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Valor Coffee

Gemstone - Kenya

Anaerobic Natural★ 5.0 (7)79Cherry's Index

Cup profile

blackberry · caramel sweetness

  • Fruit
  • Sugar and spice
Gemstone - Kenya by Valor Coffee
Origin
KE
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
Mara Estate
Altitude
—
Varietals
—
Harvest
—
Weight
312g
Bag price
$24.00
Price / oz
$2.18/oz
Brew
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Cherry's Index

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

79

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence35% 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 13% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

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

  • Buyer reviews
    On-shop star ratings (Yotpo, Reviews.io, Okendo, Loox, Stamped, Judge.me)
    100/ 34% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    80/ 51% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    35/ 14% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Renormalized base 80.4 shrunk to 76.6 at 88% confidence + bonuses = 79.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
3

Flavor wheelestimated

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Buyer reviews · this coffee

5.0/ 5· 7 reviews on Valor Coffee’s product page
via okendo

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About Valor Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100

Valor Coffee, based in Alpharetta, Georgia, is well-regarded by local and regional coffee enthusiasts. Commenters highlight them as a top-tier local roaster in the Atlanta area, praising their specialty offerings, seasonal drinks, and overall shop experience. They are also chosen alongside prominent specialty roasters for direct-purchase and multi-roaster hauls.

local favorite (Atlanta area)great seasonal drinkssolid specialty offerings
Threads cited (5)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

8 videos · 210k combined views

8 videos from Valor Coffee's own channel.

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