Eldorado – Brazil
Expect Poached Pear, Honeydew, and Balanced from this natural lot.
Cerrado, BR · Natural
MediumPearMelon
ROTY 2014 roaster
73CBI
$1.89/oz
Typical $1.38 to $2.21/oz
Broad comparison
Roaster · Toronto, ON
Pilot Coffee Roasters
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
From the roasterBrand film
Celebrating 10 Years of Direct Trade Partnership
Pilot Coffee Roasters · 3.2K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
Pilot Coffee Roasters celebrates a decade of direct trade partnership with Finca Catalan de las Mercedes in Guatemala, highlighting producer Nicolas Hammond. The video explores sustainable farm management, processing methods, and a social center established at the farm to support children's education.
Inside this video
From Pilot Coffee Roasters:
“If you go back and look at how many hands touch one bean of coffee, you understand how important that one cup of coffee you're serving is.”
“The values of Pilot Coffee Roasters and Finca Catalan de las Mercedes are very much the same.”
Explore the videos
Videos by their credited creators. Playing a video connects to YouTube. Privacy
The roaster
10 lots in stock, mostly Costa Rica, Brazil and Kenya.
Roaster of the YearRoast Magazine · 2014
- In stock
- 10
- House Index · limited data
- 67
- Freshness
- Roast cadence not disclosed
OriginsCosta RicaBrazilKenyaColombiaGuatemalaVietnam
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- April 202630 lots seen; 10 in stock now
- Origins
- 4 countriesBrazil, Costa Rica, Colombia
- Process mix
- Other 60% · Natural 20% · Washed 10% · Honey 10%
- Price position
- In line with what its profiles predictMedian of 4 in-stock lots against the price model
- Sourcing
- 40% of lots name the producer or farm4 of 10
- Coverage
- 3 reviewer videos · 1 press mention · 17 editorial mentions · 2 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Their channels
- Instagram ↗YouTube ↗TikTok ↗YouTube: 5 videos, 82 subscribers, last upload November 2022
- Where to find them
- Cafe in Toronto, ON1 St. Clair Avenue East
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.
- Reddit90/100weight 18%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 10 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%
- Transparency40/10010/10 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- sprudge10/10
- editorial cluster10/10
- stale decay6/10
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 · 20 archived
Costa Rica Sumava Villa Sarchi
Almond, Maple Syrup, and Silky on a red honey lot.
Central Valley, CR · Red Honey
MediumAlmondMaple SyrupOverall Sweet
ROTY 2014 roaster
73CBI
$1.89/oz
Typical $1.71 to $2.74/oz
Broad comparison
Medium-LightMangoPapayaSour Aromatics
ROTY 2014 roaster
73CBI
$1.98/oz
Typical $1.69 to $2.70/oz
MediumCocoaToffee
ROTY 2014 roaster
72CBI
$1.89/oz
Typical $1.38 to $2.21/oz
Broad comparison
MediumMolassesOverall Sweet
ROTY 2014 roaster
69CBI
$1.89/oz
Typical $1.32 to $2.51/oz
Limited comparison
Heritage Blend
Cupping notes point toward Toffee, Milk Chocolate, and Creamy.
MediumToffeeMilk ChocolateOverall Sweet+2
ROTY 2014 roaster
64CBI
$1.61/oz
Typical $1.20 to $2.29/oz
Limited comparison
MediumMilk ChocolateBrown SugarOverall Sweet
ROTY 2014 roaster
64CBI
$1.61/oz
Typical $1.34 to $2.56/oz
Limited comparison
Academy Blend
Roaster flags Tangerine, Caramel, and Bright in the cup.
MediumTangerineCaramel
ROTY 2014 roaster
62CBI
$1.61/oz
Typical $1.20 to $2.29/oz
Limited comparison
Monument Blend
Cupping notes point toward Cocoa, Molasses, and Full Bodied.
Medium-DarkCocoaMolasses
ROTY 2014 roaster
62CBI
$1.61/oz
Typical $1.16 to $2.22/oz
Limited comparison
Community Blend
Roaster flags Red Plum and Pecan in the cup.
MediumPlumPecan
ROTY 2014 roaster
61CBI
$1.79/oz
Typical $1.20 to $2.29/oz
Limited comparison
Archived (20)
Sumava 'Black Moon' – Costa Rica
Expect Mangosteen, Vanilla, and Lychee from this experimental lot.
