Guatemala Hunapu
Single Origin
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
74Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.23/oz$26.75 for 340g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Antigua, Guatemala, indexed 74 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 73 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
red apple · lemon · cacao
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
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
- Antigua, GT
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1500–1800 m
- Varietals
- Bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $26.75
- Price / oz
- $2.23/oz
- Brew
- espresso, filter, immersion, cold_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
74
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 86.9 shrunk to 71.2 + bonuses = 74.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 93/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Roast Magazine Roaster of the YearThis roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 3
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Verve Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 93/100
Two Reddit posters strongly praise Verve. One names it among favorite high-quality roasters; another calls Verve 1950 an absolute favorite and says all sampled Verve coffees outperformed the poster's home roasts.
favorite roaster1950 coffee
Threads cited (2)
- r/roasting · 8↑ · Procuring high-quality green beans
I have really started enjoying great coffee over the last year and want to try home roasting. My favorite roasters are Heart, Verve, Intelligentsia, George Howell, Culture, and whoever roasts for Kaffee 1668. Couple of questions: 1. How much quality is sacrificed roasting at home versus what is possible using a large c
- r/roasting · 4↑ · Help me get a better roast out of my Quest M3 with graphs!
...ted burnt/baked with less clarity 2.5/5. https://s4.postimg.org/fc27lwznx/El_Salv_Tashi_Washed_2.jpg During my tasting at the shop, I was lucky to meet Kevin from Verve coffee, and he cupped along with my samples. We cupped 3 Verve coffees. My absolute favorite of the bunch is their 1950. All of the verve coffees we
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterInterview
Verve Coffee Roasters | Colby Barr | Talks at Google
Talks at Google · 3.6K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Verve Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
Colby Barr, co-founder of Verve Coffee Roasters, discusses his journey from growing up on a family farm to starting his own coffee business. He highlights the importance of quality and the influence of his early experiences in the coffee industry, including his time in Santa Cruz and his early relationship with Google as a client.
Inside this video
From Talks at Google:
“Our 1950 blend in fact that we sell, one of our most popular selling blends, was named after the 1950 building at Google.”
“I think it definitely instilled to me these kind of core values that there's something out there that exists for doing great work in food and that there was an opportunity there.”
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