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Yemen Auction — Best of 2025 Archive Release

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Cherrybook Index

72Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$8.34/oz$80.00 for 272g

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Catalog summary

A natural lot from Yemen, indexed 72 on preliminary evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Yemen Auction — Best of 2025 Archive Release by Modcup Coffee
Origin
Yemen
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Natural
Altitude
—
Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
272g
Bag price
$80.00
Price / oz
$8.34/oz
Brew
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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

72

Noted

Preliminary

Confidence2 of 7 signals on file

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. This coffee has 28% 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 30% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 78.6 shrunk to 70.0 + bonuses = 72.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings, Roaster transparency

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 36% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 64% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

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About Modcup Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

One thread author lists Modcup among new-to-them roasters tried in 2025. Another thread author states they really liked the co-ferments from Modcup and are a big fan of producer Edinson Argote after having them.

co-ferments
Threads cited (2)
  • r/pourover · 11↑ · 60+ Coffees in 2025

    …liday season trying different 2 cup recipes and grind settings on my ZP6. A few new to me roasters this year: 1. The Source (my new favorite) 2. Hydrangea 3. Modcup My top 3 coffee shops I visited this year: 1. Nordic Brew Lab (Malmo, Sweeden) 2. The Source (Edinburgh, Scotland) 3. Cafe Apotek (Quebec City, Canada) Th

  • r/pourover · 8↑ · This was insanely good - should I try the Sidra too??

    Im a big fan of Edinson Argote after having the co-ferments from Modcup which I really liked. Keep seeing this roaster pop up so I grabbed a bag since I recognized the producer, and holy shit. Might be one of my favorite new top 5 coffees. Not sure what I was expecting but it’s not like anything I’ve had before The bea

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On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

4 videos

About the roasterShop tour

From Coffee Cart to 4 Cafes

Moii · 3.5K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This video covers Modcup Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

This video traces the history of Jersey City-based Modcup Coffee from its origins as a coffee cart and garage roasting operation to its current multi-cafe footprint. Founder Travis shares the DIY beginnings of building out their first spaces, utilizing propane-powered espresso machines in the early days, and building relationships with origins like Ethiopia.

Inside this video

From Moii:

“We're based in Jersey City, the lovely dirty Jersey with these magical buildings as you can see behind us here. I wasn't always in coffee. I used to sell artwork for like 10 years of my life.”
“I owned a specialty coffee roasting company called Modcup Coffee. We're based in Jersey City.”
“And so we, yeah, basically ran roasting out here for 18 months before we moved on to another garage.”

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Across the coverage of Modcup Coffee

Reviewers and video features characterize Modcup Coffee as a fiercely independent, Jersey City-based micro-roastery that grew from humble beginnings of mobile carts and garage operations into a multi-cafe footprint. Outside coverage highlights their uncompromising freshness mantra, where founders assert that the vast majority of commercial coffee is stale and emphasize roasting in micro-batches every few days. Furthermore, creator coverage illustrates their active role in the broader coffee community, serving as an educational hub and roasting destination for passionate newcomers and specialty microlots.

Jersey City roots and DIY origins · Extreme freshness mantra and micro-batching · Evolution from mobile cart to multi-cafe footprint · Direct engagement with specialty coffee culture

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