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Verve Coffee Roasters

Costa Rica Macho

ExperimentalLight84Strong
Costa Rica Macho by Verve Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
Finca Macho
Altitude
1900–1900 m
Varietals
catuai
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$26.75
Price / oz
$2.23/oz
Brew
—

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

As cupped

plum · black_tea · dark_chocolate

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Roasts to order · ships in ~2d

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.

“Orders placed after 8 am PST on Fridays will roast and ship the following Monday.” source ↗

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Cherry's Index

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

84

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    90/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Renormalized base 87.0 shrunk to 80.5 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 84.

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About Verve Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100

Verve is consistently held up by the coffee community as a benchmark for high-quality, specialty-grade coffee. Home roasters frequently cite Verve as a gold standard they aspire to emulate in terms of flavor clarity and aromatic profile. Their beans are widely recognized as a reliable, premium reference point for what excellent commercial roasting should taste like.

benchmark for qualityhighly regarded by home roastersconsistent flavor profilespremium specialty roaster
Threads cited (8)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

7 videos · 75k combined views

Outside coverage consistently portrays Verve Coffee Roasters as a technically proficient and industry-integrated brand. Reviewers highlight their commitment to rigorous quality control processes and their willingness to collaborate on specialized product development. The company is frequently recognized for its deep roots in the Santa Cruz coffee scene and its ability to maintain a balance between large-scale operations and artisanal attention to detail.

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