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Araku Coffee

High Altitude

Anaerobic NaturalMedium★ 5.0 (1)
High Altitude by Araku Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Altitude
1155–1329 m
Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
250g
Bag price
INR 940.00
Price / oz
$1.11/oz
Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

As cupped

rose apple · buttercream cookies · caramel · baker's chocolate

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 7 days ago.

Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

61

Sparse signal

Confidence15% 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 63% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    90/ 67% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    60/ 33% weight

Renormalized base 80.0 shrunk to 61.3 at 38% confidence = 61.

Sensory profileestimated

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Buyer reviews · this coffee

5.0/ 5· 1 review on Araku Coffee’s product page
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Aggregate of star ratings buyers left on this lot’s page on Araku Coffee’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average + count, not the individual reviews; tap through to read what buyers wrote.

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About Araku Coffee

On YouTube

8 videos · 388k combined views

Outside coverage consistently frames Araku Coffee as a social enterprise rather than a traditional roaster. Reviewers emphasize the brand's foundation in the Arakunomics model, which prioritizes the economic empowerment of tribal farmers in the Araku Valley. The brand is recognized for transforming local agricultural practices and enabling farmers to manage their own business operations directly. In urban settings like Bangalore, the roaster is noted for creating community-focused spaces that represent a broader movement toward sustainable and ethical consumption.

Arakunomics sustainable modelTribal farmer ownershipDirect economic empowermentCommunity-focused urban spacesAgricultural transformation in Araku Valley

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