Colombia José Joaquin Bolaños Gesha | Copa de Oro '25
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
72Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$5.50/oz$44.00 for 227g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Huila, Colombia, indexed 72 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Roaster’s notes
honeydew · jasmine · white grape
- 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
- Huila, CO
- Producer
- Jose Joaquin Bolaños
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca Villa Sofia
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1780–2100 m
- Varietals
- Geisha
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 227g
- Bag price
- $44.00
- Price / oz
- $5.50/oz
- Brew
- —
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
72
Noted
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 88.6 shrunk to 72.2 = 72.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 91/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 5
- Clean
- 5
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About Small Planes Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 91/100
Two Reddit posts praise Small Planes. One calls a roast excellent; another describes Arboretum espresso as extremely syrupy and sweet and says it prompted a bag purchase.
excellent roastsweet espresso
Threads cited (2)
- r/espresso · 8↑ · First Niche pull. Excellent roast from Small Planes
First Niche pull. Excellent roast from Small Planes
- r/Coffee · 3↑ · Peregrine coffee in DC has switched entirely to Small Planes roaster. No longer serving co
Just an FYI because I was continuing my coffee/tea tour of DC today based on some old posts on /r/coffee reccing places. I enjoyed the Small Planes Arboretum espresso blend. Extremely syrupy and sweet. Bought a bag for home use. Next on my list is Swings. They distribute in Baltimore so their 4 Mile espresso is my main