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Chromatic Coffee

Barolo Aerobic Honey

HoneyMedium77Cherry's Index

Cup profile

black cherry · pear · currant · clove · milk chocolate · nougat

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
Barolo Aerobic Honey by Chromatic Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Mercedes, Ocotepeque
Process
Honey
Altitude
1250–1250 m
Varietals
pacas,obata
Harvest
—
Weight
227g
Bag price
$31.99
Price / oz
$4.00/oz
Brew
—

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

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Roasts to order · ships in ~3d

Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.

“At Chromatic Coffee , we roast fresh to order and ship directly from our roastery and headquarters” source ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing 3 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

77

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.

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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

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

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    95/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    90/ 15% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    82/ 55% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-4

Renormalized base 87.2 shrunk to 80.7 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 77.

Sensory profile

Body
4
Sweetness
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Chromatic Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 82/100

Chromatic Coffee is well-regarded among Bay Area coffee enthusiasts and frequenters of r/Coffee and r/espresso. Users frequently highlight favorites like their Gamut blend and various single-origin offerings, particularly their Ethiopian beans (such as Limu Gera). They are appreciated for fresh roast dates, distinctive bag artwork, and complex flavor profiles that make them a solid local staple.

Bay Area local roasterpopular single origins (Ethiopia)Gamut blendfresh roast datescomplex flavor notes
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On YouTube

4 videos · 20k combined views

Reviewers praise Chromatic Coffee as an exceptional destination in San Jose, highlighting its welcoming, cozy atmosphere and top-tier coffee offerings. Coverage emphasizes standout experimental processing methods, specifically praising offerings like the Barolo Aerobic Honey. Outside commentary underscores the shop as a must-visit location that surpasses typical specialty coffee standards.

San Jose destinationCozy atmosphereBarolo Aerobic HoneyExperimental processingExceptional quality

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