Fairfield — Dark
WashedDark67Noted

- Origin
- CO
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 350g
- Bag price
- $20.90
- Price / oz
- $1.69/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
As cupped
cherry · baked apple · roasted nuts · dark chocolate
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing 12 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
67
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
- 45/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +-0Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 76.3 shrunk to 65.1 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 67.
Sensory profileestimated
Flavor wheelestimated
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
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 go-to resources for V60, Kalita, and Origami brewing. While their physical shop in Kyoto is noted for its aesthetic and quality, they are perhaps even more widely recognized online as a reliable retailer and authority on pour-over techniques.
trusted brewing resourceexcellent instructional contentpopular equipment retailerKyoto coffee culture ambassadorhighly regarded recipes
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
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- 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
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