Not ratedExpect Chocolate, Butter, and Nuts from this natural.
CR · Natural
Medium-DarkChocolateButterNutty+2
Well-reviewed roaster
$1.54/oz
Roaster
Coffee Balam
Mexico Citywww.coffeebalam.com ↗
- Coffees in catalog
- 4
- Also available
- 0
- Avg Cherry's Index (limited data)
- 50.3
- Reddit sentiment
- 75/100
FreshnessRoast cadence not disclosed
OriginsCR
How Cherry’s Index is calculatedavg coverage 42% · limited data
Coverage is below 50%. Most of this roaster’s lots are scored off roaster-level signals (Reddit + YouTube) without per-lot SCA grades, Coffee Review entries, or published buyer reviews. With limited signal, scores are also pulled toward a neutral 50 baseline by the Cherry’s Index methodology, so lots can read flatter than the actual cup quality differences between them. The avg Cherry’s Index reflects general reputation more than per-lot quality.
Roaster signals
Apply to every lot from this roaster.
- Reddit75/100weight 18%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 4 in-stock lots.
- SCA grade21.7/1003/4 lots · weight 25%
- Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
- Buyer reviewsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 5%
- Transparency68.8/1004/4 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- stale decay4/4
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.
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Coffee Balam is mentioned in passing within a Reddit thread as part of a user's coffee collection. There is no substantive discussion, reviews, or community consensus regarding the roaster's quality, roast profile, or customer service in the provided threads. The mention serves only to identify the roaster as a source for specific Ethiopian and Mexican beans.
limited community discussionmentioned in passingno consensus on quality
Flagship cafe
Retail location
Mexico City
Open in maps →Seed-city fallback applied (Mexico City, MX); the website didn't expose a specific flagship address. LLM-finder notes: The website is an online-only store and does not list a physical retail location or headquarters address.
The catalog
4 in stock · 2 archived
Not rated
Not ratedNatural lot with Fruit Punch, Blackberry, and Orange in the cup.
Nicoya Peninsula, CR · Natural
MediumOther FruitBlackberryOrange+3
SCA 85.0
$1.73/oz
Not ratedHoney lot with Red Fruits, Citrus, and Caramel in the cup.
CR · Honey
MediumBerryCitrusCaramelized+2
SCA 85.0
$1.81/oz
Not ratedNatural lot with Chocolate, Citrus, and Vanilla in the cup.
Guanacaste, CR · Natural
MediumChocolateCitrusVanilla+2
SCA 83.0
$1.64/oz
Archived (2)
Not ratedChocolate, Wine Like Notes, and Blueberry on a anaerobic natural build.
Nicoya Peninsula, CR · Anaerobic Natural
MediumChocolateBlueberryBlackberry+3
SCA 88.0
$2.05/oz
Out of stock
Not ratedChocolate, Citrus, and Vanilla on a washed build.
Guanacaste, CR · Washed
MediumChocolateCitrusVanilla+2
SCA 83.0
$1.64/oz
Out of stock
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