DarkPassion FruitPapayaNougat+2
USDA Organic
$2.05/oz
Roaster
Cxffeeblack
Memphis, TNcxffeeblack.com ↗
USDA Organic
- Coffees in catalog
- 2
- Also available
- 0
- Avg Cherry's Index (limited data)
- 58.5
- Reddit sentiment
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OriginsETCOKE
How Cherry’s Index is calculatedavg coverage 15% · 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.
- Reddit—weight 18%
- YouTube85/100weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 2 in-stock lots.
- SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
- Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
- Buyer reviewsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 5%
- Transparency40/1002/2 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- sprudge2/2
- editorial cluster2/2
- stale decay2/2
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.
Press · Sprudge
- Cxffeeblack’s Bartholomew Jones Is A Guest Lecturer At Vanderbilt University2026-03-25·sprudge
The course is titled God Don’t Make No Junk: Sample The Root Of Coffee Through Hip-Hop And Afrofuturism.
On YouTube
3 videos · 12k combined views
Coverage of Cxffeeblack highlights its mission driven approach, focusing heavily on founder Bartholomew Jones and his journey to reclaim coffee culture. The brand is presented as a cultural project aiming to reconnect communities, particularly in Memphis, with the deep African roots of coffee. Reviewers and presentations emphasize a vision that goes beyond a standard commercial product to challenge traditional coffee spaces.
Mission driven cultural projectReclaiming coffee rootsCommunity focused spacesChallenging traditional narratives
From Cxffeeblack
Coverage from others
Flagship cafe
Anti Gentrification Cxffee Club
3386 Bowden Ave, Memphis, TN
Open in maps →The catalog
2 in stock · 5 archived
Stout Junt
Roaster flags Bodacious, Sweet Thang, and Stacked in the cup.
Medium-DarkChocolateOverall Sweet
USDA Organic
$2.25/oz
Archived (5)
Medium-LightCherryCandyAnise+7
USDA Organic
66
$2.44/oz
Out of stock
LightPanelaMelonFloral+3
USDA Organic
$2.00/oz
Out of stock
Medium-LightCitrusCaramelizedFloral
USDA Organic
$3.37/oz
Out of stock
Dr Brewmar — Soursop Co-Ferment
Cauca, CO / Anaerobic Washed; cup data hasn't landed yet.
Cauca, CO · Anaerobic Washed
USDA Organic
$2.25/oz
Out of stock
King of the Guji Uncut
Natural lot with Cocoa Powder, Cranberry Sauce, and Sweet Tobacco in the cup.
Guji, ET · Natural
DarkCocoa PowderCranberryTobacco+1
USDA Organic
$2.35/oz
Out of stock
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