West Valley, CR · Experimental
MediumVanillaLycheeRaspberry+3
ROTY 2014 roaster
76CBI
$2.50/oz
Out of stock
96B Liberica Project – Vietnam
Black Honey lot with Rosewater, Blackcurrant Wine Gum, and Agave in the cup.
Quảng Trị, VN · Black Honey
LightFloralBlack CurrantSweet
ROTY 2014 roaster
75CBI
$3.17/oz
Out of stock
Brazil Anahi
Expect Cane Sugar, Berry Compote, and Bright from this natural lot.
Cerrado Mineiro, BR · Natural
MediumCane SugarBerryOverall Sweet
ROTY 2014 roaster
75CBI
$1.51/oz
Out of stock
LightAlmondBrown SugarCaramel
ROTY 2014 roaster
74CBI
$1.79/oz
Out of stock
MediumPearCocoaGrape+2
ROTY 2014 roaster
74CBI
$1.89/oz
Out of stock
Medium-LightTangerineMelonHoney
ROTY 2014 roaster
74CBI
$1.98/oz
Out of stock
LightCinnamonCloveBrown Spice+1
ROTY 2014 roaster
74CBI
$3.74/oz
Out of stock
MediumVanillaPralineCane Sugar
ROTY 2014 roaster
73CBI
$1.89/oz
Out of stock
MediumStrawberryTangerineOverall Sweet
ROTY 2014 roaster
73CBI
$1.98/oz
Out of stock
MediumPecanOverall SweetCaramelized
ROTY 2014 roaster
73CBI
$1.61/oz
Out of stock
Kunjin — Papua New Guinea
Washed lot with Chocolate Almonds, Honeycomb, and Silky in the cup.
Western Highlands, PG · Washed
MediumMilk ChocolateAlmond
ROTY 2014 roaster
73CBI
$1.79/oz
Out of stock
MediumDark ChocolateDate
ROTY 2014 roaster
73CBI
$1.79/oz
Out of stock
El Quizarra – Costa Rica
Expect Cashew, Tangerine, and Creamy from this white honey / producer: lot.
Central Valley,, CR · White Honey / Producer:
Medium-LightCashewTangerineOverall Sweet
ROTY 2014 roaster
72CBI
$1.89/oz
Out of stock
Catalan Red Bourbon – Guatemala
Almond, Nectarine, and Creamy on a washed lot.
Chimaltenango, GT · Washed
MediumAlmondNectarine
ROTY 2014 roaster
72CBI
$1.79/oz
Out of stock
Catalan Natural – Guatemala
Expect Fruit Punch, Gummy Bear, and Juicy from this natural lot.
Chimaltenango, GT · Natural
LightTropical FruitCandy
ROTY 2014 roaster
72CBI
$1.79/oz
Out of stock
Medium-LightMelonAppleBlack Tea
ROTY 2014 roaster
70CBI
$2.69/oz
Out of stock
Medium-LightBlackberryAppleBerry+4
ROTY 2014 roaster
70CBI
$1.89/oz
Out of stock
Medium-LightAlmondCherryCocoa
ROTY 2014 roaster
70CBI
$2.53/oz
Out of stock
MediumMilk ChocolateNougatOrange+1
ROTY 2014 roaster
69CBI
$1.89/oz
Out of stock
MediumRaspberryGrape
ROTY 2014 roaster
68CBI
$1.89/oz
Out of stock
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100
Two independent Reddit threads give Pilot Coffee Roasters a strongly favorable picture. Toronto drinkers praised a strawberry-forward Ana Sora coffee and said they especially loved Pilot's light roasts and single origins.
Ana Sora coffeelight roastsToronto roaster
Threads cited (2)
- r/espresso · 296↑ · Visited Pilot Coffee Roasters in Toronto.
Looooove Pilot!! A Toronto gem!! Ana Sora is SO delicious it’s the most strawberry-forward coffee i’ve ever had
- r/Coffee · 125↑ · Alright, upped my game significantly. Timmemore C2, Pilot specialty coffee and Aeropress.
Check out Sam James and strangelove if you’re in Toronto. I love pilot too, especially their light roasts and single origins! Also a good way to test if your brew is dialed in is to have a coffee from the shop you’re buying your beans from. Try Americanos from Pilot, Strangelove, Library, Propeller, and Sam James. See.
Press · Sprudge
- Coffee Design: Pilot Coffee Roasters In Toronto2023-08-11·sprudge
A fresh new look for Toronto’s Pilot Coffee Roasters.
Flagship cafe
Yonge + St. Clair
1 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, ON
Open in maps →Flagship of eleven Pilot Coffee Roasters locations in Ontario.
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