Guatemala Yellow Bourbon
Cupping notes point toward Chocolatey Caramel, Molasses Like Sweetness, and Papaya Like Tropical Notes.
Guatemala
MediumChocolateCaramelMolasses+1
53CBI
$1.92/oz
Typical $1.29 to $2.46/oz
Limited comparison
Roaster · New York, NY
Birch Coffee
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
From the roasterBrew guide
How To Brew A Chemex – "Chemex: The Heat Within" by Birch Coffee Brewmasters
Birch Coffee · 12.3K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
In a comedic, mock-documentary style titled 'Chemex: The Heat Within', Birch Coffee Brewmasters demonstrate step-by-step how to brew with a Chemex. The tutorial covers water measurements, bloom stages, circular pouring technique, and filter removal.
Inside this video
From Birch Coffee:
“Chemex is my favorite brewing method because the thickness of the filter paper really allows it to pull all the non-essential chemicals out of the coffee.”
“I I believe, my experience has been, that it is a solid brewing method.”
Explore the videos
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The roaster
14 lots in stock, mostly Guatemala, Brazil and Ethiopia.
- In stock
- 14
- House Index · limited data
- 49
- Freshness
- Roast cadence not disclosed
- Save at Birch Coffee
- Get 25% OFF on your first two orders and then 15% off from 3rd order
OriginsGuatemalaBrazilEthiopiaColombiaIndonesiaMexico
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- April 202618 lots seen; 14 in stock now
- Origins
- 6 countriesGuatemala, Colombia, Ethiopia
- Process mix
- Other 100%
- Sourcing
- 0% of lots name the producer or farm0 of 14
- Coverage
- 6 reviewer videos · 3 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Where to find them
- Cafe in New York, NY432 3rd Avenue
- Merch
- 8 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 21% · limited data
Coverage is below 50%. Available roaster-level evidence comes from Reddit. 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 leans more heavily on roaster-level reputation than per-lot quality.
Roaster signals
Apply to every lot from this roaster.
- Reddit60/100weight 18%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 14 in-stock lots.
- SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
- Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
- On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
- Transparency28.8/1008/14 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- stale decay13/14
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
14 in stock · 3 archived
MediumDark ChocolateAlmondCherry
50CBI
$1.75/oz
Typical $1.14 to $2.18/oz
Limited comparison
Birch Blend
Not much signal yet; the detail page has what we know.
Medium
50CBI
$1.58/oz
Typical $1.13 to $2.16/oz
Limited comparison
Dark
50CBI
$1.67/oz
Typical $1.28 to $2.43/oz
Limited comparison
Medium
50CBI
$1.75/oz
Typical $1.33 to $2.54/oz
Limited comparison
Bully Blend
Not much signal yet; the detail page has what we know.
Medium
50CBI
$1.58/oz
Typical $1.13 to $2.16/oz
Limited comparison
Emma's Espresso
Taste data is still sparse; open the detail page before judging this lot.
Medium
50CBI
$1.58/oz
Typical $1.13 to $2.16/oz
Limited comparison
Medium
50CBI
$1.56/oz
Typical $1.33 to $2.54/oz
Limited comparison
PomegranateBrown SugarHazelnut+2
48CBI
$1.92/oz
Typical $1.32 to $2.52/oz
Limited comparison
French Press: Birch Blend
Think Full Bodied, Clean, and Chocolatey.
MediumChocolate
48CBI
$1.45/oz
Typical $1.21 to $2.31/oz
Limited comparison
Ethiopia Sidama
Roaster flags Tropical Fruit, Crisp Apple, and Floral Sweetness in the cup.
Sidamo, ET
Tropical FruitAppleFloral
47CBI
$1.92/oz
Typical $1.31 to $2.50/oz
Limited comparison
MediumHoneyChocolate
46CBI
$1.75/oz
Typical $1.29 to $2.45/oz
Limited comparison
Sumatra Harimau Tiger
Roaster flags Sweet Pipe Tobacco and Dark Chocolate Ganache in the cup.
Sumatra, ID
MediumPipe TobaccoDark Chocolate
46CBI
$1.75/oz
Typical $1.30 to $2.48/oz
Limited comparison
Medium-DarkNutty
46CBI
$1.75/oz
Typical $1.22 to $2.33/oz
Limited comparison
Also available · subscriptions, sample packs, gear
Medium-DarkChocolateFruity
51CBI
$1.45/oz
Cold Brew
Taste data is still sparse; open the detail page before judging this lot.
Medium-Dark
50CBI
$1.58/oz
Black Magic
Taste data is still sparse; open the detail page before judging this lot.
Dark
50CBI
$1.58/oz
Birch Blend Instant
Cupping notes point toward Full Bodied, Chocolaty, and Clean.
MediumChocolateOverall SweetNutty
48CBI
$5.34/oz
MediumToffeeCocoaOverall Sweet
48CBI
$1.56/oz
Archived (3)
Medium
55CBI
$1.77/oz
Out of stock
Dark ChocolateAlmondCherry
53CBI
$1.46/oz
Out of stock
Papua New Guinea — Kindeng Mill
Roaster flags Fruity and Chocolatey Rich in the cup.
Western Highlands, PG
FruityChocolate
51CBI
$1.92/oz
Out of stock
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 60/100
Three independent Reddit threads give Birch Coffee a mixed view. One New York poster grouped Birch among coffeehouses they loved and credited those shops with getting them into coffee. Another visitor initially disliked a Birch Kyoto slow-drip coffee but loved it by the end of the cup. A separate commenter said Birch had fallen from being their go-to and was not impressive on recent visits.
New York cafe introductionKyoto slow-drip experiencerecent consistency concerns
Threads cited (3)
- r/Coffee · 43↑ · What makes good coffee?
I've been in New York for the past two years and have had the fortune to visit some awesome coffeehouses - Stumptown, Café Grumpy, Birch, etc - and loved them all; they've actually been the places that have gotten me into coffee. But then I look at some reviews online and see, "Oh, X coffee is shit, X coffee is much be
- r/espresso · 23↑ · Espresso in New York City NYC
Birch IMO fell off. It used to be my go-to spot when I worked on 28th and Madison 6 years ago, but I went there just before the pandemic and then went back there recently and was not impressed. Stumptown (Ace, and mcdougal location) on the other hand is one of my top picks in NYC when I’m not near a 9th Street location
- r/Coffee · 7↑ · Slow drip iced coffee at home.
When I was visiting NYC I went to a coffee shop in flatiron called Birrch I believe. I believe it's one of a few birch located in NYC. Birch had a menu item I've never seen before. It was a Kyoto slow drip ice coffee served 4oz neat or over ice. I had mine neat. On the first sip I didn't like it but I drank slowly almo
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