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Camila's Organic

Peru · Washed · Medium-Dark
4.8 from 118 ratings on the roaster's shop
In common
Both Caturra · Both washed · Both list spice notes
Different
From Peru, not China · A lighter roast · $1.99/oz less
$20.0012 oz · 2 more sizes

Shipping from $6.31Free shipping over $45

Colombia Huila Gran Galope

Colombia · Washed · Medium-Dark
In common
Both Caturra · Both washed · Both list citrus fruit notes
Different
From Colombia, not China · A lighter roast · $2.24/oz less
$16.9512 oz · 1 more size

Shipping $6.90

Borderline - Cristal Mexico

Mexico · Washed · Dark
5.0 from 24 ratings on the roaster's shop
In common
Both washed · Both dark roasts · Both list citrus fruit notes
Different
From Mexico, not China · $2.24/oz less
$16.9912 oz · 1 more size

Shipping $6.00

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Organic West Coast Roast

Guatemala · Washed · Dark
In common
Both Caturra · Both washed · Both dark roasts
Different
From Guatemala, not China · $2.17/oz less
$17.7512 oz · 1 more size

Shipping $7.50Free shipping over $40

Drive Alone — China, Dark Arts Coffee
Dark Arts Coffee, London

Drive Alone — China

Mainly citrus, some sugar

In stock at Dark Arts Coffee. We don't carry it yet.

GBP 24.00250g bag
At Dark Arts Coffee

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

About Drive Alone (China)

What do we know about it?

The listing names
Producer, farm, region, process, variety and altitude

What we know about this coffee and its roaster, and where each fact comes from.

What will it taste like?

Mainly citrus, some sugar.

  • Citrus50%
  • Sugar and spice50%

The roaster’s notes: lemonade, digestive biscuit, spices.

See these notes on the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

How does the price compare?

$3.65an ounce. Similar coffees run $2.16 to $3.44.

What moves the price

  • Roaster brand and sourcing+19%
  • Washed process−4%
  • Dark roast−3%

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what coffees with these listed traits sell for per ounce.

Back of the bag

What Dark Arts Coffee publishes about this coffee.

Farm or co-op
Yunlan Estate
Process
Washed
Variety
Caturra
Altitude
1600 to 1800 m
Roast
Dark
Bag
250g
Suggested brew
espresso, filter

The variety and the origin

About Dark Arts Coffee

The roaster’s page

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded

One thread lists Dark Arts Coffee among available roasters on Kofio. Another thread describes visiting Dark Arts as the most adventurous stop on a London trip, highlighting an espresso from China with lovely tea and floral notes.

espressoChina
Threads cited (2)

Meet the roaster on camera

9 videos

From the roasterBrew guide

Super Hario Brothers - v60 Tips & Tricks

Dark Arts Coffee · 7.7K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This video covers Dark Arts Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

The team at Dark Arts Coffee introduces a new series of brew tutorials designed to help customers make better coffee at home using the equipment and beans available on their website. The video features a V60 brewing demonstration using their Sweet Soaker coffee.

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