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Milky Cake - Filter

Experimental

Cherrybook Index

60sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

US$2.59/ozCAD 35.00 for 270g

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Catalog summary

An experimental lot from Cauca, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 87 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

pistachio · cardamom · vanilla cake · chai

  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

Milky Cake - Filter by DAK
Origin
Cauca, CO
Farm / Co-op
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Altitude
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Varietals
Castillo
Harvest
—
Weight
270g
Bag price
CAD 35.00
Price / oz
US$2.59/oz
Brew
—

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

60

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 67.3 shrunk to 60.0 = 60.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    68/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 22% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
3
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
3

Comps & alternatives

Roast it yourself

Green coffee from Diego Bermudez

Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Diego Bermudez in Colombia.

All green from Colombia →

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About DAK

Community reputation · Reddit

Mixed reviews· sentiment 68/100

Three Reddit contributions give a mixed-to-positive view of DAK. One brewer reported wonderful, juicy cups from DAK light roasts. Another found Don Eli Gesha easy to dial in for espresso and also enjoyed it as freddo espresso. A third described Milky Cake as having a huge cardamom note and questioned whether that character came only from processing and terroir.

juicy light-roast cupsDon Eli Gesha espresso dialingMilky Cake cardamom character
Threads cited (3)
  • r/espresso · 131↑ · When light is too light

    That’s interesting, I have the exact same coffee and find it very easy to dial in, also not at the lightest end of what DAK offers for espresso. I also have a Bako Gotiti Ethiopian test batch from them that is denser and lighter ( I know this as I need to dose 19g in a 18g basket whereas with the Don Eli I use 18g and.

  • r/Coffee · 4↑ · Questions/thoughts on cardamom-forward "thermal shock" processed coffees.

    ...m September roasters and got to thinking. This is the second thermal-shock processed coffee I have had with this huge, distinctive cardamom note (The other being DAK milky cake which is also from Colombia, but from a different grower) so I thought I would look into other examples of thermal-shock processed coffee an

  • r/pourover · 3↑ · Some light roasts not turning out?

    I’ve been getting mixed results with light roasts- I’m getting wonderful juicy cups from DAK but I just got a bag of SEY and it just tastes flat with the same exact brewing method and grind size. It happens sometimes with lighter roasts for me, even when I’m grinding finer and adding more agitation. I’ve been doing pou

On YouTube

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9 videos

About this coffeeInterview

Building a Coffee Brand Abroad - Canada to Amsterdam | DAK COFFEE!

IT'S JUST COFFEE! · 2.1K views on YouTube

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Cherrybook summary of the video

The founders of DAK Coffee Roasters discuss their journey from living in Canada to establishing their roastery in Amsterdam. They explain their business philosophy, which focuses on sourcing experimental coffees and building long-term relationships with producers in Colombia.

What the reviewer said

From IT'S JUST COFFEE!, discussing Milky Cake - Filter:

“This is the Neo Milk. So it starts off as a anaerobic fermentation, and then using a bioreactor, there's a second fermentation done, using a yeast as the driver of the fermentation.”
“And then with some hibiscus that's added for the co-fermentation. And then once that fermentation is done, then there's a thermal shock washing, and then drying after as a as a wash.”

Tasting notes mentioned: hibiscus · watermelon · strawberry milkshake

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