Spring Blend
Medium-Dark★ 5.0 (6)· not counted
Cherrybook Index
64sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.83/oz$22.00 for 340g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Buyers
★ 5.0from 6 on-shop ratings · not counted in the Index
Catalog summary
This lot, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 138 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
blackberry · vanilla · caramelized sweetness · nutty finish
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.

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- Farm / Co-op
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- Harvest
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- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $22.00
- Price / oz
- $1.83/oz
- Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
64
Sparse signal
Confidence2 of 7 signals on file
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. This coffee has 23% of the signal universe on file. 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.
The math on file: renormalized base 70.9 shrunk to 62.0 + bonuses = 64.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 20/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 2
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 3
Comps & alternatives
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On-shop ratings · this coffee
5.0/ 5· 6 public ratings on Zoka Coffee’s product page
via okendoPublic aggregate shown on this lot’s page on Zoka Coffee’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.
How ratings count toward the Index
To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.
View the product and its ratings on Zoka Coffee →Not currently counted in Cherrybook Index · Refreshed Jun 21, 2026
About Zoka Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Two Reddit contributions praise Zoka: one calls a Colombia Chemex brew really tasty, and another says they like the Kirkland cafe.
Colombia ChemexKirkland cafe
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 3↑ · My morning brew. Zoka Columbia Roast in a Chemex. Really tasty stuff!
My morning brew. Zoka Columbia Roast in a Chemex. Really tasty stuff!
- r/espresso · 3↑ · Recommendations for freshly roasted beans in the Seattle area?
Basically what Foxipanda said. Slate is incredible and so is Vivace. I like Zoka in Kirkland
Press · Sprudge
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- Tea Party Flashback! Babcock Of The Walk, or, Give Me Zoka Or Give Me Death!2010-12-13·sprudge
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On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
From the roasterBrand film
Meet Zoka Coffee Producing Partner Don Mayo
Zoka Coffee Roasters · 8.6K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Zoka Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video profiles Pablo Bonilla, a fourth-generation coffee producer in the Tarrazu region of Costa Rica, who partners with Zoka Coffee. It highlights the family-run nature of his farm, Beneficio Don Mayo, and his commitment to sustainable, quality-focused coffee production.
Inside this video
From Zoka Coffee Roasters:
“We feel very happy when we know the our customers, they talk about what happened with the coffee, how we can to improve year by year.”
“We don't want to have a lot money, but it's great to have enough money, of education, of healthy. And this is more important.”
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