Natamaya SL-28 Natural
NaturalMedium-LightNorthscore 79
- Origin
- Sonsonate Department, SV
- Producer
- Hermann and Nena Mendez
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca Natamaya
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1600–1600 m
- Varietals
- sl28
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 227g
- Bag price
- $14.50
- Price / oz
- $1.81/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
red grape · nougat · raspberry · strudel
From the editors
This lot is no longer available at the roaster.
We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 13 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.
No longer available at the roaster
Last verified 13 days ago.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
79
Limited signal
Confidence45% coverage / 2 of 4 signals
Treat this as a directional read until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review
- 75/ 44% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 56% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +5Multi-time Cup of Excellence finalistThis producer has multiple Cup of Excellence finishes
Base weighted score: 72.2 + bonuses = 79
Sensory profileestimated
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Ruby Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Ruby Coffee Roasters is recognized within the community as a reputable specialty roaster. Discussions regarding Ruby often center on their roast profiles, with users noting that they generally lean toward a light-medium roast style rather than ultra-light. Their beans are occasionally featured in multi-roaster cafe settings, where they are noted for quality.
light-medium roast profilereputable specialty roasterconsistent quality
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Press · Sprudge
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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Ruby Coffee Roasters
YouTube reviewers have published 3 popular videos about Ruby Coffee Roasters (21,008 combined views). Channels include Coffee Kev, Fellow, Wisconsin Foodie.