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Roaster · Traverse City, MI

Higher Grounds Trading Co

highergroundstrading.com ↗

27 lots in stock, mostly Peru, Honduras and Colombia.

In stock
27
House Index · limited data
44
OriginsPeruHondurasColombiaEthiopiaDR CongoGuatemala

Roaster at a glance

Tracked since
May 202637 lots seen; 27 in stock now
Origins
9 countriesHonduras, Ethiopia, Colombia
Process mix
Washed 63% · Other 30% · Natural 4% · Honey 4%
Sourcing
0% of lots name the producer or farm0 of 27
Their channels
Instagram ↗YouTube ↗Facebook ↗YouTube: 5 videos, 47 subscribers, last upload July 2026
Where to find them
Cafe in Traverse City, MI806 Red Drive, Ste. 150
Merch
9 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 5% · 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.

  • Reddit—weight 0%
  • YouTube—weight 10%

Per-lot signals (averaged)

Vary across lots; averaged over 27 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%
  • Transparency34.8/10027/27 lots · weight 5%

Bonuses earned (per lot)

  • stale decay22/27

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

27 in stock · 10 archived

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French Roast

Smoke, Pungent, and Lingering on a washed lot.

Honduras · Washed

DarkSmokyPungentDark Chocolate+1
44CBI
$1.42/oz

Typical $1.06 to $2.03/oz

Limited comparison

Justice

Roaster flags Vanilla, Citrus, and Mellow in the cup.

Medium-LightVanillaCitrus
41CBI
$1.42/oz

Typical $1.13 to $2.15/oz

Limited comparison

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Archived (10)

Flagship cafe

Higher Grounds Coffee Bar

806 Red Drive, Ste. 150, Traverse City, MI

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Higher Grounds Coffee Bar and Roastery in Traverse City, Michigan.

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.