The Core
Dark69Cherry's Index
Cup profile
ripe fruit · caramel
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
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- Producer
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- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
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- Altitude
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- Varietals
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- Harvest
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- Weight
- 327g
- Bag price
- $21.50
- Price / oz
- $1.86/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Batch roasted weekly · ships in ~2d
Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.
“We roast online orders Monday to Thursday. Orders placed by 12pm will be roasted the following roast day and shipped by the next day.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 16 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
69
Noted
Confident
Confidence43% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 42% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 47% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 10/ 12% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 2
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
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.
About Highwire Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Highwire Coffee Roasters is well-regarded by the community, particularly for their espresso offerings. Users have praised their "The Core" blend for its consistency and quality, and one user went as far as to call their Batak Sumatra the "best coffee I have ever tried." The roaster is frequently mentioned in the context of high-quality Bay Area coffee, with one user noting they have served them one of the best espresso shots they've ever experienced.
consistent espresso performancewell-regarded Bay Area roasterbalanced dark roastshigh quality for home brewing
On YouTube
3 videos · 15k combined views
3 videos cover Highwire Coffee Roasters from reviewers Eli Salomon, Berkeleyside, yanghaiying.