Booze Cruise Costa Rica — Filter
Anaerobic Natural lot with Purple Grapes, Cherry Praline, and Brown Sugar in the cup.
Turrialba, CR · Anaerobic Natural
GrapeCherryPraline+1
61CBI
US$2.48/oz
Typical US$2.09 to $3.33/oz
Broad comparison
Roaster
DAK
Prices in CAD
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterInterview
Building a Coffee Brand Abroad - Canada to Amsterdam | DAK COFFEE!
IT'S JUST COFFEE! · 2.1K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
The founders of DAK Coffee Roasters discuss their journey from living in Canada to establishing their roastery in Amsterdam. They explain their business philosophy, which focuses on sourcing experimental coffees and building long-term relationships with producers in Colombia.
Inside this video
From IT'S JUST COFFEE!:
“We were analyzing the business or or trying to assess the business coming from other industries. So we had completely different maybe preconceptions about business and and industries in in in general.”
“We try to make also the producers super comfortable and we work with the same producers over and over again and partners in Colombia to actually explain us what they did.”
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The roaster
5 lots in stock, mostly Ethiopia, Colombia and Bolivia.
- In stock
- 5
- House Index · limited data
- 58
OriginsEthiopiaColombiaBoliviaKenyaCosta Rica
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- July 202625 lots seen; 5 in stock now
- Origins
- 2 countriesEthiopia, Costa Rica
- Process mix
- Experimental 40% · Washed 20% · Natural 20% · Honey 20%
- Price position
- 24% above what its profiles predictMedian of 4 in-stock lots against the price model
- Sourcing
- 80% of lots name the producer or farm4 of 5
- Coverage
- 7 reviewer videos · 3 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 23% · 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.
- Reddit68/100weight 18%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 5 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%
- Transparency61/1005/5 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- stale decay2/5
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
5 in stock · 15 archived
Darling Ethiopia Gedeb — Filter
Anaerobic Washed lot with Wild Florals, Peach Ice Tea, and Black Tea in the cup.
Gedeb, ET · Anaerobic Washed
FloralPeachBlack Tea
59CBI
US$2.30/oz
Typical US$2.01 to $3.20/oz
Broad comparison
Apricotini — Filter
Expect Apricot Jam, Peach, and Sparkling Tea from this red honey lot.
Gedeo, ET · Red Honey
ApricotPeachWiney
58CBI
US$2.48/oz
Typical US$1.63 to $3.12/oz
Limited comparison
Jazz Fruits — Espresso
Stone Fruits, Berries, and White Chocolate on a natural lot.
Sidamo, ET · Natural
PeachStrawberryWhite Chocolate+1
58CBI
US$1.58/oz
Typical US$1.68 to $2.68/oz
Lemon Spritz — Filter
Expect Lemon Iced Tea, Apricot Jam, and White Florals from this washed lot.
Gedeb, ET · Washed
LemonApricotFloral
56CBI
US$2.30/oz
Typical US$1.62 to $2.59/oz
Also available · subscriptions, sample packs, gear
Steeped Ready To Brew 6 Packs
Not much signal yet; the detail page has what we know.
58CBI
US$2.08/oz
Archived (15)
Vanilla Sky - Natural Java
Vanilla Foam, Stewed Cherries, and Brown Sugar on a natural lot.
Caranavi, BO · Natural
VanillaCherryBrown Sugar+1
61CBI
US$2.31/oz
Out of stock
Fluffy Petals — Filter
Expect Purple Florals, Citrus, and Baked Peach from this washed lot.
Gedeb, ET · Washed
LightFloralCitrusPeach
61CBI
US$2.22/oz
Out of stock
LightFloralHerbCitrus
61CBI
US$2.21/oz
Out of stock
Cream Donut — Filter
Chocolate Milk, Cherry Liquor, and Vanilla on an anaerobic natural lot.
Huila, CO · Anaerobic Natural
Milk ChocolateCherryVanilla
60CBI
US$2.66/oz
Out of stock
Milky Cake - Filter
Experimental lot with Pistachio, Cardamom, and Vanilla Cake in the cup.
Cauca, CO · Experimental
PistachioCardamomVanilla+1
60CBI
US$2.59/oz
Out of stock
Milky Cake — Filter
Expect Cardamom, Pistachio, and Vanilla Cake from this experimental lot.
Cauca, CO · Experimental
CardamomPistachioVanilla
60CBI
US$2.66/oz
Out of stock
Purple Rain — Filter
Expect Purple Fruits, Purple Florals, and Wild Berries from this anaerobic natural lot.
Guji, ET · Anaerobic Natural
Other FruitFloralBerry
60CBI
US$2.60/oz
Out of stock
Juice Box — Chiroso Washed Filter
Blood Orange, Rhubarb, and Honey on a washed lot.
Antioquia, CO · Washed
OrangeOther FruitHoney+1
59CBI
US$2.53/oz
Out of stock
Currant Mood - Filter
Expect Blackcurrant Jam, Rose, and Black Tea from this washed lot.
Nyeri, KE · Washed
Medium-LightBlack CurrantFloralBlack Tea
59CBI
US$2.29/oz
Out of stock
BlackberryCherryDate
59CBI
US$2.48/oz
Out of stock
Strawberry Land — Filter
Amaretto, Strawberry Jam, and Star Fruit on an experimental lot.
Caranavi, BO · Experimental
Medium-LightAlmondStrawberryPlum
59CBI
US$2.19/oz
Out of stock
LemonJasmineHoney
59CBI
US$2.95/oz
Out of stock
Blueberry Beats — Filter
Expect Blueberry Clafoutis, Strawberry Jam, and Vanilla from this anaerobic natural lot.
Sidamo, ET · Anaerobic Natural
BlueberryStrawberryVanilla
59CBI
US$2.64/oz
Out of stock
Rumba Ethiopia Gedeb — Filter
Anaerobic Natural lot with Stewed Strawberries, Apricot, and Brown Sugar in the cup.
Gedeb, ET · Anaerobic Natural
StrawberryApricotBrown Sugar
58CBI
US$2.68/oz
Out of stock
Red CurrantPomegranate
58CBI
US$2.27/oz
Out of stock
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 68/100
Three Reddit contributions give a mixed-to-positive view of DAK. One brewer reported wonderful, juicy cups from DAK light roasts. Another found Don Eli Gesha easy to dial in for espresso and also enjoyed it as freddo espresso. A third described Milky Cake as having a huge cardamom note and questioned whether that character came only from processing and terroir.
juicy light-roast cupsDon Eli Gesha espresso dialingMilky Cake cardamom character
Threads cited (3)
- r/espresso · 131↑ · When light is too light
That’s interesting, I have the exact same coffee and find it very easy to dial in, also not at the lightest end of what DAK offers for espresso. I also have a Bako Gotiti Ethiopian test batch from them that is denser and lighter ( I know this as I need to dose 19g in a 18g basket whereas with the Don Eli I use 18g and.
- r/Coffee · 4↑ · Questions/thoughts on cardamom-forward "thermal shock" processed coffees.
...m September roasters and got to thinking. This is the second thermal-shock processed coffee I have had with this huge, distinctive cardamom note (The other being DAK milky cake which is also from Colombia, but from a different grower) so I thought I would look into other examples of thermal-shock processed coffee an
- r/pourover · 3↑ · Some light roasts not turning out?
I’ve been getting mixed results with light roasts- I’m getting wonderful juicy cups from DAK but I just got a bag of SEY and it just tastes flat with the same exact brewing method and grind size. It happens sometimes with lighter roasts for me, even when I’m grinding finer and adding more agitation. I’ve been doing pou
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