Rathskeller House Blend
WashedMedium-Light
- Origin
- ET
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 363g
- Bag price
- $17.99
- Price / oz
- $1.41/oz
- Brew
- espresso, filter, immersion, cold_brew
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
As cupped
bright · citrusy · floral
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
46
Sparse signal
Confidence15% 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 63% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 40/ 33% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 30/ 67% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Renormalized base 33.3 shrunk to 43.8 at 38% confidence + bonuses = 46.
Sensory profile
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
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Rathskeller uses a gritty, rock-inspired woodcut illustration for its label
The label features a dense, woodcut-style illustration of a skull, snake, and guitar speaker set against vibrant red flames. This aggressive, rock-inspired aesthetic occupies the entire center of the bag, leaving little room for the coffee's origin or process details. The visual weight is entirely on the gritty, monochromatic graphic rather than the product information. It functions more like a band tour poster than a traditional coffee label.
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