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Eating in Tokyo. Tempura Omakase. Star Bar. Glitch Coffee and Street Food. Part 1
The coffee was spectacular. It was complex and had so many flavor notes to it.
Glitch Coffee & Roasters · Sidama, ETJames Andrews
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File 001 · The specialty coffee index
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Standouts
No. I
$54.20per ounceNo. II
$1.48per ounceNo. III
89Cherry's IndexNo. IV
2,850 mabove sea levelNo. V98SCA cup scoreNo. VI
Pacaonly lot in the catalogNo. VII11buy clicksNo. VIII
42viewsNo. IX
6comparisons
The biggest splurge
Most expensive coffee
$54.20per ounceEsmeralda Cabaña Reserve Geisha Natural
Punching above its price
Best value
$1.48per ounceAlter Ego
Top of the index
Highest Cherry's Index
89Cherry's IndexWilton Benitez - Ultrasonic SL28
Grown closest to the sky
Highest-altitude coffee
2,850 mabove sea levelEl Turpial Geisha — Washed
Textbook perfect
Highest cup score
98SCA cup scoreEsmeralda Cabaña Reserve Geisha Natural
One of a kind
Rarest variety
Pacaonly lot in the catalogGuatemala - La Armonia Hermosa Washed
Headed for the cart
Most clicked to buy
11buy clicksGuatemala - La Armonia Hermosa Washed
What everyone's reading
Most-viewed coffee
42viewsDecaf ASPROTimaná
The hardest choice
Most-compared coffee
6comparisonsColombia Finca El Jardin Gesha
From the critics
What people are saying
79
78On YouTube
How to Use a Phin Filter with Sahra Nguyen (Nguyen Coffee Supply)
It kind of looks like a wet brownie. Oh yeah, it's gassy.
Nguyen Coffee Supply · VN88rising
81On YouTube
Cupping With Keba Konte Owner Of Red Bay Coffee
This coffee is our Brazilian Cake Lady from Brazil.
Red Bay Coffee · Mantiqueira de Minas, BRKPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
Restocked this week
Back on the shelf.
89Expect Tepache, Mango Smoothie, and Natural Wine from this anaerobic natural.
Cauca, CO · Anaerobic Natural
LightFermentedMangoWiney+1
COE #1 · 2021
$3.20/oz
87Expect Maraschino Cherry, Banana, and Vanilla from this washed.
Santa Maria de Jesus, GT · Washed
LightCherryBananaVanilla+2
Buyer 4.9 (17)
$1.49/oz
87Washed lot with Peach, Honey, and Hibiscus in the cup.
EC · Washed
LightPeachHoneyHibiscus+1
COE #3 · 2020
$3.45/oz
Editor’s pick
Brazil Guima Estate Nº 303
Rave Coffee · BR · natural
A reliable, high-confidence natural Brazil from the Guima Estate program.
This lot from Guima Estate delivers exactly what a classic Brazilian natural should. It leans into brown sugar and chocolate, with a distinct biscuit finish that holds up well in milk or as a straightforward drip. With consistent praise across buyer ratings and enthusiast communities, this is the kind of reliable, transparent sourcing that justifies a daily driver. It is not trying to reinvent the profile, but it executes the fundamentals with precision.
; Cherry, editor
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Roundup · 2026-05-16
What Jack Simpson drank to win the 2025 WBC
Jack Simpson of Axil Coffee Roasters won the 2025 World Barista Championship in Milan with two coffees: a Papayo from Finca Zarza, Colombia, and a nitrogen-macerated Gesha from Finca Deborah, Panama. Both are still buyable. Plus four other Papayo and Finca Deborah picks from the catalog.
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