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Speckled Ax

Colombia Santa Barbara Anaerobic Gesha

Washed Anaerobic Gesha

Anaerobic Washed

Cherrybook Index

62sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$2.25/oz$27.00 for 340g

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Catalog summary

An anaerobic Washed lot from Huila, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 73 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

genmaicha · meyer lemon · demerara · Fruit Loops dust

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Floral
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

Colombia Santa Barbara Anaerobic Gesha by Speckled Ax
Origin
Huila, CO
Producer
Jhon Samboni
Farm / Co-op
Finca Santa Barbara
Altitude
2000–2050 m
Varietals
Geisha
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$27.00
Price / oz
$2.25/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

62

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 71.1 shrunk to 62.1 = 62.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    70/ 78% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Speckled Ax

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100

Two Reddit threads are positive about Speckled Ax, with one freshness caveat. A brewer called the Birddog coffee awesome but said its flavor seemed to fade around two and a half weeks after roast. In a Portland discussion, a recent visitor praised the staff and coffee and said the bags tasted as good from their home machine as they had in the shop.

Birddog flavor and freshnessstaff and cafe experienceat-home cup consistency
Threads cited (2)
  • r/pourover · 8↑ · Portland Maine Roaster’s

    Portland Maine Roaster’s Thoughts on Speckled Ax, Tandem coffee, Coffee by Design, any other comments or experiences with them Just had speckled axe last week and took home a couple of bags. Great staff, even better coffee. Strange observation, but it tastes just as good coming out of my machine as it did at the store

  • r/espresso · 3↑ · Beans losing flavor too fast…

    ...ng my Bambino Plus and I continue to aim for 18g in, 36g out in 30 seconds. Using the Saint Anthony PF double basket, single wall. Any ideas? I could swap to the IMS which I haven’t been a huge fan of for fresh beans tbh. Medium roast. This happened with Speckled Ax Birddog (which is awesome btw) and Red Bird Espres

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Speckled Ax

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