Daybreak SL-Series Blend
Medium-Light
Cherrybook Index
70Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.89/oz$20.00 for 300g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A lot from Kenya, indexed 70 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 99 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
mulberry · kumquat · blackberry · red apple · berry compote · maraschino cherry · raspberry · red grape
- Fruit
- Citrus
Open the flavor wheel
Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.
- Origin
- Kenya
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- $20.00
- Price / oz
- $1.89/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso, immersion
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
70
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence2 of 7 signals on file
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 23% 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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 80.2 shrunk to 67.4 + bonuses = 70.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 90/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 45/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Sensory profile
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 5
- Balance
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Pilot Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100
Two independent Reddit threads give Pilot Coffee Roasters a strongly favorable picture. Toronto drinkers praised a strawberry-forward Ana Sora coffee and said they especially loved Pilot's light roasts and single origins.
Ana Sora coffeelight roastsToronto roaster
Threads cited (2)
- r/espresso · 296↑ · Visited Pilot Coffee Roasters in Toronto.
Looooove Pilot!! A Toronto gem!! Ana Sora is SO delicious it’s the most strawberry-forward coffee i’ve ever had
- r/Coffee · 125↑ · Alright, upped my game significantly. Timmemore C2, Pilot specialty coffee and Aeropress.
Check out Sam James and strangelove if you’re in Toronto. I love pilot too, especially their light roasts and single origins! Also a good way to test if your brew is dialed in is to have a coffee from the shop you’re buying your beans from. Try Americanos from Pilot, Strangelove, Library, Propeller, and Sam James. See.
Press · Sprudge
- Coffee Design: Pilot Coffee Roasters In Toronto2023-08-11·sprudge
A fresh new look for Toronto’s Pilot Coffee Roasters.
On YouTube
1 video · 3k combined views
1 video from Pilot Coffee Roasters's own channel.
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