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Merit Coffee

Nahun Fernandez Parainema Honey

Honey70Noted
Nahun Fernandez Parainema Honey by Merit Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Process
Honey
Altitude
Varietals
other
Harvest
Weight
363g
Bag price
$18.00
Price / oz
$1.41/oz
Brew

As cupped

red currant · dried apricot · honey

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 0 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

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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. 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 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    70/ 55% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 15% weight

Renormalized base 73.8 shrunk to 69.6 at 83% confidence = 70.

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About Merit Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100

Merit Coffee is mentioned in passing by users discussing their coffee rotations and espresso experiences. There is no significant community discussion or critical feedback regarding the roaster, indicating they are viewed as a standard, accessible option within the specialty coffee space.

espresso blend optionsaccessible specialty coffee
Threads cited (7)

On YouTube

2 videos · 3k combined views

Outside coverage identifies Merit Coffee as a foundational specialty roaster originating from San Antonio. Reviewers note the company's history as Local Coffee before their rebranding. The brand is recognized for its established role in pioneering the specialty coffee scene within its home region.

San Antonio rootsPioneer of specialty coffeeFormer Local Coffee brandingRegional expansion to Dallas