La Viet — Light
Light
Cherrybook Index
43sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$19.54/ozVND 125000.00 for 7g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A lot from Vietnam, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
mild bitterness · fruity acidity
- Fruit
Open the flavor wheel
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.
- Origin
- Vietnam
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Other
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 7g
- Bag price
- VND 125000.00
- Price / oz
- US$19.54/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
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
43
Sparse signal
Confidence1 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 5% 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 88% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 30.0 shrunk to 47.5 + bonuses = 43.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 30/ 100% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 3
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About La Viet Coffee
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterBrand film
Coffee roaster looks to redefine Vietnamese coffee
CBS Mornings · 58.4K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers La Viet Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video profiles La Viet Coffee, a specialty Vietnamese coffee company based in Brooklyn. It highlights the founder's mission to bring visibility to Vietnamese coffee farmers and challenge the perception that Vietnamese coffee is only for instant or commodity-grade products.
Inside this video
From CBS Mornings:
“It wasn't about the coffee. I mean it is, but it was really about this mission for me to bring visibility and representation to such a historically marginalized community.”
“How come we can't be a part of specialty coffee? Because the industry kept saying you don't belong.”
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