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Kurasu

Colombia Lisandro Quilcue

WashedLight70Cherry's Index

Cup profile

floral · orange peel · green mandarin orange · cherry · blood orange · black berry · molasses-like sweetness

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Floral
  • Sugar and spice
Colombia Lisandro Quilcue by Kurasu
Origin
CO
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Varietals
castillo
Harvest
—
Weight
350g
Bag price
$33.00
Price / oz
$2.67/oz
Brew
—

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

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Cherry's Index

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

70

Noted

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.

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 43% so one thin signal cannot 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
    70/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Renormalized base 81.7 shrunk to 68.3 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 70.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Kurasu

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Kurasu is highly regarded in the coffee community, particularly as a trusted source for Japanese brewing equipment, recipes, and coffee culture. Users frequently cite their instructional videos and recipes as reliable references for various brewers like the Kalita 155 and Origami. While their physical shop in Kyoto receives positive mentions for its atmosphere and quality, they are perhaps most widely recognized online as a go-to retailer for enthusiasts looking to source specific Japanese coffee gear.

trusted source for brewing recipesexcellent resource for Japanese coffee gearhigh-quality instructional contentpopular Kyoto coffee destinationwell-regarded by home brewers
Threads cited (10)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

8 videos · 267k combined views

Kurasu has 7 videos on their channel; 1 video comes from outside reviewers (Daddy Got Coffee).

From Kurasu

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Kurasu

$2.67/oz· $33/bag

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