Half Caff
WashedMedium★ 4.8 (11)76Cherry's Index
Cup profile
plum · jam · cola
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Cauca, CO
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- CENCOIC
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $19.88
- Price / oz
- $1.66/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts daily
Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.
“We roast coffee daily at our Public Roastery in East Oakland.” source ↗
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 13 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
76
Strong
Confident
Confidence45% coverage / 4 of 7 signals
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Cherrybook tastings
- 96/ 27% weightBuyer reviewsOn-shop star ratings (Yotpo, Reviews.io, Okendo, Loox, Stamped, Judge.me)
- 85/ 22% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 75/ 40% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 45/ 11% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
- +-4Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Base weighted score: 79.4 + bonuses = 76
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
Buyer reviews · this coffee
4.8/ 5· 11 reviews on Red Bay Coffee’s product page
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Read all 11 reviews on Red Bay Coffee →Last refreshed Jul 13, 2026
About Red Bay Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Red Bay Coffee is mentioned positively by community members, including as a favorite local roaster for Oakland, California, and by espresso enthusiasts experimenting with their beans (such as 'Brazilian Cake Lady' and other blends). While one user noted initial acidity with a standard ratio before adjusting their technique and basket size, the overall context reflects normal dial-in discussions rather than product criticism.
local favorite (Oakland)medium roastespresso use
On YouTube
3 videos · 5k combined views
Outside coverage portrays Red Bay Coffee as a pioneering force in Oakland that champions diversity and equity within the specialty coffee industry. Reviewers and feature segments highlight the company as a black-owned business committed to inclusive hiring practices and community representation. The roaster is positioned as a key player in the fourth wave of coffee, using its platform to shift industry culture and welcome underrepresented groups.
championing diversity and inclusionblack-owned business leadershipfourth wave coffee movementoakland community engagementshifting industry culture