Guatemala La Gran Manzana Gesha Washed COE2025 #1
Light
Cherrybook Index
56sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$26.71/ozJPY 7280.00 for 50g
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Catalog summary
A lot from Huehuetenango, Guatemala, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Currently out of stock at the roaster. Subscribe to get an email when it returns.
Cherrybook last checked this listing 29 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
bergamot · fig · citrus
- Fruit
- Citrus
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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
- Huehuetenango, GT
- Producer
- Alejandro Morales
- Farm / Co-op
- La Gran Manzana
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- 2000 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- 2025
- Weight
- 50g
- Bag price
- JPY 7280.00
- Price / oz
- US$26.71/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
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
56
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 60.0 shrunk to 55.8 = 56.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 60/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profile
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 5
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About REC Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 60/100
One thread author reports bringing home REC Coffee's Hakata Blend and a Colombia Granja Paraíso 92 from a Fukuoka coffee haul. Another thread author describes REC as more commercial being a chain store, but notes that it still served pretty good cups.
Hakata BlendColombia Granja Paraíso 92chain storecommercial
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 89↑ · My recent coffee haul from Fukuoka, Japan
…Filter Supply** — Colombia, San Rafael / Yeast Fermentation * **Fake It Coffee** — Honduras / Natural * **Manly Coffee** — Kenya, Kangocho / Washed * **REC COFFEE** — Hakata Blend * **REC COFFEE** — Colombia, Granja Paraíso 92 / Red Bourbon, Inoculated * **Coffee County** — Ethiopia, KURUME / Washed * **Fuglen Coffee*
- r/pourover · 70↑ · Fukuoka Coffee Haul
…eisha ASD) and they used an aeropress instead of filter lmao. Manly, Homachiame, Coffee County and KuromoN all had good vibes, quaint shops and excellent coffee. Rec is more commercial being a chain store but still served p gud cups. I was foolish to not translate Filter Supply’s instagram post announcing their store
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterInterview
【REC COFFEEとトップバリスタ岩瀬由和】カフェトラックから日本を代表するカフェへ
/岩崎泰三 -Coffee Journalist Taizo Iwasaki - · 11.4K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers REC Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video features a visit to the REC Coffee Roastery and cafe in Fukuoka, where the host interviews co-founder and world-champion barista Yoshikazu Iwase. The discussion covers the history of the brand, starting from a cafe truck, and the evolution of their business model, including the transition to a brick-and-mortar roastery and cafe.
Inside this video
From /岩崎泰三 -Coffee Journalist Taizo Iwasaki -:
“REC COFFEEの岩瀬さん。”
“岩瀬さんがこのカフェに立ってるっていうこの激レアなタイミングに泰三はたまたま来たという体になっております。”
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