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Big Island Coffee Roasters

Kona Moon — Dark

DarkSCA cup 94.0★ 4.9 (156)

Cherrybook Index

71Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. High confidence: 4 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$4.21/oz$42.00 for 283g

Typical band for this profile $2.73 to $5.20 (process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; dark roast in stock). Where it sits

Buyers

★ 4.9from 156 on-shop ratings

Catalog summary

A lot from Kona, United States, indexed 71 on confident evidence and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Roasts daily

Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.

“Orders are roasted Sunday-Friday and shipped Monday-Friday.” source ↗

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

dark chocolate · hazelnut · graham cracker cookies · smooth and balanced

  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.

Kona Moon — Dark by Big Island Coffee Roasters
Origin
Kona, US
Producer
—
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
—
Altitude
—
Varietals
—
Harvest
—
Weight
283g
Bag price
$42.00
Price / oz
$4.21/oz
Brew
espresso, immersion, filter

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Price contextmodeled

A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.

$4.21/oz

typically $2.73 to $5.20

Where it sits

129 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; dark roast in stock

typical band this lot

Limited listing details: 99th percentile of 129 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; dark roast in stock right now.

Some variety, process or origin details are missing. This comparison does not qualify the coffee for a value recommendation.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Latin American origin×1.68
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.15
  • Dark roast×0.96
  • Variety not listed×0.96
How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.

Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.

Not listed by the roaster: process, variety, altitude

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

71

Noted

High confidence

Confidence4 of 7 signals on file

Multiple independent source families support this score at full weight.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 63% of the signal universe on file. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, Cherrybook ratings

  • On-shop ratings
    Public product-page ratings; current supported sources only
    98/ 29% weight
  • SCA grade
    Roaster-published cupping score
    70/ 35% weight
  • Coffee Review
    Mean score from coffeereview.com
    70/ 28% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    30/ 8% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-5

Base weighted score: 74.7 + bonuses = 71

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
2
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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On-shop ratings · this coffee

4.9/ 5· 156 public ratings on Big Island Coffee Roasters’s product page
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Public aggregate shown on this lot’s page on Big Island Coffee Roasters’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.

How ratings count toward the Index

To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.

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About Big Island Coffee Roasters

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Meet the roaster on camera

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"World's Greatest" | Big Island Coffee Roasters

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Cherrybook summary of the video

Big Island Coffee Roasters, based in Hilo, Hawaii, focuses on sourcing and roasting exceptional coffees from across the Hawaiian islands. The brand emphasizes direct relationships with local farmers, unique flavor profiles, and sustainability built directly into their business model.

Inside this video

From Big Island Coffee Roasters:

“We wanted to create something that was truly artisanal and that is what launched the journey.”
“The quality has to be there, right? So the quality is got to be there and then the other part for us too is like how unique is this, right?”
“We want to make sure that Hawaii stays wild and beautiful.”

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