Panama Elida Catuai Natural
NaturalMedium-Light
Cherrybook Index
62
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.18/oz$25.95 for 337g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Panama, not yet indexed (3 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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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.
“please keep in mind that we do fresh-roast all coffee prior to shipment after you order” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 132 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
strawberry · raspberry · blueberry
- Fruit
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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.

- Origin
- Panama
- Producer
- Wilford Lamastus
- Farm / Co-op
- Elida Estate
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Catuai
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 337g
- Bag price
- $25.95
- Price / oz
- $2.18/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
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 43% 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: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 75/ 47% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 65/ 12% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 40/ 42% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
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: 59.2 + bonuses = 62
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
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
Threads cited (3)
- r/espresso · 29↑ · Maybe I love light naturals too much? Hope freezing works!
I didn't get the "fruit bomb" with my initial pull of the Panama by Klatch. It was mildly fruity. I will let you know if that changes as I try it more.
- r/Coffee · 27↑ · Anyone try Klatch coffee crazy goat whole bean | @Costco | Seeking feedback
I'm a klatch enthusiast and IMO this is their worst blend. I just tried it last week actually. There's nothing complex about it. Just dark roast coffee.
- r/Coffee · 15↑ · Klatch Coffee in San Fran is selling a $75 cup of coffee - It's a Panamanian.
Some people have more $ than sense, lmao... no coffee in this world is worth that. Hell I wouldn't pay $20 for a pound of any coffee, let along idiotic prices such as that. Klatch coffees I have had were barely OK anyway.
Press · Sprudge
- Klatch Coffee Celebrates National Coffee Day September 29, 20262026-08-12·sprudge
Free Competition Cappuccino to every customer on National Coffee Day.
- 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.
On YouTube
2 videos · 9k combined views
2 videos from Klatch Coffee's own channel.