citrus flavors, a lot of like clementine.”
Tasting notes mentioned: citrus · clementine
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