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Roaster · Mexico City

Coffee Balam

www.coffeebalam.com

6 lots in stock, mostly Costa Rica.

In stock
6
House Index · limited data
30
Freshness
Roast cadence not disclosed
OriginsCosta Rica

Roaster at a glance

Tracked since
April 20266 lots seen; 6 in stock now
Origins
1 countryCosta Rica
Process mix
Natural 50% · Washed 17% · Honey 17% · Experimental 17%
Sourcing
17% of lots name the producer or farm1 of 6
Their channels
InstagramYouTubeTikTokYouTube: 9 videos, 13 subscribers, last upload July 2026
Merch
1 item in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 30% · 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.

  • Redditweight 0%
  • YouTubeweight 10%

Per-lot signals (averaged)

Vary across lots; averaged over 6 in-stock lots.

  • SCA grade22.5/1006/6 lots · weight 25%
  • Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
  • On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
  • Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
  • Transparency70/1006/6 lots · weight 5%

Bonuses earned (per lot)

  • stale decay6/6

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

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Coyote Coffee

Natural lot with Fruit Punch, Blackberry, and Orange in the cup.

Nicoya Peninsula, CR · Natural

MediumTropical FruitBlackberryOrange+3
SCA 85.0
32CBI · preliminary
$1.73/oz

Congo Coffee

Honey lot with Red Fruits, Citrus, and Caramel in the cup.

Guanacaste, CR · Honey

MediumBerryCitrusCaramel+2
SCA 85.0
32CBI · preliminary
$1.81/oz

Alfaro Master Roast

Expect Chocolate, Butter, and Nuts from this natural lot.

Costa Rica · Natural

Medium-DarkChocolatePeanutHoney
SCA 83.0
26CBI · preliminary
$1.54/oz

Tempisque Coffee

Vanilla, Caramel, and Nuts on a washed lot.

Guanacaste, CR · Washed

MediumVanillaCaramelNutty+2
SCA 83.0
26CBI · preliminary
$1.64/oz

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Retail location

Mexico City

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For roasters

Cherrybook runs a monthly Roaster Spotlight Series featuring one roaster with an editorial piece and a giveaway. Interested in being featured? See the format or email josh@cherrybookcoffee.com.