The Geisha

Name: The Geisha
Brand: Valor Coffee
SKU: valor-the-geisha-colombia
Price: 36.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Colombia Andres Martinez Washed Geisha

Experimental★ 4.5 (2)· not counted

Cherrybook Index

55sparse

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

Price position

$3.27/oz$36.00 for 312g

Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.

Buyers

★ 4.5from 2 on-shop ratings · not counted in the Index

Catalog summary

An experimental lot from Cauca, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

Currently out of stock at the roaster. Subscribe to get an email when it returns.

Cherrybook last checked this listing 126 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

sweet purple grape · raspberry · bergamot · floral complexities

Fruit
Citrus
Floral

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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.

Origin: Cauca, CO
Producer: Andrés Martínez
Farm / Co-op: El Sendero
Process: Experimental
Altitude: —
Varietals: Geisha
Harvest: —
Weight: 312g
Bag price: $36.00
Price / oz: $3.27/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

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 55.4 shrunk to 53.1 + bonuses = 55.

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
50/ 78% weight

Bonuses applied

Sprudge press coverage
This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
+2

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity: 5
Body: 2
Sweetness: 4
Balance: 4
Clean: 4

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On-shop ratings · this coffee

4.5/ 5· 2 public ratings on Valor Coffee’s product page

via okendo

Public aggregate shown on this lot’s page on Valor Coffee’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.

How ratings count toward the Index

To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.

View the product and its ratings on Valor Coffee →Not currently counted in Cherrybook Index · Refreshed Jun 12, 2026

About Valor Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 50/100

One thread author bought Valor Coffee's Tanlines Summer Blend on a whim for bright iced coffee after trying it as a cold brew at one of the roaster's locations. Another thread author mentioned using the same Tanlines Blend for pour-over, noting a minimum 14 days from roast recommendation by the roasters.

Tanlines Summer Blend

Threads cited (2)

r/pourover · 8↑ · Valor Coffee Tanlines Summer Blend
Valor Coffee Tanlines Summer Blend
r/pourover · 3↑ · Coming from espresso drinks, no success getting good cups
…\- Distilled Water w 3rd wave water minerals \- Goosneck kettle from amazon with temperature control \- Light and Medium roast beans. Perc Ethiopian (and 3 other types) or Valor Tanlines Blend (always minimum 14+ from roast as recommended by roasters) I've tried so many recipes from full on regular v60 pours, full imm

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