Peru Nueva Alianza Yellow Gesha
WashedMedium-LightNorthscore 75
- Origin
- Cusco, PE
- Producer
- Dwight Aguilar Masias
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1820–1900 m
- Varietals
- geisha
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 1.2 lb
- Bag price
- $40.00
- Price / oz
- $2.08/oz
- Brew
- filter
As cupped
mango · pink apple · grapefruit · rainier cherry · white peach · orange blossom · jasmine · lily of the valley · pineapple · lychee · citrus
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
75
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +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
Renormalized base 85.0 shrunk to 70.1 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 75.
Sensory profile
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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 Wonderstate Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Wonderstate Coffee (formerly Kickapoo) is viewed as a reliable and accessible roaster, particularly within the Midwest. Users appreciate their range, noting they offer both approachable, syrupy medium roasts and well-regarded light roast single origins. They are frequently mentioned as a solid staple in coffee subscriptions and advent boxes, with specific praise for their 'Big Dipper' dark roast and 'Heartstrings' blend.
reliable Midwest roasterapproachable medium roastswell-regarded light roastsformerly Kickapooconsistent subscription staple
Threads cited (10)
- r/espresso · 428↑ · I made an Dial In app
- r/pourover · 119↑ · Might have ordered too much coffee. . .
- r/Coffee · 70↑ · 4:6 Method Appreciation Post
- r/espresso · 47↑ · Stepping out of my comfort zone with some dark roast, Wonderstate Coffee Big Dipper
- r/pourover · 22↑ · Pull & Pour Advent box: whoa
- r/espresso · 16↑ · Two weeks ago we retired our Moka Pot of 10+ years [Beans: Big Dipper from Wonderstate]
- r/pourover · 12↑ · Favorite roasters on the lighter side of light-medium (Nordic adjacent) in the Midwest?
- r/espresso · 11↑ · Morning cortado with Wonderstate’s Heartstrings blend
- r/espresso · 10↑ · Trying something different, Wonderstate Coffee. See comments below
- r/espresso · 7↑ · Your favorite Coffee roasters
Press · Sprudge
- Coffee Design: Wonderstate Coffee Single Origin Flight Tubes2026-04-23·sprudge
The new single origin coffee tubes by Wonderstate Coffee.
- In Good Taste Episode Three: Appropriation In The Coffee Industry2021-03-19·sprudge
Host Ever Meister interviews Wonderstate Coffee co-founder TJ Semanchin and Lester Randall, a tribal chairman of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas.
On YouTube
3 videos · 54k combined views
Wonderstate Coffee has 2 videos on their channel; 1 video comes from outside reviewers (Fellow).
From Wonderstate Coffee