Guatemala Rio Ocho Washed
Washed / Washed
Cherrybook Index
67Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$2.19/ozAUD 28.00 for 250g
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Catalog summary
A washed / Washed lot from Huehuetenango,La Libertad, Guatemala, indexed 67 on sparse evidence.
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Roaster’s notes
silky smooth · jammy fruit finish
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
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- Producer
- Vides Family
- Farm / Co-op
- Cuevitas
- Process
- Washed / Washed
- Altitude
- 1750–2100 m
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- AUD 28.00
- Price / oz
- US$2.19/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
67
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 79.9 shrunk to 67.2 = 67.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 84/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profile
- Body
- 4
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