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Temple Coffee Roasters

Brazil Monte Alto — Espresso

NaturalMedium72Cherry's Index

Cup profile

crème brûlée · dried fig · marzipan

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
Brazil Monte Alto — Espresso by Temple Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
Monte Alto
Process
Natural
Altitude
1150–1150 m
Harvest
2025
Weight
340g
Bag price
$29.50
Price / oz
$2.46/oz
Brew
espresso

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 38 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 38 days ago.

Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

72

Noted

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.

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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 15% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    75/ 30% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Renormalized base 75.8 shrunk to 71.3 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 72.

Sensory profile

Acidity
3
Body
5
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

Tasting flight

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Temple Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Temple Coffee Roasters is widely recognized as a staple specialty roaster, particularly in the California coffee scene. Users frequently include them in lists of reputable roasters and appreciate their diverse offerings, though some note that specific single-origin beans can be challenging to dial in or that their cafe pricing is on the higher side. While the brand faced significant community backlash in 2020 regarding workplace policies, their reputation for quality coffee remains intact among enthusiasts who continue to purchase and discuss their beans.

widely recognized specialty roasterdiverse single-origin and blend offeringspremium cafe pricingchallenging to dial in at timesestablished Sacramento presence
Threads cited (10)

On YouTube

5 videos · 34k combined views

Reviewers and local media describe Temple Coffee Roasters as a prominent and established fixture in the Sacramento and Davis coffee scenes. Outside coverage highlights their dedication to meticulous roast profiling, innovative brewing methods like nitrogen-infused and Kyoto-style systems, and community-focused cafe spaces. Additionally, coverage notes their local partnerships and a past leadership transition following public scrutiny over internal policies.

Prominent Sacramento fixturePrecise roast profilingInnovative brewing equipmentCommunity-focused cafe spacesLocal partnershipsPast leadership transition

Coverage from others

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