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Dark★ 4.8 (100)76Cherry's Index
Cup profile
bittersweet cocoa · toffee · graham cracker
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice

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- Farm / Co-op
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- Varietals
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- Harvest
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- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $22.00
- Price / oz
- $1.83/oz
- Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“We roast your coffee to order Monday-Friday every week.” source ↗
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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
- 80/ 40% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 20/ 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: 78.6 + bonuses = 76
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 1
- Body
- 5
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Buyer reviews · this coffee
4.8/ 5· 100 reviews on Sightglass Coffee’s product page
via okendoAggregate of star ratings buyers left on this lot’s page on Sightglass Coffee’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average + count, not the individual reviews; tap through to read what buyers wrote.
Read all 100 reviews on Sightglass Coffee →Last refreshed Jul 27, 2026
About Sightglass Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100
Sightglass is widely recognized as a high-quality roaster, frequently grouped with other respected specialty coffee brands. Users appreciate their light roast profiles and generally positive customer service. While some users have encountered challenges dialing in specific beans or extracting subtle notes, these are discussed as common brewing hurdles rather than criticisms of the coffee's quality.
light roast profileshighly respected roastergreat customer serviceconsistent qualityfrequent recommendation
Threads cited (10)
- r/pourover · ↑ · Happy Winter Break! Brought my gear to my classroom and brewed coffee for my coworkers. Co
- r/Coffee · ↑ · CONUS coffee beans?
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- r/Coffee · ↑ · Is there are correlation between “ease of grinding” and quality in beans?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Los Angeles Roasters List (a work in progress)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · V60: do certain beans respond poorly to Hoffman method?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Having Trouble Extracting Notes from Beans
- r/espresso · ↑ · Mirror mirror on the machine, who’s the prettiest liquified bean?🫘Sightglass
- r/roasting · ↑ · Fresh Roast Plus 8 - Tastes Dirty / Woody (First Time!)
- r/roasting · ↑ · Coffee outer color and roast level on an air machine
On YouTube
2 videos · 4k combined views
Outside coverage portrays Sightglass Coffee as a pioneering San Francisco roaster with stunning industrial cafe and roastery spaces. Reviewers highlight their focus on transparent producer relationships and single origin offerings. Observers note their embrace of modern light roast profiles and a strong dedication to consumer education.
Stunning industrial architectureDirect producer relationshipsLight roast focusStrong educational missionWelcoming cafe atmosphere