Guatemala Las Macadamias #1 CoE Natural Geisha
Cup of Excellence Exotic Natural Winner
NaturalLightSCA cup 91.0
Cherrybook Index
65Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$6.05/ozCAD 109.00 for 360g
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Catalog summary
A natural lot from Huehuetenango, Guatemala, indexed 65 on confident evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Roaster’s notes
rose · violet · jasmine · apricot · lychee · hibiscus
- Fruit
- Floral
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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
- Aguirre family
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca El Injerto (Las Macadamias plot)
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Geisha
- Harvest
- 2025
- Weight
- 360g
- Bag price
- CAD 109.00
- Price / oz
- US$6.05/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
65
Noted
Confident
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 48% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 10% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 68/ 38% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 55/ 52% weightSCA gradeRoaster-published cupping score
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Base weighted score: 63.1 + bonuses = 65
Sensory profile
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 5
- Balance
- 5
- Clean
- 5
Comps & alternatives
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About La Cabra
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 68/100
Three Reddit comments give a mixed-to-positive view of La Cabra. One regular said the coffees were generally wonderful, though some naturals were intense, and reported good results at home. A Santa Rosa taster described a subtle, fresh, tasty cup with sweetness and body. A separate advent-calendar taster found one La Cabra coffee flat and grassy.
generally positive home brewingSanta Rosa sweetness and bodyone flat and grassy cup
Threads cited (3)
- r/Coffee · 20↑ · La Cabra (Nordic light roast)
I have gone to that La Cabra every week since it opened. The coffees have generally been wonderful, although sometimes the naturals are pretty intense. Their coffee development process involves resting the coffee for a long time, much longer than most roasters. I have used their beans at home with good results. If you’
- r/pourover · 10↑ · New La Cabra just dropped
I’m brewing the Santa Rosa right now. Pretty coffee. Fairly subtle like many La Cabra washed but very fresh and tasty. I get a really nice body and sweetness from a high extraction V60 recipe.
- r/Coffee · 7↑ · Advent Calendar Thread
Maybe we can make a linked thread with all the days and coffees? I tried the La Cabra and was disappointed. It was flat and grassy. You made a good decision to wait.
Press · Sprudge
- Project III: A New Collaborative Tasting Experience From Phil & Sebastian, Onyx Coffee Lab, And La Cabra2025-11-05·sprudge
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On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterShop tour
Discovering Copenhagen’s Coffee Culture - April, Coffee Collective, La Cabra, Norange
Kurasu Kyoto · 30.5K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers La Cabra; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
The video documents a visit to La Cabra in Copenhagen during the World of Coffee event. It highlights the shop's atmosphere and features a conversation with head roaster Evangelos.
Inside this video
From Kurasu Kyoto:
“I had a great conversation with Evangelos, the head roaster, in a small but packed location.”
“It was really great to see Tsubasa, our former head barista at Kurasu, now working there.”
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