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Standouts
The edges of the catalog, struck into coins and pulled live: the biggest splurge, the best value among our highest-scoring lots, the rarest variety, and what readers are viewing, comparing, and buying most. Every standout links to the actual coffee. They re-rank themselves as the catalog and the crowd shift.
The biggest splurge
Most expensive coffee
$31.62per ounceColombia — Mauricio Shattah Sidra
The priciest cup on the shelf, per ounce.
Punching above its price
Best value
$2.19per ounceEl Pijao Divisa
The lowest price per ounce among our highest-scoring lots.
Top of the index
Highest Cherrybook Index
90Cherrybook Index · preliminaryHideaway — Dark Roast
The most evidence-backed lot in the catalog right now.
Grown closest to the sky
Highest-altitude coffee
2,780 mabove sea levelEl Turpial Ethiopian Landrace
Slow-ripened at extreme elevation, where density builds sweetness.
Textbook perfect
Highest cup score
97SCA cup scoreKaʻū Morning Glory
The top blind cupping score in the catalog, on the SCA 100-point scale.
One of a kind
Rarest variety
Nyasalandonly lot in the catalogBuwobodeya
A varietal grown by a single lot in the entire catalog.
Headed for the cart
Most clicked to buy
9buy clicksNicaragua Finca San Jose de las Nubes — Washed
The lot readers most often clicked through to buy from the roaster.
What everyone's reading
Most-viewed coffee
94viewsColombia Young Producers
The lot drawing the most eyes across Cherrybook lately.
The hardest choice
Most-compared coffee
10comparisonsMontecarlos Pacamara
The lot readers most often weigh against the rest.
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