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Honduras Belarmino Contreras

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Honduras Belarmino Contreras by Kurasu
Farm / Co-op
Finca Genesis
Process
Washed
Altitude
1500–1500 m
Varietals
pacas
Harvest
—
Weight
300g
Bag price
$36.30
Price / oz
$3.43/oz
Brew
—

As cupped

floral · orange · apricot · loquat · japanese black tea · blood orange · pear · tropical fruit-like sweetness · caramel-like sweetness

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Cherry's Index

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

72

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    90/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 78% 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
    +-1

Renormalized base 86.1 shrunk to 70.8 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 72.

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Tasting flight

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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.

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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 for their educational content, brewing recipes, and high-quality coffee equipment. Users frequently cite their V60 and Kalita recipes as reliable benchmarks, and they are viewed as a trusted source for both beans and Japanese brewing gear. While some users discuss their in-shop experience in Kyoto, the brand's primary reputation on Reddit is built on their helpful online presence and their role as a go-to retailer for enthusiasts.

excellent brewing recipestrusted equipment retailerhelpful educational contenthighly regarded in Kyoto coffee scenepopular for Japanese brewing gear
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

3 videos · 63k combined views

3 videos from Kurasu's own channel.

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