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Black & White Coffee Roasters

Benjamin Paz - La Salsa SL28

Washed85Strong
Benjamin Paz - La Salsa SL28 by Black & White Coffee Roasters
Producer
Benjamin Paz
Farm / Co-op
La Salsa
Process
Washed
Altitude
1600–1600 m
Varietals
sl28
Harvest
—
Weight
354g
Bag price
$40.00
Price / oz
$3.20/oz
Brew
—

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

As cupped

white flowers · black currant · grapefruit · panela sugar

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Cherry's Index

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

85

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. 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 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    90/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    90/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-1

Renormalized base 87.7 shrunk to 81.1 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 85.

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About Black & White Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100

Black & White is widely regarded as a go-to roaster for enthusiasts seeking experimental, fruit-forward, and co-fermented coffees. Users frequently praise the accuracy of their tasting notes and consider them a benchmark for "funky" light roasts. They are consistently recommended alongside other top-tier roasters in the specialty coffee community.

highly accurate tasting notesspecialty in experimental/co-fermented processesfruit-forward light roastsfrequent repeat purchasesindustry benchmark for funky coffee
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

8 videos · 86k combined views

Outside coverage characterizes Black and White Coffee Roasters as a highly organized and efficient production facility. Reviewers emphasize the roastery's linear workflow and the deliberate integration of green coffee storage with roasting operations. There is a consistent focus on their commitment to maintaining a large, diverse inventory to support constant experimentation and flexibility in their offerings.

Linear production workflowLarge green coffee inventory managementStrategic use of freezing for quality preservationCollaborative front and back of house cultureEmphasis on constant experimentation

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