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Kurasu

Ethiopia Sidamo Decaf — Medium Roast

WashedMedium★ 5.0 (1)65Cherry's IndexDecaf

Cup profile

floral · peach · black cherry · citrus · browned caramel

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Floral
  • Sugar and spice
Ethiopia Sidamo Decaf — Medium Roast by Kurasu
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Varietals
heirloom
Harvest
—
Weight
300g
Bag price
$33.00
Price / oz
$3.12/oz
Brew
—

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Cherry's Index

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

65

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
    60/ 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
    +-4

Renormalized base 79.6 shrunk to 67.0 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 65.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

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Buyer reviews · this coffee

5.0/ 5· 1 review on Kurasu’s product page
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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).

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