Astro Explore Blend
WashedMedium★ 4.5 (2)
- Origin
- CO
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- GBP 13.00
- Price / oz
- $2.01/oz
- Brew
- espresso, filter
As cupped
red berries · dark chocolate · malted milk biscuits · red apple · citrus · grapefruit · raspberry jam
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order · ships in ~1d
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“All our coffee is roasted to order which means it is packed and dispatched before it has had time adequately 'de-gas'.” source ↗
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
63
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. 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 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 75/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-1Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 73.9 shrunk to 63.8 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 63.
Sensory profile
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Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
Buyer reviews · this coffee
4.5/ 5· 2 reviews on North Star Coffee Roasters’s product page
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About North Star Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
North Star is consistently recognized as a reputable UK-based specialty coffee roaster. They are frequently mentioned alongside other well-regarded roasters in the UK scene and are a go-to choice for enthusiasts who enjoy light to medium, fruit-forward profiles. There are no negative reports or criticisms regarding their coffee quality or service in the provided threads.
UK-based specialty roasterfruit-forward profilesfrequently recommended alongside top-tier peersconsistent quality for home brewing
On YouTube
1 video · 2k combined views
1 video from North Star Coffee Roasters's own channel.
From North Star Coffee Roasters
North Star Coffee Roasters
$2.01/oz· 13 GBP/bag