Not ratedDark Chocolate, Coffee Blossom, and Caramel Finish on a washed build.
Washed
Dark ChocolateOrange BlossomCaramel
$1.58/oz
Roaster
Lofty Coffee Co.
Encinitas, CAloftycoffee.com ↗
- Coffees in catalog
- 10
- Also available
- 0
- Avg Cherry's Index (limited data)
- 50.2
- Reddit sentiment
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OriginsGTETMX
How Cherry’s Index is calculatedavg coverage 11% · 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%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 10 in-stock lots.
- SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
- Coffee Review60/1003/10 lots · weight 20%
- Buyer reviewsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 5%
- Transparency39.5/10010/10 lots · weight 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.
On YouTube
1 video · 2k combined views
1 video covers Lofty Coffee Co. from reviewer Static CamperVan.
Coverage from others
Flagship cafe
Retail location
Encinitas, CA
Open in maps →Seed-city fallback applied (Encinitas, CA); the website didn't expose a specific flagship address. LLM-finder notes: The website lists several locations (Encinitas, Roasting Works, Solana Beach, Little Italy, La Costa, Carlsbad) but does not provide specific street addresses for any of them on the provided pages.
The catalog
10 in stock
Not rated
Not ratedWashed lot with Dark Chocolate, Coffee Blossom, and Caramel Finish in the cup.
Washed
Dark ChocolateFloralCaramel
$1.83/oz
Not ratedExpect Dark Chocolate, Coffee Blossom, and Caramel Finish from this washed.
Washed
Dark ChocolateFloralCaramel
$1.43/oz
Not ratedCaramel, Apricot Jam, and Chocolate Milk on a washed build.
Huehuetenango, GT / Washed
CaramelApricotMilk Chocolate
$2.16/oz
Not ratedAnaerobic Natural lot with Blueberries, Citrus, and Milk Chocolate in the cup.
Sidama, ET / Anaerobic Natural
BlueberryOrangeStone Fruit+2
$2.16/oz
Not ratedWashed lot with Sweet Black Tea, Nectarines, and Tamarind in the cup.
Chiapas, MX / Washed
Medium-LightBlack TeaPeachTamarind+1
$2.17/oz
Not ratedChocolate, Raisin, and Hazelnut on a swiss water process build.
Swiss Water Process
DarkChocolateRaisinHazelnut+4
$2.16/oz
Not ratedExpect Sweet Lemon, Caramel, and Cocoa from this washed.
Washed
LemonCaramelCocoa
$1.83/oz
Not ratedExpect Rich, Oak, and Toasted Hazelnut from this washed.
Washed
HazelnutOakChocolate+2
$1.83/oz
Not ratedRoaster flags Blueberry, Butterscotch, and Chocolate Liqueur in the cup.
BlueberryButterscotchChocolate
$1.83/oz
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