Tangletown Blend
Central & South America Blend
Medium-Light★ 4.8 (40)
Cherrybook Index
65Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. High confidence: 4 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.69/oz$20.25 for 340g
this lot $1.69$1.39$2.64
Typical band for this profile $1.39 to $2.64 (process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Buyers
★ 4.8from 40 on-shop ratings
Catalog summary
This lot, indexed 65 on confident evidence and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Roaster’s notes
navel orange · black cherry · citrus
- Fruit
- Citrus
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.

- Origin
- —
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $20.25
- Price / oz
- $1.69/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price contextmodeled
A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.
$1.69/oz
typically $1.39 to $2.64
Where it sits
57 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
Limited listing details: 51st percentile of 57 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.
Some variety, process or origin details are missing. This comparison does not qualify the coffee for a value recommendation.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Origin not listed×0.94
- Variety not listed×0.96
At 340 g, this bag runs about 2% less per ounce than a typical 287 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.
How this estimate works
A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.
Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.
Not listed by the roaster: origin, process, variety, altitude
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
65
Noted
High confidence
Confidence4 of 7 signals on file
Multiple independent source families support this score at full weight.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 58% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, Cherrybook ratings
- 95/ 26% weightOn-shop ratingsPublic product-page ratings; current supported sources only
- 85/ 31% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 45/ 34% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 20/ 9% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Base weighted score: 68.2 + bonuses = 65
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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On-shop ratings · this coffee
4.8/ 5· 40 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.
Recent third-party buyer comments
Newest public excerptsOkendo5.0 / 5
“It’s really great”
Incentivized reviewRecommended
Oct 6, 2026View at Okendo →
Okendo5.0 / 5
“My wife and I enjoy Zoka coffee so much! We have tried several different beans, and each one has been fantastic in its own way. Tangletown is no different. It’s full flavored but not overpowering, and I’m excited to wake up tomorrow to have it again!”
Incentivized reviewRecommended
May 31, 2026View at Okendo →
Okendo5.0 / 5
“Purchased Tangletown Medium Roast Blend. It has been years since I last purchased Zoka whole bean coffee and tasting it makes me wonder why I ever stopped drinking coffee. It is smooth rich flavor that I just don’t get with other coffees. Will be ordering more and live the Red Pacmara Guatemalan as well. Clint”
Incentivized reviewRecommended
May 4, 2026View at Okendo →
These are short excerpts from third-party buyer reviews published on this product page. Storefronts may moderate reviews, and verification or incentive labels appear only when the provider supplies them. Their ratings are already represented in the aggregate above and are not counted again in Cherrybook Index.
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 →Count-adjusted Cherrybook Index weight 15% · Refreshed Oct 25, 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
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Crew Review: Zoka Coffee Roasters - Drip Blends
Seattle Coffee Gear · 3.3K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeWhat the reviewer said
From Seattle Coffee Gear, discussing Tangletown Blend:
“It's smooth. That's a really smooth blend.”
“I think it's smooth.”
Tasting notes mentioned: smooth
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