Burundi Mikuba Hill
HoneyLight70Cherry's Index
Cup profile
green apple · baking spices · persimmon · black tea
- Origin
- Butanyerera, BI
- Producer
- Long Miles Coffee Project
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Honey
- Altitude
- 1900–2100 m
- Varietals
- bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 227g
- Bag price
- $23.95
- Price / oz
- $2.99/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
70
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
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. 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.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 80/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +5Multi-time Cup of Excellence finalistThis producer has multiple Cup of Excellence finishes
Renormalized base 76.7 shrunk to 65.4 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 70.
Sensory profileestimated
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Small Planes Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100
Small Planes Coffee is viewed positively by the community, particularly for their espresso offerings. Users have specifically praised their 'Arboretum' blend for being syrupy and sweet, and the roaster is noted for being a quality choice in the DC area, including being selected as a primary roaster for local cafes. There is no evidence of negative sentiment or quality issues in the provided threads.
excellent espresso blendssyrupy and sweet flavor profileswell-regarded in DC coffee sceneconsistent quality