Baixadão
NaturalMedium74Cherry's Index
Cup profile
orange · chocolate torte · almond
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut

- Origin
- Minas Gerais, BR
- Producer
- Helisson Afonso da Silva
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- yellow_bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 400g
- Bag price
- GBP 18.25
- Price / oz
- $1.74/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
From the editors
This lot is no longer available at the roaster.
We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 61 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.
No longer available at the roaster
Last verified 61 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
74
Noted
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.
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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 80/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 78.5 shrunk to 73.5 at 83% confidence = 74.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Square Mile Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100
Square Mile Coffee Roasters is well-regarded and frequently referenced in UK and international specialty coffee discussions. Users commonly cite their brewing guides (such as recommendations for the Clever Dripper and Hario Switch) as reliable standards, and they are recognized as a staple UK roaster. While one user questioned the value and profile excitement relative to price, and another struggled to dial in a gifted bag, the overall sentiment remains positive as a prominent and respected name in the specialty scene, partly owing to co-founder James Hoffmann's industry presence.
well-known UK roasterreliable brew guidesdistinct filter and espresso offeringsjames hoffmann association
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · I tried the underextracted/overextracted side-to-side pourover comparison
- r/pourover · ↑ · What're your controversial opinions when it comes to coffee and coffee gear?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Update: Larger batch of coffee with Hario Switch
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- r/Coffee · ↑ · Larger batch of coffee with Hario Switch
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Filter blends vs Espresso blends + Aeropress
- r/espresso · ↑ · Have I missed any must have UK roasters from my list!
- r/espresso · ↑ · A bean that won’t dial In
- r/Coffee · ↑ · What brew method
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Finding Omni roasts from producers with a filter/espresso divide?
On YouTube
8 videos · 594k combined views
Outside coverage heavily associates Square Mile Coffee Roasters with its co-founders James Hoffmann and Anette Moldvaer, highlighting their deep commitment to rigorous quality control, sensory training, and meticulous roasting. Reviewers and feature videos emphasize the company's London roots, ethical business decisions, and willingness to relocate rather than compromise team earnings or pricing standards due to landlord pressures. The roastery is portrayed as a foundational institution in the specialty coffee scene, balancing vintage equipment with a constant drive for improvement.
Co-founded by industry icons James Hoffmann and Anette MoldvaerExtensive focus on sensory training and flavor librariesRigorous quality control and vintage Probat roasting equipmentStrong ethical stance against exploitative London real estate costsCommitment to protecting staff earnings and consumer pricing
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