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REC Coffee

Ardent Shanta Golba Washed

WashedMedium70Noted
Ardent Shanta Golba Washed by REC Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
1950–2300 m
Varietals
heirloom
Harvest
—
Weight
266g
Bag price
JPY 2610.00
Price / oz
$1.77/oz
Brew
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As cupped

orange · stone fruits · caramel · red berry

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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. 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 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    70/ 55% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 15% weight

Renormalized base 73.8 shrunk to 69.6 at 83% confidence = 70.

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About REC Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100

The provided Reddit threads do not contain any substantive discussion or reviews regarding 'REC Coffee'. The name appears to be a misinterpretation of the abbreviation 'rec' (recommendation) used in thread titles. As there is no negative sentiment or criticism, the roaster defaults to a neutral-positive baseline.

no specific community feedback foundname likely confused with 'recommendation' abbreviation
Threads cited (4)

On YouTube

2 videos · 22k combined views

Outside coverage highlights REC Coffee as a significant player in the Japanese specialty coffee scene. Reviewers focus on the brand's humble origins as a mobile cafe truck and its subsequent growth into a prominent roastery. The reputation of the company is closely tied to the expertise and leadership of co-founder and world-champion barista Yoshikazu Iwase.

World champion leadershipGrowth from mobile originsFukuoka specialty coffee iconProfessional barista culture

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