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Colombia Alexander Montealegre

WashedLight69Noted
Colombia Alexander Montealegre by Kurasu
Origin
CO
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Varietals
castillo
Harvest
—
Weight
350g
Bag price
$33.00
Price / oz
$2.67/oz
Brew
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As cupped

floral · mandarin orange · baked apple · caramel · brown sugar

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Cherry's Index

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

69

Noted

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. 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 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-1

Renormalized base 80.7 shrunk to 67.6 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 69.

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About Kurasu

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Kurasu is highly regarded in the coffee community, particularly for their educational content, brewing recipes, and high-quality coffee equipment. Users frequently cite their V60 and Kalita recipes as go-to methods, and they are viewed as a trusted source for Japanese coffee culture and gear. While there is limited discussion specifically about their roasted beans, the brand itself is consistently mentioned in a positive light as a reputable shop and resource.

excellent brewing recipestrusted source for coffee geareducational content creatorstaple of Kyoto coffee scenepopular for pour-over techniques
Threads cited (10)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

3 videos · 63k combined views

3 videos from Kurasu's own channel.

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