El Salvador Emerson Vasquez Pacamara
WashedLight69Noted
- Origin
- SV
- Producer
- Emerson Vasquez
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- pacamara
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 350g
- Bag price
- $45.10
- Price / oz
- $3.65/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
floral · japanese pear · raisin · gyokuro · almond
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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
- 85/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +-1Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 80.7 shrunk to 67.6 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 69.
Sensory profileestimated
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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
In Cherry’s Lookbook
See moreBag design
The horizontal wrap label on Kurasu coffee bags
A wide, slate-blue label wraps horizontally across the matte white pouch, anchoring the text in a strict, vertical orientation. The Japanese and English tasting notes share the same typographic weight, forcing the reader to engage with both languages simultaneously. This layout choice transforms the technical information into a graphic element that defines the entire bag.
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)
- r/espresso · ↑ · Spotted this sleek beauty in Kyoto
- r/Coffee · ↑ · [Pour over] Why use more than one pour after the bloom?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · 4:6 Method Appreciation Post
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Origami Recipe
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Kalita 155 recipes
- r/pourover · ↑ · Kurasu > UK + Q’s
- r/Coffee · ↑ · New home recipe: Separating / adding back the bloom
- r/Coffee · ↑ · V60 and Kalita Wave (modified)
- r/pourover · ↑ · Anyone use the tukumo Dripper “Seto-yaki”
- r/Coffee · ↑ · V60 Japanese Iced Coffee Question
Press · Sprudge
- Kurasu Kyoto: The Simple Beauty of Japanese Coffee Culture2017-03-29·sprudge
The Kurasu storefront cafe in Kyoto, Japan.
On YouTube
3 videos · 63k combined views
3 videos from Kurasu's own channel.
Kurasu
$3.65/oz· $45/bag