San Rafael Tarrazu
WashedMedium-Light66Cherry's Index
Cup profile
caramel · dried fruit · stone fruit · vanilla
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Tarrazu, CR
- Producer
- NKG Ceca S.A.
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1200–1800 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 363g
- Bag price
- $22.75
- Price / oz
- $1.78/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 12 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
66
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
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. 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.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 78/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Renormalized base 74.1 shrunk to 63.9 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 66.
Sensory profile
- Body
- 3
- Balance
- 3
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Barefoot Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100
Barefoot Coffee Roasters is recognized as part of the prominent wave of high-end specialty roasters in the SF Bay Area, known particularly for blends like Redcab and espresso offerings. Users recall their cafe experience and pour-over technique fondly, noting distinct flavor notes, though some discuss the typical challenges of dialing in lighter roasts for straight espresso. Overall, they are remembered as a quality local pioneer among respected peers like Verve and Ritual.
SF Bay Area roasterpopular blends like Redcablight roast profilehigh-end specialty coffee
Threads cited (10)
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- r/Coffee · ↑ · Trying to enhance flavors with pourover brewing method
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Press · Sprudge
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On YouTube
1 video · 1k combined views
1 video covers Barefoot Coffee Roasters from reviewer LivinginOceanCityNJ | Lisa D'Astuto.