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Equator Coffees

Mocha Java Blend

Medium
Mocha Java Blend by Equator Coffees
Origin
Producer
Farm / Co-op
Process
Altitude
Varietals
Harvest
Weight
340g
Bag price
$20.00
Price / oz
$1.67/oz
Brew

As cupped

dark chocolate · almond · berry

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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.

We roast to order in small batches at our roastery located at 115 Jordan Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901. source ↗

Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

64

Confident

Confidence43% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied. 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 0% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 42% weight
  • Coffee Review
    Mean score from coffeereview.com
    60/ 47% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    20/ 12% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-1

Base weighted score: 61.6 + bonuses = 64

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About Equator Coffees

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Equator Coffees is recognized as a reliable roaster that appears in discussions alongside other respected specialty coffee brands. Users appreciate their diverse offerings, with specific mentions of memorable single-origin beans like their Ethiopian Suke Quto and Sidamo. While some users have encountered challenges dialing in specific brewing methods for certain origins, these are treated as typical brewing hurdles rather than reflections on the quality of the beans themselves.

widely available via subscriptionsdiverse single-origin offeringsreliable specialty roasterfrequent mention in brewing discussions
Threads cited (4)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

7 videos · 44k combined views

Equator Coffees has 5 videos on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (Seattle Coffee Gear, Adventures of Susan and Rich).

Equator Coffees

$1.67/oz· $20/bag

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