Ka'u Yellow Bourbon
WashedMedium-LightSCA cup 95.0★ 5.0 (39)· not counted
Cherrybook Index
74Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$4.51/oz$45.00 for 283g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Buyers
★ 5.0from 39 on-shop ratings · not counted in the Index
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Ka'u, United States, indexed 74 on confident evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Currently out of stock at the roaster. Subscribe to get an email when it returns.
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 ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 106 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
floral · dried peach · cocoa nib · tangerine · silky mouthfeel · wisteria · oak forest · resiny myrrh-like note
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- Cocoa and nut
- Unclassified
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.
- Origin
- Ka'u, US
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Yellow bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 283g
- Bag price
- $45.00
- Price / oz
- $4.51/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
74
Noted
Confident
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 45% 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, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 75/ 49% weightSCA gradeRoaster-published cupping score
- 75/ 40% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 60/ 11% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Base weighted score: 73.3 + bonuses = 74
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 3
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Compare this with three more lots selected from the catalog.
Brew a set side-by-side. The picks vary 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
On-shop ratings · this coffee
5.0/ 5· 39 public ratings on Big Island Coffee Roasters’s product page
via stampedPublic 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%.
View the product and its ratings on Big Island Coffee Roasters →Not currently counted in Cherrybook Index · Refreshed May 24, 2026
About Big Island Coffee Roasters
On YouTube
1 video · 23k combined views
1 video from Big Island Coffee Roasters's own channel.
From Big Island Coffee Roasters