Foundation Blend
Cupping notes point toward Milk Chocolate, Ripe Berry, and Baking Spice.
Typical $1.69 to $3.21/oz
Limited comparison

Roaster · Philadelphia, PA
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WHYY · 1.3K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
The owners of ReAnimator Coffee demonstrate their pour-over brewing technique. They emphasize the importance of pre-wetting the filter and using a controlled pour to allow the coffee to degas.
From WHYY:
“It's just a more careful, you know, way to brew your coffee. And it it makes a makes a big difference in the cup when you when you taste it.”
“I definitely think you can you can tell the difference between a pour over and uh and just a standard drip.”
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11 lots in stock, mostly Mexico, Ethiopia and Guatemala.
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.
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Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 11 in-stock lots.
Bonuses earned (per lot)
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
Cupping notes point toward Milk Chocolate, Ripe Berry, and Baking Spice.
Typical $1.69 to $3.21/oz
Limited comparison
Think Apple Crumble, Date Paste, and Dark Cocoa.
Typical $1.62 to $3.09/oz
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Think Stone Fruit, Floral Tea, and Brown Sugar.
Typical $1.75 to $3.34/oz
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Cupping notes point toward Toasted Walnut, Dark Cocoa, and Toffee.
Typical $1.58 to $3.02/oz
Limited comparison
Washed lot with Mandarin Orange, Jasmine, and Brown Sugar in the cup.
Huehuetenango, GT · Washed
Typical $2.34 to $3.75/oz
Typical $2.17 to $3.47/oz
Typical $2.20 to $3.52/oz
Broad comparison
Typical $2.29 to $3.66/oz
Typical $1.55 to $2.95/oz
Limited comparison
Think Red Apple, Raw Sugar, and Honey.
Typical $1.75 to $3.34/oz
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Typical $1.96 to $3.73/oz
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Also available · subscriptions, sample packs, gear
Taste data is still sparse; open the detail page before judging this lot.
Think Stonefruit, Brown Sugar, and Melon.
Peach, Red Cherry, and Brown Sugar on a black honey lot.
Huehuetenango, GT · Black Honey
Expect Watermelon, Starfruit, and Port Wine from this anaerobic natural lot.
La Paz, HN · Anaerobic Natural
Washed lot with Blackberry, Grilled Pineapple, and Baking Spice in the cup.
Kirinyaga, KE · Washed
Washed lot with Dark Cocoa, Date, and Dried Cherry in the cup.
Chiapas, MX · Washed
Washed lot with Caramel, Rainier Cherry, and Nougat in the cup.
Oaxaca, MX · Washed
Think Brown Sugar, Red Apple, and Raw Honey.
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 60/100
Two Reddit threads give a mixed view of ReAnimator Coffee. A Philadelphia commenter called ReAnimator one of their favorite roasters, highly recommended it, and expected the company to answer sourcing questions. In a separate thread, a brewer described a ReAnimator Yirgacheffe as underwhelming after several V60 attempts, finding chocolate but not the fruit notes they wanted.
...ly, so I'm willing to swing it. However, how much of this actually goes back to the farmers vs the roaster just making big profits. For instance, I was looking at ReAnimator Coffee and they have 10oz bags for $21. Currently, I buy a pound for $16 from my local roaster. Can anyone with knowledge in the industry give
I got a Yirgacheffe from Reanimator Coffee the other day and have really been struggling to get the fruity notes I’m looking for out of it. I’ve tried a coarse grind with temperatures around 200-205 along with a more medium/fine grind with temperatures around 190. Both times I have gotten pretty well extracted cups, bu
Press · Sprudge
The design of ReAnimator Coffee’s instant coffee boxes.
ReAnimator’s Night of 1,000 Pours Throwdown takes place Friday, April 6th at 7:30pm.
Flagship cafe
Roastery Cafe / South Kensington
310 W Master St, Philadelphia, PA
Open in maps →Roastery cafe in South Kensington and one of six Philadelphia cafes run by ReAnimator Coffee.
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