Pacamara Yellow & Red
Experimental
Cherrybook Index
65Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$3.10/oz$30.99 for 283g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
An experimental lot from El Salvador, indexed 65 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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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 ↗
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 146 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
grapefruit · hibiscus · lemon · strawberry · nutmeg · cream · raspberry · chocolate
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- 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.
- Origin
- El Salvador
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Experimental
- Altitude
- 1350 m
- Varietals
- Other
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 283g
- Bag price
- $30.99
- Price / oz
- $3.10/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
65
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence2 of 7 signals on file
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. This coffee has 23% 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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 76.9 shrunk to 65.5 = 65.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 76/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Chromatic Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 76/100
Eight independent Reddit threads are strongly positive about Chromatic Coffee with freshness and price caveats. Contributors praised Gamut and a delicious shot, called Chromatic's cups consistent and its batches awesome, and highlighted chocolate, butterscotch, and Ethiopian complexity. One brewer found a day-old Limu Gera acidic and not tasty, and another noted that excellent pour-overs and beans were relatively pricey.
Gamut espresso and flavor notesEthiopian V60 complexity and restingconsistent cups with a price caveat
Threads cited (8)
- r/Coffee · 63↑ · Favorite local Bay Area roasteries and beans?
Right now I'm loving some Verve Street Level (Santa Cruz technically, not Bay), Chromatic Gamut, and some others, but am constantly looking for new roasters to try. I typically prefer a nice comfort blend (think BB Hayes Valley or CC Hologram) but things like Street Level are great too. What are your favorites that I s
- r/Coffee · 17↑ · Struggling to extract fruit flavor from v60
I love Chromatic! Slightly off topic - but could you share what beans you picked up from there?
- r/Coffee · 13↑ · How many days to wait after roast date to brew?
Got some new beans recently at chromatic coffee and realized the roast date on the bag is yesterday. How many days should I wait until its good for v60 pour over? **edit: I should clarify, I tried to brew some of their limu gera beans which were highly recommended, and it was really acidic and not tasty, which was surp
- r/Coffee · 13↑ · Bay Area Coffee Roasters [xPost from r/bayarea]
I've tried only about 2 dozen places off the list and I'd say Saint Frank has the worst pourover in the Bay Area. Now I live in the building next to Chromatic, who has one of the best and most consistent cups of coffee I've had, great beans too, although a bit pricey at $6.24 + tax for pourovers. Also, I was under the.
- r/Coffee · 12↑ · Just used a V60 (size 2) for the first time...
...ect and my extraction times were seriously amateur, but... *I’m blown away by the results!!* I bought this delicious single origin Ethiopian roast (if you’re in the Bay Area, give Chromatic coffee some love) and up until now the only way I could enjoy it was with the Aeropress. So much more complexity using the V60.
- r/espresso · 12↑ · Straight double espresso - Chromatic Jose Maria
Chromatic has some awesome batches.
- r/espresso · 12↑ · A delicious shot with Chromatic Coffee's Gamut
A delicious shot with Chromatic Coffee's Gamut
- r/roasting · 11↑ · Those using heatgun, bread machine/shifter setups. Are you getting the cupping notes?
After tasting some gamut from chromatic coffee as an americano I got incredible chocolate and butterscotch notes as described. But my home roasts have been lack luster at best. I've roasted a variety of beans and wasnt able to get any of the cupping notes (or maybe my palette is just untrained, so far any citrus just t
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About this coffee
Espresso Review: Chromatic Coffee - Gamut Espresso
The Coffee Concierge · 1.1K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeWhat the reviewer said
From The Coffee Concierge, discussing Pacamara Yellow & Red:
“I agree that it was quite delicious. Obviously my expectations were high because she gave it her full endorsement.”
“It was really rich dark chocolate with some berry undertones and a nutty finish.”
“It had an incredible mouthfeel, really syrupy, really just like drinking this drinking chocolate.”
Tasting notes mentioned: dark chocolate · berry undertones · nutty · chocolate · butterscotch
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