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NaturalMedium-Light70Cherry's Index
Cup profile
blueberry · boysenberry · brown sugar
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Sidama, ET
- Producer
- Bashiro Gute station
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 2320–2440 m
- Varietals
- other
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 369g
- Bag price
- $30.00
- Price / oz
- $2.31/oz
- Brew
- —
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Price and availability set by 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.
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
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 70/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 74.5 shrunk to 70.3 at 83% confidence = 70.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- 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
Reviewers note that Merit Coffee originated in San Antonio under the former name Local Coffee. Outside coverage recognizes them as early pioneers of the specialty coffee movement in their region. The brand has since expanded to other Texas markets like Dallas with a strong commitment to quality.
San Antonio originsFormerly Local CoffeeRegional specialty pioneersTexas expansion