MediumStrawberryApricotYuzu+1
Shop 5.0 (7)
61CBI · sparse
$1.83/oz
Roaster · Evanston, IL
Backlot Coffee
6 lots in stock, mostly Guatemala, Colombia and Ethiopia.
- In stock
- 6
- House Index · limited data
- 52
OriginsGuatemalaColombiaEthiopiaRwandaMexicoIndonesia
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- April 20268 lots seen; 6 in stock now
- Origins
- 5 countriesGuatemala, Colombia, Ethiopia
- Process mix
- Washed 67% · Natural 17% · Honey 17%
- Sourcing
- 83% of lots name the producer or farm5 of 6
- Buyer stars
- 5.0 out of 519 reviews across 3 lots, from the roaster's own store
- Coverage
- 1 reviewer videoVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Their channels
- Instagram ↗Facebook ↗Linked from their own site
- Where to find them
- 3 locations, Evanston, IL2006 Central St.
- Merch
- 3 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 9% · limited data
Coverage is below 50%. No Reddit or YouTube roaster-level signal is on file. Per-lot evidence from SCA grades, Coffee Review entries, and public on-shop product ratings is limited across the catalog. With limited signal, scores are also pulled toward a neutral 50 baseline by the Cherrybook Index methodology, so lots can read flatter than the actual cup quality differences between them. The average Cherrybook Index therefore reflects the limited per-lot evidence plus the methodology's neutral baseline.
Roaster signals
Apply to every lot from this roaster.
- Reddit—weight 0%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 6 in-stock lots.
- SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
- Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
- On-shop ratings100/1002/6 lots · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
- Transparency53.3/1006/6 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- stale decay5/6
Base components are renormalized over whatever signals are available for each lot. SCA + Coffee Review are capped at 40% combined to keep the cupping story from dominating. Bonuses (accolades, awards, editorial coverage) and freshness decay are applied on top.
The catalog
6 in stock · 2 archived
Flying Squirrel
Washed lot with Dried Fig, Chocolate, and Toasted Almond in the cup.
Central & South America, GT · Washed
MediumFigChocolateAlmond
Shop 5.0 (11)
60CBI · sparse
$1.63/oz
Guatemala Finca Las Moritas
Washed lot with Butterscotch, Orange, and Pear in the cup.
Acatenango, GT · Washed
Medium-LightToffeeOrangePear
50CBI · sparse
$1.83/oz
Rwanda Nyamasheke Honey Process
Apricot, Riesling, and Persimmon on a honey lot.
Nyamasheke, RW · Honey
LightApricotGrape
50CBI · sparse
$2.00/oz
Colombia Sugarcane Decaf
Expect Caramel, Red Apple, and Graham Cracker from this natural lot.
Tolima, CO · Natural
MediumCaramelApple
46CBI · sparse
$1.63/oz
MediumDark ChocolateAlmondCaramel
45CBI · sparse
$1.67/oz
Archived (2)
Bali Kintamani Natural
Cherry, Strawberry Ice Cream, and Chocolate Syrup on a natural lot.
Kintamani Highlands, ID · Natural
LightCherryStrawberryChocolate
50CBI · sparse
$1.50/oz
Out of stock
Colombia Santa Maria
Washed lot with Green Apple, Pear, and Cane Sugar in the cup.
Santa Maria, CO · Washed
Medium-LightApplePearSugar Cane
50CBI · sparse
$1.37/oz
Out of stock
On YouTube
1 video · 2k combined views
1 video from Backlot Coffee's own channel.
From Backlot Coffee
Flagship cafe
Central St.
2006 Central St., Evanston, IL
Open in maps →Flagship of three Backlot Coffee cafes in the Chicago area.
For roasters
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