El Salvador Las Mercedes Pacamara Black Honey
Anaerobic NaturalMedium★ 3.5 (2)75Cherry's Index
Cup profile
honeysuckle · red currant · yellow nectarine · green grape · golden raisin · stone fruit sweetness · honeyed finish
- Fruit
- Floral
- Sugar and spice

- Origin
- Apaneca-Ilamatepec, SV
- Producer
- Lucia Ortiz
- Farm / Co-op
- Las Mercedes
- Process
- Anaerobic Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- pacamara
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 337g
- Bag price
- $24.95
- Price / oz
- $2.10/oz
- Brew
- —
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Roasts to order · ships in ~3d
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.
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 71 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
75
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/ 12% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 75/ 42% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 47% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Base weighted score: 71.5 + bonuses = 75
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 5
- Balance
- 4
- 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.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
Buyer reviews · this coffee
3.5/ 5· 2 reviews on Klatch Coffee’s product page
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Read all 2 reviews on Klatch Coffee →Last refreshed May 17, 2026
About Klatch Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Klatch is recognized in the specialty coffee community as a well-established, traditional specialty roaster that predates the current wave of internet-darling roasters. Users discuss their single-origin offerings—particularly high-end Panamanian coffees like Elida Natural—and blends, noting their quality even if they don't always dominate day-to-day hype threads. Some users note using their beans for espresso or pourover, with occasional discussions comparing their traditional footprint to newer brands.
established specialty roasterhigh-end single originspanama elida naturaltraditional vs modern roasters
Threads cited (10)
- r/espresso · ↑ · First post: flat white
- r/espresso · ↑ · Maybe I love light naturals too much? Hope freezing works!
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Anyone try Klatch coffee crazy goat whole bean | @Costco | Seeking feedback
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Question About Roasters
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Scott Rao V60 Method giving bland tasting cups?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Klatch Coffee in San Fran is selling a $75 cup of coffee - It's a Panamanian.
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Every get black coffee you would think has cream in it?
- r/pourover · ↑ · Help me find the perfect coffee
- r/roasting · ↑ · 4th roast: Klatch coffee Honduras Organic ‘Manos de Mujer’
- r/roasting · ↑ · roasted coffee too hard, broke grinder
Press · Sprudge
- Sprouts Farmers Market Expands Partnership With Klatch Coffee, Bringing In-Store Cafes To San Diego2026-06-29·sprudge
Klatch Coffee will be moving into 11 Sprouts locations around San Diego.
- Aged Whiskey Reserve Returns To Klatch Coffee For 20262026-05-18·sprudge
Whiskey-infused fresh-roasted coffee is ideal for gifting.
- Klatch Coffee Announces Returning Springtime Blend Songbird2026-04-01·sprudge
Seasonal favorite takes flight for its third year, ringing in the flavors of Spring.
On YouTube
1 video · 8k combined views
1 video from Klatch Coffee's own channel.
From Klatch Coffee