Peru Cajamarca
Washed lot with Red Grape, Milk Chocolate, and Syrupy Body in the cup.
Cajamarca, PE · Washed
GrapeMilk Chocolate
Well-reviewed roaster
66CBI · sparse
$1.67/oz
Roaster · Chicago, IL
Halfwit Coffee Roasters
5 lots in stock, mostly Peru, Colombia and Guatemala.
- In stock
- 5
- House Index · limited data
- 63
OriginsPeruColombiaGuatemala
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- April 20265 lots seen; 5 in stock now
- Origins
- 3 countriesColombia, Guatemala, Peru
- Process mix
- Washed 100%
- Sourcing
- 80% of lots name the producer or farm4 of 5
- Coverage
- 3 reviewer videos · 1 press mention · 2 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Their channels
- Instagram ↗Facebook ↗Linked from their own site
- Where to find them
- Online only, Chicago, ILRoastery in Chicago with visits by appointment only; no public cafe.
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.
- Reddit84/100weight 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%
- Transparency49/1005/5 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- sprudge5/5
- stale decay5/5
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
Popayán Reserve
Washed lot with Cooked Berries, Caramel, and Candied Pecan in the cup.
Cauca, CO · Washed
BerryCaramelPecan
Well-reviewed roaster
65CBI · sparse
$1.67/oz
Decaf Guatemala — Decaf
Washed lot with Chocolate Cake, Mixed Berries, and Almond Brittle in the cup.
Lake Atitlan, GT · Washed
MediumBerryAlmond
Well-reviewed roaster
63CBI · sparse
$1.58/oz
OrangeCaramelizedChocolate
Well-reviewed roaster
61CBI · sparse
$1.50/oz
DarkCherryDark ChocolateBrown Spice
Well-reviewed roaster
60CBI · sparse
$1.50/oz
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 84/100
Two Reddit contributors describe very positive experiences with Halfwit Coffee Roasters. One ranks Halfwit among their top three. Another says Halfwit's Yirgacheffe had an explosion of intricate flavors and that they strongly preferred it in a side-by-side comparison with instant coffee.
top-three roasterYirgacheffe flavor complexity
Threads cited (2)
- r/espresso · 208↑ · Testing out Halfwit Coffee's new Single Origin, Honduras Finca La Mira....
Freaking halfwit is top 3 in my book! Second only to Rwandan Bourbon, change my mind!
- r/Coffee · 14↑ · My father didn't think he could tell the difference between Folgers Instant coffee and a p
So I decided to test it out. I made a pourover of Halfwit's Yirgacheffe, a roaster out of Chicago. I made a cup of his instant coffee next to it. To me, the difference was HUGE. The instant was just dishwater, while the yirg had an explosion of intricate flavors. I put them into the same cups and mixed them up so even.
Press · Sprudge
- Holland Days: Lemonjello’s Coffee To Serve MadCap And HalfWit2013-07-11·sprudge
Michigan cafe to up its coffee offerings.
On YouTube
3 videos · 16k combined views
3 videos cover Halfwit Coffee Roasters from reviewers Coffee Showcase, Testing1x2x3.
Coverage from others
- 10k views
A Quiet Coffee Experience : Pour-Over with Ethiopia Guji | Halfwit Coffee | Kalita Wave 155
Coffee Showcase
- 5k views
A Tale of Two Baristas | Halfwit Coffee | The Wormhole | Wicker Park | Chicago | Pour-Over Coffee
Coffee Showcase
- 1k views
Halfwit Rwanda Tumba Village 4 Basket Extraction Test
Testing1x2x3
Flagship cafe
Retail location
Chicago, IL
Open in maps →Roastery in Chicago with visits by appointment only; no public cafe.
For roasters
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