Yacuri — Drip
WashedMedium-Light76Cherry's Index
Cup profile
asian pear · white peach · yuzu
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1450–1450 m
- Varietals
- bourbon,typica_mejorado,caturra,catimor
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- $27.00
- Price / oz
- $2.55/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
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 ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 12 days ago.
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.
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
- 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
Renormalized base 82.0 shrunk to 76.4 at 83% confidence = 76.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 3
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
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 Coffee in Portland is widely regarded as one of the city's premier roasters, frequently cited for their consistently fantastic, light-to-medium roast profiles that avoid overly roasty flavors. While one user experienced a frustratingly burnt-tasting bag of espresso, the broader community praises them for exceptional quality, sweetness, and a strong presence in the Pacific Northwest coffee scene. Beyond their beans, they are also recognized for a great local reputation and friendly atmosphere in their cafes.
Portland roasterlight to medium roastsconsistently fantasticsweet and clean profileslocal favorite
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 · 8k combined views
Outside coverage portrays Coava Coffee as a pioneering Portland roaster deeply focused on direct producer relationships and meticulous sourcing. Reviewers and industry partners highlight their technical contributions, such as the creation of the metal Kone filter for Chemex brewers. Furthermore, coverage emphasizes their consistent roast quality and dedication to educating consumers about specialty coffee.
Pioneering Portland specialty roasterCreator of the metal Kone filterCommitment to long term producer relationshipsConsistent roast quality across methodsStrong focus on coffee education