Burundi Busambo #15
Cupping notes point toward Warming Spices, Brown Sugar, and Tangerines.
Kayanza, BI
DarkSpiceBrown SugarTangerine
51CBI
$2.33/oz
Typical $1.55 to $2.95/oz
Limited comparison
Roaster · San Diego, CA
Lofty Coffee Co.
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The roaster
10 lots in stock, mostly Colombia, Burundi and Ethiopia.
- In stock
- 10
- House Index · limited data
- 46
OriginsColombiaBurundiEthiopiaMexico
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- May 202613 lots seen; 10 in stock now
- Origins
- 2 countriesColombia, Burundi
- Process mix
- Washed 60% · Other 30% · Natural 10%
- Sourcing
- 30% of lots name the producer or farm3 of 10
- Coverage
- 1 reviewer videoVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Where to find them
- 6 locations, San Diego, CA444 W Cedar St
- Merch
- 1 item in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 11% · 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 10 in-stock lots.
- SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
- Coffee Review60/1003/10 lots · weight 20%
- On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
- Transparency42/10010/10 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- stale decay9/10
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
10 in stock · 2 archived
Dark ChocolateOrange BlossomCaramel
48CBI
$1.58/oz
Typical $1.26 to $2.41/oz
Limited comparison
Colombia Luminosa V2 - Natural
Expect Strawberries & Cream, Guava, and Raspberries from this natural lot.
Huila, CO · Natural
StrawberryOverall SweetGuava+1
48CBI
$2.41/oz
Typical $2.05 to $3.26/oz
Colombia Luminosa V2 - Washed
Washed lot with Sweet Roses, Lemons, and Jasmine Pearls in the cup.
Huila, CO · Washed
FloralLemonJasmine
48CBI
$2.25/oz
Typical $1.91 to $3.03/oz
Keeping It Classy Espresso
Expect Dark Chocolate, Coffee Blossom, and Caramel Finish from this washed lot.
Washed
Dark ChocolateFloralCaramel
48CBI
$1.43/oz
Typical $1.26 to $2.41/oz
Limited comparison
Keeping It Classy Espresso
Washed lot with Dark Chocolate, Coffee Blossom, and Caramel Finish in the cup.
Washed
Dark ChocolateOrange BlossomCaramel
48CBI
$1.83/oz
Typical $1.26 to $2.41/oz
Limited comparison
Sunset Organic Decaf
Chocolate, Raisin, and Hazelnut on a swiss water process lot.
Swiss Water Process
DarkChocolateRaisinHazelnut+4
44CBI
$2.16/oz
Typical $1.26 to $2.40/oz
Limited comparison
HazelnutBrown RoastChocolate+2
43CBI
$1.83/oz
Typical $1.26 to $2.41/oz
Limited comparison
LemonCaramelCocoa
43CBI
$1.83/oz
Typical $1.26 to $2.41/oz
Limited comparison
Sweet Blue Blend
Roaster flags Blueberry, Butterscotch, and Chocolate Liqueur in the cup.
BlueberryButterscotchChocolate
42CBI
$1.83/oz
Typical $1.33 to $2.54/oz
Limited comparison
Archived (2)
Ethiopia Sacred Origin V1
Anaerobic Natural lot with Blueberries, Citrus, and Milk Chocolate in the cup.
Sidama, ET · Anaerobic Natural
BlueberryOrangeStone Fruit+2
51CBI
$2.16/oz
Out of stock
Mexico Pulso de Vida V1
Washed lot with Sweet Black Tea, Nectarines, and Tamarind in the cup.
Chiapas, MX · Washed
Black TeaPeachTamarind+1
51CBI
$2.17/oz
Out of stock
Flagship cafe
Lofty Coffee Little Italy
444 W Cedar St, San Diego, CA
Open in maps →Little Italy cafe and bakery in San Diego, one of six Lofty Coffee cafe locations.
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