Guatemala La Guitarra Washed
Washed
Cherrybook Index
68Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.67/ozAUD 20.80 for 250g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Huehuetenango, Guatemala, indexed 68 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
No longer available at the roaster
Last verified 146 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
black cherry · papaya juice · fresh sugarcane
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
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
- Huehuetenango, GT
- Producer
- Vides Family
- Farm / Co-op
- La Guitarra
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1750–2100 m
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- AUD 20.80
- Price / oz
- US$1.67/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
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 146 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
68
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 82.0 shrunk to 68.4 = 68.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 84/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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About St Ali
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 84/100
Two Reddit commenters describe strongly positive experiences with St Ali. One says St Ali at Tullamarine is consistently a good stop before traveling somewhere with fewer coffee options. Another visitor to Melbourne calls St Ali easily the best coffeehouse they had visited and their favorite.
Tullamarine cafeMelbourne coffeehouse favorite
Threads cited (2)
- r/espresso · 184↑ · Baristas breakfast at St Ali
Baristas breakfast at St Ali St Ali at Tulla is always a good send off before visiting anywhere that good coffee is comparatively difficult to find.
- r/Coffee · 173↑ · Hi I'm Matt Perger. Ask me anything!
...ican who is currently visiting Melbourne with an eye toward moving here soon. I write about coffee weekly for a newspaper and website back home, and I just visited St. Ali and it is easily the best coffeehouse I've been to - my favorite, anyway. I have three questions: 1) I'm staying in Prahran and wondered if there
On YouTube
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About this coffeeShop tour
How to taste your coffee like a pro + ST. ALi coffee roastery tour in Melbourne
Andy Cooks · 26.4K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
The video provides a tour of the St Ali roastery in Melbourne, showcasing their roasting equipment and explaining their process for maintaining consistency across their coffee blends. It highlights the technical aspects of roasting, including temperature control and the use of silos for blending.
What the reviewer said
From Andy Cooks, discussing Guatemala La Guitarra Washed:
“This one comes from Guatemala. It's a gorgeous, gorgeous coffee.”
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