Mt Elgon — Espresso
WashedMedium
Cup profile
prune · red date · plum
- Fruit
- Origin
- Manafwa, UG
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 200g
- Bag price
- SGD 24.00
- Price / oz
- $2.64/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing 4 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
64
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 80/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 70/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 50/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-3Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 70.0 shrunk to 66.5 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 64.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
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 Alchemist Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100
Reddit mentions of the name 'Alchemist' are mostly ambiguous, referring either to a local shop in Denver (Alchemist), a roaster from Singapore (Alchemist Coffee), or specific beans named 'The Alchemist' by European roasters like DAK. Due to the lack of dedicated discussion about a standalone roaster named Alchemist Coffee, sentiment defaults to neutral-positive based on passing mentions.
local cafe recommendationsbean name confusionpourover challenges
Threads cited (7)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Have you ever made yourself a cup that's so good...
- r/pourover · ↑ · I messed up my brew and made some interesting coffee
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Want to try some new single origins/blends, need suggestions!
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Roasteries and Shops in Denver/Boulder?
- r/pourover · ↑ · V60 Pourover being sour, any tips?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Best guide to using a bialetti mini express
- r/pourover · ↑ · Dak Alchemist is my Jam
On YouTube
1 video · 5k combined views
Reviewers describe Alchemist Coffee as an established local roaster with multiple outlets in Singapore. Outside coverage emphasizes their strong presence in the local coffee scene and highlights the striking aesthetic appeal of specific locations like Design Orchard.
Established Singapore roasterMultiple local outletsBeautiful store designDesign Orchard location