Roaster · South Melbourne, VIC
stali.com.au ↗Prices in AUD
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Andy Cooks · 26.4K views on YouTube
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The video provides a tour of the St Ali roastery in Melbourne, showcasing their roasting equipment and explaining their process for maintaining consistency across their coffee blends. It highlights the technical aspects of roasting, including temperature control and the use of silos for blending.
From Andy Cooks:
“We have to really take care of what's happening with the heat, what's happening with the temperatures throughout.”
“We want to have the same cup of coffee every day. You want it to taste pretty much the same.”
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20 lots in stock, mostly Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica.
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.
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 20 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
Expect Cooked Pineapple, Mellow Caramel, and Sugary Sweetness from this honey lot.
Central Valley, CR · Honey
Typical US$2.40 to $3.83/oz
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Natural lot with Dried Raspberry, Cooked Cherry, and Perfumed Hibiscus in the cup.
Central Valley, CR · Natural
Typical US$2.31 to $3.69/oz
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Washed lot with Fresh Chamomile and Lime Marmelade in the cup.
Lempira, HN · Washed
Typical US$2.17 to $3.47/oz
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Not much signal yet; the detail page has what we know.
Typical US$1.65 to $3.14/oz
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Typical US$1.53 to $2.93/oz
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Think White Peach, Bergamot, and Honey.
Typical US$1.38 to $2.64/oz
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Typical US$1.45 to $2.76/oz
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Typical US$1.45 to $2.76/oz
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Natural lot with Dark Chocolate and Spice in the cup.
Brazil · Natural
Typical US$1.55 to $2.96/oz
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Roaster flags Dark Chocolate, Stewed Plum, and Baking Spice in the cup.
Typical US$1.62 to $3.08/oz
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Toffee, Hazelnut, and Marmalade on a natural lot.
Cerrado, BR · Natural
Typical US$1.54 to $2.94/oz
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Typical US$1.55 to $2.96/oz
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Expect Dark Chocolate, Spice, and Toasted Almond from this natural lot.
Natural
Typical US$1.63 to $3.11/oz
Roaster flags Milk Chocolate, Hazelnut Cream, and Candied Orange in the cup.
Typical US$1.62 to $3.08/oz
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Roaster flags Milk Chocolate, Hazelnut Cream, and Candied Orange in the cup.
Typical US$1.62 to $3.08/oz
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Cupping notes point toward Milk Chocolate, Hazelnut Cream, and Candied Orange.
Typical US$1.62 to $3.08/oz
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Think Milk Chocolate, Hazelnut Cream, and Candied Orange.
Typical US$1.62 to $3.08/oz
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Typical US$1.47 to $2.81/oz
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Typical US$1.58 to $3.02/oz
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Think Chocolate and Honey.
Typical US$1.67 to $3.19/oz
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Washed lot with Peaches & Cream, Lavender, and Earl Grey Tea in the cup.
Chiriqui, PA · Washed
Washed lot with Sparkling Acidity and Delicate Fruit Flavours in the cup.
Huehuetenango, GT · Washed
Purple Florals, Black Tea, and Chamomile on a washed lot.
Huila, CO · Washed
Expect Lilac, Wine, and Raw Honey from this washed lot.
Santa Barbara, HN · Washed
Raspberry, Honey, and Apricot on an anaerobic washed lot.
Huila, CO · Anaerobic Washed
Natural lot with Dark Chocolate, Cocoa, and Red Berries in the cup.
Huila, CO · Natural
Washed / Washed lot with Silky Smooth and Jammy Fruit Finish in the cup.
Huehuetenango,La Libertad, GT · Washed / Washed
Expect Citrus, Floral, and Tea Like from this washed lot.
Muramvya Province, BI · Washed
Natural lot with Stone Fruit, Citric Lift, and Caramel in the cup.
Natural
Cupping notes point toward Caramel.
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 84/100
Two Reddit commenters describe strongly positive experiences with St Ali. One says St Ali at Tullamarine is consistently a good stop before traveling somewhere with fewer coffee options. Another visitor to Melbourne calls St Ali easily the best coffeehouse they had visited and their favorite.
Baristas breakfast at St Ali St Ali at Tulla is always a good send off before visiting anywhere that good coffee is comparatively difficult to find.
...ican who is currently visiting Melbourne with an eye toward moving here soon. I write about coffee weekly for a newspaper and website back home, and I just visited St. Ali and it is easily the best coffeehouse I've been to - my favorite, anyway. I have three questions: 1) I'm staying in Prahran and wondered if there
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ST. ALi SOUTH MELBOURNE
12-18 Yarra Place, South Melbourne, VIC
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