How we source flavor notes

1. Independent third-party review. A specific lot reviewed on r/coffee, r/espresso, Coffee Review, Sprudge, or a comparable public source. When this exists we use it and link to the source.
2. Roaster's official tasting notes. The notes the roaster publishes on the product page itself. Authoritative for the lot, but written by the seller. Linked to the product page.
3. Indicative — pending review. For very limited or brand-new microlots with no third-party coverage and where we have not yet verified against a live roaster page, we publish a plausible profile inferred from origin, variety, and process. These are clearly marked as indicative on the card and the detail page, with a link to the roaster's page so you can verify.

• On a coffee card, an indicative tag appears next to the flavor chips when the profile is in tier 3.
• On a coffee detail page, the flavor-notes block always shows a source line: a linked third-party review, a link to the roaster's tasting notes, or an "indicative — pending review" label with a link to the source URL.

A blank flavor section is worse for discovery than a clearly-labelled inference. The single-farm coffees we cover are often released in batches of a few hundred bags, sell out quickly, and never get a public review by name. Hiding the profile would push you back to the roaster's site without any flavor signal. We'd rather give you a starting point and be honest about its provenance.

If a flavor profile on this site looks wrong, especially if you've tasted the coffee yourself or you're the roaster, please send us a note with the coffee URL and what should be changed. We update entries fast.