Mother Tongue — Colombia
HoneySCA cup 86.0
Cherrybook Index
50
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$3.16/ozGBP 21.00 for 250g
this lot $3.16$3.04$4.85
Typical band for this profile $3.04 to $4.85 (honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); GBP listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A honey lot from Nariño, Colombia, not yet indexed (3 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order · ships in ~1d
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.
“We roast to order from Monday to Friday” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
green grape · plum · lime starburst · caramelized dried fruits · yellow fruits · cardamom · panela
- Fruit
- Citrus
- 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
- Nariño, CO
- Producer
- Small Lot Holders
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Honey
- Altitude
- 1700–1800 m
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- GBP 21.00
- Price / oz
- US$3.16/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price contextmodeled
A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.
$3.16/oz
typically $3.04 to $4.85
Where it sits
16 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); GBP listings in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 88th percentile of 16 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); GBP listings in stock right now.
This group broadens origin, roast or selling market to find enough lots. It does not qualify this coffee for a value recommendation.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.44
- Honey process×1.06
- Colombia origin×1.04
- Other listed varieties×0.97
How this estimate works
A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.
Not listed by the roaster: roast level
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
50
Confident
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 48% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 75/ 10% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 70/ 38% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 30/ 52% weightSCA gradeRoaster-published cupping score
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Dark Arts Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100
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.
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Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 9↑ · Best roasters to try from Kofio?
…hats Coffee Doubleshot Coffea Circulor Nordbeans Fiftybeans Beansmith.s Diamond’s Roastery BirdSong Coffee Candycane Coffee Coffeein The Barn HAYB Speciality Coffee Dark Arts Coffee Rocket Bean Roastery Concept Coffee Roasters Dos Mundos Square Mile Gringo Nordic Jedno Kafe Manhattan Coffee Roasters Poppy Beans Respek
- r/pourover · 6↑ · Just got back from London, tried to hit as many spots as possible - what did I miss for ne
…the coffee. The staff genuinely knew their stuff and were so welcoming. One of those places where you walk in as a tourist and leave feeling like a regular. **Nowhere, Dark Arts** was the most adventurous - had an espresso from China which I've never seen before. Lovely tea and floral notes. The whole vibe there is di
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
From the roasterBrew guide
Super Hario Brothers - v60 Tips & Tricks
Dark Arts Coffee · 7.6K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis 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.
Inside this video
From Dark Arts Coffee:
“We're going to be running through a bunch of um brew videos over the next couple of weeks. Mainly focused around some of the stuff we have online.”
“We thought it would be a really good idea to actually um take you through all of the bits and pieces we have online. Um show you how to make really good coffee at home.”
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