Kateshi Estate
NaturalDark70Cherry's Index
Cup profile
anjou pear · nutmeg · dates
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Northern Province, ZM
- Producer
- Kateshi Estate
- Farm / Co-op
- Kateshi Estate
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1300–1300 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 369g
- Bag price
- $24.00
- Price / oz
- $1.84/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
From the editors
This lot is no longer available at the roaster.
We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 13 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.
No longer available at the roaster
Last verified 13 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
70
Noted
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.
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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 80/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 75/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 70/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Renormalized base 73.8 shrunk to 69.6 at 83% confidence = 70.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 2
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
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 Merit Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100
Merit Coffee is mentioned briefly in passing by a user listing espresso blends they have tried (specifically their Wildcatter espresso blend), with no specific complaints or detailed discussion about the roaster itself.
espresso blends
Threads cited (7)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · In the interest of extending product longevity, is there any merit in leaving the lid off
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Are you supposed to be WOWed every bag?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · More light, bright, fruity, decaf recommendations
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Turkish Coffee methods
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Scent of Grinding Whole Beans vs Pre-ground
- r/roasting · ↑ · Do different beans have different first crack temperatures? Also a couple of ancillary que
- r/espresso · ↑ · Help with consistently sour shots [gaggia classic pro Evo/varia vs3 gen 2]
On YouTube
2 videos · 3k combined views
Outside coverage highlights Merit Coffee as a key pioneer in the San Antonio specialty coffee scene, noting their earlier origins under the name Local Coffee. Reviewers and hosts point to their expansion into new markets like Dallas and their ongoing commitment to specialty coffee. Overall, they are recognized as a well established Texas brand undergoing successful growth.
San Antonio coffee pioneerFormerly known as Local CoffeeTexas expansion including Dallas