El Salvador Monte Verde Natural
Natural
Cup profile
thyme · lemon · mixed berry jam · cocoa · cashew
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
- Unclassified
- Origin
- Santa Ana, SV
- Producer
- Rene Contreras
- Farm / Co-op
- Monte Verde
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1450–1450 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $23.50
- Price / oz
- $1.96/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
63
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
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 72/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Renormalized base 72.7 shrunk to 63.0 at 57% confidence = 63.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 3
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Sparrow Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 72/100
Sparrow Coffee is briefly mentioned by users discussing specific offerings like their Ethiopian Dimtu Tero light roast for pour-over, as well as being spotted at their Naperville, Illinois cafe location. The mentions reflect organic engagement with their beans and cafe experience without any critical sentiment. Note that Blue Sparrow Coffee in Denver also appears in the threads, though it is a distinct entity from Sparrow Coffee.
Light roast optionsCafe presenceSingle-origin offerings