Meliponas
WashedMedium-Light76Strong

- Origin
- Loja and Zamora, EC
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1450–1450 m
- Varietals
- bourbon,typica_mejorado,caturra,sachimor
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- $26.00
- Price / oz
- $2.46/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
bing cherry · sangria · raspberry sorbet
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order
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.
“Specialty coffee roasted to order & shipped to your door.” source ↗
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
76
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
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 65/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-1Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 82.0 shrunk to 76.4 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 76.
Sensory profileestimated
Flavor wheel
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks 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
About Coava Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Coava is widely regarded as a top-tier Portland roaster and is frequently recommended by coffee enthusiasts for their consistent quality and excellent flavor profiles. While one user reported a negative experience with a specific batch of espresso, the broader community sentiment remains very positive, with many citing them as a go-to roaster for reliable, high-quality beans. They are often grouped with other highly respected specialty roasters in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
consistently high qualityPortland coffee stapleexcellent flavor profilesreliable medium roastswell-regarded in specialty scene
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Do high level roasters ever just completely botch a batch?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Learning to make coffee hands on, in person, in Portland? But not to become a barista?
- r/pourover · ↑ · Please share your 5 favorite roasters, with a comment for each choice
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Can we talk about Central American coffee? Its Amazing.
- r/espresso · ↑ · Thanks to the bikers at Coava
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Caramelly espresso recomdations.
- r/espresso · ↑ · As a Portlander, Stumptown is not the Best we Have to Offer
- r/pourover · ↑ · Coffee Roaster Recommendations
- r/pourover · ↑ · Recommendations for roasters specializing in the more developed end of light?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Frustrating inconsistency even with Clever
On YouTube
4 videos · 226k combined views
Outside coverage consistently portrays Coava Coffee as a foundational pillar of the Portland specialty scene with a strong emphasis on supply chain transparency and producer relationships. Reviewers highlight the company's objective approach to coffee quality and their commitment to educating consumers about the value of the supply chain. Additionally, the roaster is recognized for its hardware innovations, specifically the Kone filter, which is frequently cited for its ability to produce a fuller body in brewed coffee.
Emphasis on objective quality standardsLong term producer relationshipsSupply chain education focusKone filter hardware innovationFuller body brewing profiles
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