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Ritual Coffee Roasters

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Meet the roaster on camera

8 videos

About the roasterBrew guide

Ritual Coffee - making the Perfect Cup of Coffee

Brian Castellani · 9.4K views on YouTube

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Cherrybook summary of the video

Kevin Bohan from Ritual Coffee Roasters demonstrates their V60 brewing method. He explains the importance of consistency, pre-wetting the filter, and using a precise recipe to ensure full transparency and clarity in the final cup.

Inside this video

From Brian Castellani:

“We are always striving to have as much consistency as possible so that the coffee that you get is a representation of that coffee every time and tastes the same every time.”
“The goal is to do this entire process in three pours for the brewing process.”

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The roaster

11 lots in stock, mostly Colombia, Costa Rica and Ethiopia.

In stock
11
House Index · limited data
53
Freshness
Roast cadence not disclosed
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OriginsColombiaCosta RicaEthiopiaGuatemalaMexicoHonduras

Roaster at a glance

Tracked since
July 2026184 lots seen; 11 in stock now
Origins
5 countriesCosta Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia
Process mix
Other 64% · Washed 27% · Honey 9%
Sourcing
64% of lots name the producer or farm7 of 11
Coverage
3 reviewer videos · 1 press mention · 1 editorial mention · 2 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
Their channels
Instagram ↗Facebook ↗Linked from their own site
Where to find them
Cafe in San Francisco, CA1026 Valencia Street
Merch
13 items in stock
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.

  • Reddit58/100weight 18%
  • YouTube—weight 10%

Per-lot signals (averaged)

Vary across lots; averaged over 11 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%
  • Transparency50.9/10011/11 lots · weight 5%

Bonuses earned (per lot)

  • sprudge11/11
  • stale decay9/11

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

11 in stock · 172 archived

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Santa Lucia

Tropical Fruit, Key Lime, and Milk Chocolate on a washed lot.

West Valley, CR · Washed

Tropical FruitLimeMilk Chocolate
58CBI
$2.00/oz

Typical $1.75 to $2.80/oz

Broad comparison

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Archived (172)

Farami Catuai

Expect Brown Sugar, Plum, and Pomegranate from this red honey lot.

Tarrazú, CR · Red Honey

Brown SugarPlumPomegranate+1
59CBI
$2.15/oz
Out of stock

El Bosque

Anaerobic Washed lot with Candied Pecans, Lemon Lime, and Guava in the cup.

Chirripó, CR · Anaerobic Washed

PecanLemonLime+5
59CBI
$1.90/oz
Out of stock

El Ciprés

Expect Plum, Chocolate, and Pomelo from this washed lot.

West Valley, CR · Washed

PlumChocolateGrapefruit
58CBI
$1.96/oz
Out of stock

Micepa

Dark Chocolate, Caramel, and Red Fruits on a yellow honey lot.

Chirripo, CR · Yellow Honey

MediumDark ChocolateCaramelBerry+1
57CBI
$1.98/oz
Out of stock

Hunapú - Ace

Washed lot with Concord Grape, Peanut Brittle, and Black Tea in the cup.

Sacatepéquez, GT · Washed

Medium-LightGrapePeanutBlack Tea
57CBI
$1.83/oz
Out of stock

El Sauce

Washed lot with Strawberry, Earl Grey, and Chocolate Cake in the cup.

Loja, EC · Washed

StrawberryBlack Tea
57CBI
$2.23/oz
Out of stock

La Casa

Cupping notes point toward Pineapple, Mango, and Graham Cracker.

Nariño, CO

PineappleMangoCereal
57CBI
$2.23/oz
Out of stock

Evin Moreno Gesha

Expect Elderflower, Melon, and Meyer Lemon from this anaerobic washed lot.

Santa Bárbara, HN · Anaerobic Washed

ElderflowerMelonLemon
57CBI
$6.27/oz
Out of stock

La Folie

Grapefruit, Chocolate, and Brown Sugar on a washed lot.

