La Unión MX Espresso
Honeycomb, Vanilla, and Chocolate on an experimental / process details: lot.
Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, MX · Experimental / Process Details:
MediumHoneyVanillaChocolate+2
49CBI
$1.70/oz
Roaster · Los Angeles, CA
Civil Coffee
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterShop tour
Inside LA’s Most Aesthetic & Hyped Coffee Shops | The Ultimate Café Tour l Los Angeles, California
Palettes
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
This video features a tour of Civil Coffee in Los Angeles, highlighting their focus on Mexican coffee beans. The shop, run by brothers Alex and Alan, aims to showcase high-quality beans from Mexico and other parts of South America that are often overlooked in the specialty coffee scene.
Inside this video
From Palettes:
“We're just a coffee shop that specializes in South American beans, specifically actually Mexican beans.”
“The whole ethos of the company is two brothers, Alex and Alan, Mexican brothers who lived here in LA and the Valley pretty much all their life.”
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The roaster
10 lots in stock, mostly Mexico and JP.
- In stock
- 10
- House Index · limited data
- 48
- Freshness
- Roast cadence not disclosed
- Save at Civil Coffee
- Free shipping
OriginsMexicoJP
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- April 202618 lots seen; 10 in stock now
- Origins
- 1 countryMexico
- Process mix
- Other 70% · Washed 20% · Experimental 10%
- Sourcing
- 50% of lots name the producer or farm5 of 10
- Coverage
- 12 editorial mentionsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Their channels
- Instagram ↗Facebook ↗X ↗Linked from their own site
- Where to find them
- Cafe in Los Angeles, CA5629 N Figueroa St
- Merch
- 3 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 5% · 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 10 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%
- Transparency66.1/1009/10 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- editorial cluster9/10
- stale decay9/10
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
10 in stock · 6 archived
Civilian 2.0
Piloncillo, Graham Cracker, and Dried Fruit on a washed lot.
Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz, MX · Washed
MediumChocolateGrainDried Fruit+1
49CBI
$1.70/oz
La Unión Rosita
Cantaloupe, Clementine, and Honeysuckle on a washed and natural lot.
Oaxaca, Guerrero, MX · Washed And Natural
MediumMelonOrangeFloral
49CBI
$1.70/oz
La Angostura Decaf
Dry Berries, Sugarcane, and Cocoa on a mountain water process lot.
Chiapas, MX · Mountain Water Process
MediumBerrySugarcaneCocoa+2
48CBI
$1.93/oz
La Angostura - Decaf
Mountain Water Processed Decaf lot with Dry Berries, Sugarcane, and Cocoa in the cup.
Chiapas, MX · Mountain Water Processed Decaf
MediumBerrySugarcaneCocoa+2
48CBI
$1.97/oz
Typical $1.35 to $2.58/oz
Limited comparison
Rio Verde
Anaerobic Natural lot with Purple Grape, Yellow Fruit, and Almond Butter in the cup.
Guerrero, MX · Anaerobic Natural
MediumGrapeOther FruitAlmond+3
48CBI
$2.06/oz
Civilian 2.0
Expect Piloncillo, Graham Cracker, and Dried Fruit from this washed lot.
Oaxaca, MX · Washed
DarkCaramelizedDried FruitChocolate
48CBI
$1.98/oz
Typical $1.42 to $2.27/oz
Broad comparison
Rio Verde - Guerrero
Anaerobic Natural / Producer: lot with Purple Grape, Yellow Fruit, and Almond Butter in the cup.
Mexico · Anaerobic Natural / Producer:
MediumGrapeOther FruitAlmond
47CBI
$2.06/oz
La Unión Rosita
Expect Cantaloupe, Clementine, and Honeysuckle from this washed and natural blend lot.
Mexico · Washed And Natural Blend
MediumMelonOrangeFloral
47CBI
$1.97/oz
Typical $1.39 to $2.65/oz
La Unión - Mexico Espresso
Anaerobic Natural / Process Detail lot with Honey, Vanilla, and Chocolate in the cup.
Mexico · Anaerobic Natural / Process Detail
HoneyVanillaChocolate+2
$1.97/oz
Typical $1.72 to $3.27/oz
Limited comparison
Also available · subscriptions, sample packs, gear
Civilian - Instant Craft
Expect Cantaloupe, Clementine, and Honeysuckle from this washed lot.
Oaxaca, Guerrero, Chiapas, Veracruz, MX · Washed
MediumMelonOrangeFloral+4
50CBI
$40.50/oz
La Unión - Instant Craft
Expect Honeycomb, Vanilla, and Chocolate from this washed lot.
Oaxaca, MX · Washed
LightHoneyVanillaChocolate+4
48CBI
$40.50/oz
30g Ceremonial Matcha
White Chocolate, Lemon, and Herbaceous Notes on an other lot.
Kagoshima, JP · Other
White ChocolateLemonHerb+2
47CBI
$26.46/oz
CaramelHazelnutCocoa+2
45CBI
$18.90/oz
Organic Houjicha
Roaster flags Toasted Grain, Warm Cacao, and Delicate Sweetness in the cup.
Kagoshima, JP
GrainCocoaOverall Sweet
45CBI
$5.10/oz
Clark Street Retail
Taste data is still sparse; open the detail page before judging this lot.
$1.16/oz
Archived (6)
Talea de Castro
Expect Pecan Pie, Delicate Buckwheat Tea, and Capirotada from this washed lot.
Oaxaca, MX · Washed
LightPecanCinnamonMalt+3
54CBI
$2.27/oz
Out of stock
Medium-LightOverall SweetStrawberryTea Like+1
54CBI
$1.89/oz
Out of stock
Mico de Noches
Expect Nectarine, Brown Sugar, and Milk Chocolate from this washed lot.
Chiapas, MX · Washed
Medium-LightPeachBrown SugarMilk Chocolate
53CBI
$3.00/oz
Out of stock
Medium-LightOrangePeachPanela+3
52CBI
$1.89/oz
Out of stock
Dark ChocolateCaramelHoney+1
52CBI
$3.12/oz
Out of stock
Los Pinos - Chiapas
Expect Dark Chocolate, Caramel, and Honey from this washed lot.
Chiapas, MX · Washed
Dark ChocolateCaramelHoney+1
52CBI
$1.03/oz
Out of stock
Flagship cafe
Highland Park Café
5629 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
Open in maps →Highland Park flagship cafe of three Civil Coffee locations in the Los Angeles area.
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