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Klatch Coffee

El Salvador Las Mercedes Pepinal 1

WashedMediumSCA cup 94.0

Cherrybook Index

62

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$2.10/oz$22.95 for 310g

Typical band for this profile $1.69 to $2.73 (washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; medium roast in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A washed lot from El Salvador, 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

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Roaster’s notes

orange marmalade · plum · nutmeg · tangerine · caramel · black currant · stone fruit

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

El Salvador Las Mercedes Pepinal 1 by Klatch Coffee
Producer
Farm / Co-op
Las Mercedes
Process
Washed
Altitude
Varietals
Bourbon
Harvest
Weight
310g
Bag price
$22.95
Price / oz
$2.10/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.

$2.10/oz

typically $1.69 to $2.73

Where it sits

122 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; medium roast in stock

typical band this lot

65th percentile of 122 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; medium roast in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.22
  • Washed process×0.96
  • Altitude not listed×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: altitude

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

62

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

  • SCA grade
    Roaster-published cupping score
    70/ 52% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 10% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    40/ 38% 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

Base weighted score: 58.8 + bonuses = 62

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About Klatch Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 40/100

Three independent Reddit comments give Klatch Coffee a largely critical, product-specific picture. One brewer found a Panama coffee mildly fruity rather than the expected fruit bomb on its first pull. A self-described Klatch enthusiast called one blend a simple dark roast with no complexity and the roaster's worst blend. Another commenter said the Klatch coffees they had tried were barely acceptable.

Panama fruit intensitydark-roast blend complexityoverall cup quality concerns
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