Antigua, GT · Washed

GrapefruitChocolateBrown Sugar
57CBI
$1.98/oz
Out of stock

Oyara

Cinnamon, Tangerine, and Limeade on a washed lot.

Cusco, PE · Washed

LightCinnamonTangerineLime
56CBI
$1.71/oz
Out of stock

Ruvumu

Black Cherry, Lime, and Green Tea on an anaerobic washed lot.

Kayanza, BI · Anaerobic Washed

CherryLimeGreen Tea
56CBI
$5.19/oz
Out of stock

Sweet 16 — Espresso

Caramel, Apple, and Orange Blossom on a white honey / tasting notes raw:[ lot.

Honduras · White Honey / Tasting Notes Raw:[

CaramelAppleOrange Blossom+3
56CBI
$1.54/oz
Out of stock

El Pedregal

Roaster flags Guava, Meyer Lemon, and Dark Chocolate in the cup.

Nariño, CO

Medium-LightGuavaLemonDark Chocolate
56CBI
$5.29/oz
Out of stock

Kungahara

Green Apple, Honey, and Milk Chocolate on a washed lot.

Western Province, RW · Washed

AppleHoneyMilk Chocolate
55CBI
$1.96/oz
Out of stock

Mitawa

Expect Peach, Gingerbread, and Black Tea from this washed lot.

Mbinga, TZ · Washed

PeachGingerBlack Tea
55CBI
$1.79/oz
Out of stock

Karatu

Raspberry, Lime, and Elderflower on a washed lot.

Kiambu, KE · Washed

RaspberryLimeElderflower
54CBI
$2.23/oz
Out of stock

Laboyano

Cupping notes point toward Honeycrisp Apple, Dark Chocolate, and Orange.

Huila, CO

AppleDark ChocolateOrange
54CBI
$2.14/oz
Out of stock

Hadeso

Washed lot with Black Tea, Blackberry, and Lemon in the cup.

Guji, ET · Washed

Black TeaBlackberryLemon
54CBI
$2.05/oz
Out of stock

Ace Mafafas

Roaster flags Bergamot, Milk Chocolate, and Black Tea in the cup.

Veracruz, MX

LightBergamotMilk ChocolateBlack Tea
54CBI
$1.83/oz
Out of stock

Aricha

Roaster flags Cocoa Nibs, Grapefruit, and Sugar Cane in the cup.

Yirgacheffe, ET

Cocoa PowderGrapefruitSugarcane
54CBI
$2.14/oz
Out of stock

Rako

Roaster flags Black Tea, Blood Orange, and Chocolate in the cup.

Yirgacheffe, ET

Black TeaChocolate
53CBI
$2.08/oz
Out of stock

Incuti

Cupping notes point toward Strawberry, Lime, and Butterscotch.

Kayanza, BI

StrawberryLimeButterscotch
53CBI
$2.08/oz
Out of stock

Community reputation · Reddit

Mixed reviews· sentiment 58/100

Two Reddit posts give mixed but meaningful Ritual evidence. One treats Ritual as a commercial quality benchmark; another calls its Quilanga a nice bag while finding the roast slightly too developed and less acidic than preferred.

commercial roast benchmarkQuilanga roast balance
Threads cited (2)
  • r/roasting · 12↑ · The setup of John Battaglia (Ritual Coffee Roasters)

    Weird- my brother just came back from SF yesterday and brought me a bag of Quilanga (ecuador) from Ritual. I had never heard of them before. It's a nice bag- but I feel it was pushed a tad too far and lost some acidity.

  • r/roasting · 5↑ · how important is equipment?

    I've been roasting for a bit but my coffee has always turned out a bit one dimensional, especially when compared to the likes of four barrel / ritual. Do air poppers deliver an inferior product compared to fancier drum roasters? Rather, how important is the speed of the roast?

Press · Sprudge

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