Midtown Espresso
Washed And NaturalDark★ 4.3 (3)
Cup profile
chocolate · caramel · berries
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- —
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed And Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 298g
- Bag price
- $19.00
- Price / oz
- $1.81/oz
- Brew
- espresso, immersion, filter
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing 4 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
57
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.
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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 78/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 30/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-3Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 67.6 shrunk to 60.1 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 57.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 2
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Buyer reviews · this coffee
4.3/ 5· 3 reviews on Vice City Bean’s product page
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About Vice City Bean
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100
Vice City Bean (often referred to as City Bean Roasters) is mentioned in the context of the Los Angeles specialty coffee scene. A user specifically recommended their Honduras Gea roast as a high-quality option for home espresso enthusiasts. There is very limited discussion regarding the roaster beyond this specific recommendation.
LA-based roasterrecommended for espressoHonduras Gea roast mentionedlimited community discussion
Threads cited (10)
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On YouTube
1 video · 2k combined views
1 video covers Vice City Bean from reviewer VILLAS CHANNEL VLOGS.