Ecuador Los Japoneses — Espresso
Washed Field Blend
WashedMedium-Light80Strong
- Origin
- Loja, EC
- Producer
- Vicente & Miguel Japon
- Farm / Co-op
- Los Alisos
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1950–1950 m
- Varietals
- typica,yellow_bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- CAD 27.00
- Price / oz
- $2.20/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
banana · vanilla · jackfruit · juicy · intense
From the editors
This lot is no longer available at the roaster.
We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 11 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 11 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
80
Strong
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
- 90/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
Renormalized base 85.8 shrunk to 79.5 at 83% confidence = 80.
Sensory profile
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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.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Subtext Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Subtext Coffee Roasters is highly regarded within the specialty coffee community, frequently mentioned alongside top-tier roasters like Tim Wendelboe. Enthusiasts specifically praise their washed light roasts and high-quality reserve offerings. While some customers have noted shipping delays due to external factors like tariffs, the brand maintains a loyal following of home brewers who value their sophisticated flavor profiles.
highly regarded light roastsfrequent reserve subscription userspremium quality beansoften grouped with top-tier roastersloyal enthusiast following
Threads cited (7)
- r/pourover · ↑ · Bloom temperature experimentation
- r/espresso · ↑ · Any Canadians on here have recommendations for roasters that ship here?
- r/pourover · ↑ · Baller Tariff score(subtext)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Advice on Price Point for Coffee Roasters for Home Use
- r/pourover · ↑ · Please Share Your Recipes for Naturals
- r/pourover · ↑ · Subtext Reserve Beans
- r/pourover · ↑ · I have no idea how to judge coffee with changing grind sizes
On YouTube
2 videos · 6k combined views
Outside coverage characterizes Subtext Coffee Roasters as a Toronto based roastery dedicated to the pursuit of highly expressive and flavorful profiles. Reviewers note their commitment to sourcing seasonal coffees from diverse global regions. The roastery is recognized for its focus on highlighting unique processing methods and distinct coffee varieties.
Seasonal sourcing focusEmphasis on expressive profilesExploration of unique processing methodsDiverse global origin selection
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