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Kurasu

FAF Medium

NaturalMedium

Cherrybook Index

51sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$1.98/oz$20.90 for 300g

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Catalog summary

A natural lot from Brazil, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 169 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

orange · sweet nuts · plum candy · caramel

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

FAF Medium by Kurasu
Origin
Brazil
Producer
—
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Natural
Altitude
—
Varietals
Catuai
Harvest
—
Weight
300g
Bag price
$20.90
Price / oz
$1.98/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

51

Sparse signal

Confidence2 of 7 signals on file

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. This coffee has 23% 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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 48.9 shrunk to 49.4 + bonuses = 51.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    50/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    45/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

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

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
3
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Kurasu

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 50/100

One thread author notes visiting Kurasu during a trip to Japan. Another thread author mentions an iced pourover recipe similar to Kurasu's. A third thread author reports receiving a blend in their Kurasu Partner roast.

Japan coffee spotsiced pourover recipePartner roast
Threads cited (3)
  • r/pourover · 45↑ · Coffee spots Japan

    So I’m heading for Japan for the second time. Last year I’ve been to glitch, swamp, kurasu and mels. Do any of you have some great coffee spots to visit. We’ll be visiting Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto so any recommendations for those cities would be greatly appreciated.

  • r/pourover · 43↑ · Leave your best pourover tips

    …ircular moment) 2. Keeping the 2nd pour a bit agressive and 3rd pour real gentle and slow brings out more flavours 3. Iced pourover (my own recipe, similar to kurasu iced pourover recipe) tastes better than nrml hot pourover (it might be just for me, since i can drink instantly after brewing with great flavours) 4. Co

  • r/pourover · 29↑ · Is blends going to be the next big trend?

    …really control taste and aromas in the very near future. She elaborated plenty about growing seasons, varietals etc but it’s what she felt was coming and in my Kurasu Partner roast this month I indeed got my first blend, almost unexpectedly. Just sharing for the love of coffee, the community takes, not fighting etc lo

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

14 videos

About the roasterBrew guide

FLO Dripper Review - Wild NEW Variable Flow Rate Brewer from Kurasu and Varia

Daddy Got Coffee · 14K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This video covers Kurasu; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

The reviewer examines the FLO flat-bottom dripper, a collaborative release between Varia and Japanese specialty shop Kurasu. The video covers the dripper's adjustable flow-rate mechanism, interchangeable screens, thermal stability, and brewing performance across different filter speeds.

Inside this video

From Daddy Got Coffee:

“This is the FLO flat-bottom pour-over dripper from Varia and Kurasu.”
“This is a collaboration between them and Kurasu Kyoto, which is a pretty famous coffee shop in Japan.”

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Kurasu

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