The espresso standard.
A guided tasting, not a guess.
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dose
The method
A tasting, not a guess.
Dose isn’t stars and vibes. It’s a guided instrument — the same dimensions a specialty cupper checks, weighed into one number that means something.
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Pull it straight
Order the shot on its own — no milk to hide behind. One bar, one cup, one honest read of what’s actually in the glass.
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Taste, guided
Dose walks you through every dimension a cupper checks — aroma, acidity, sweetness, body, balance, finish — and teaches your palate as you mark each one.
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Get the number
Your marks resolve to a single calibrated score on the Dose Standard. Beginner or pro, the same shot is scored the same way.
The Dose Standard
One number. No ambiguity.
Every shot lands on the same 0–100 scale, so a score reads the same in Detroit as it does in Rome. A 93 means something. So does a 74.
World-class
A reference shot. Seek this bar out.
Outstanding
Clearly excellent — a standout pull.
Specialty
Specialty-grade. Worth the trip.
Solid
A good, dependable shot.
Drinkable
Fine, with room to dial in.
Off
Something’s wrong upstream — beans or extraction.
The same calibrated bands every Dose tasting is measured against.
The tasting page
Every shot, on the record.
Each tasting is a page: the pull, the full profile, and the beans behind it — crema to finish, marked the way a cupper would.
Eight-dimension tasting profile · Tastes-like notes, in plain words · Beans, roaster, and prep on every pull
The feed
Your people, their pulls.
Follow the palates you trust. Every post is a scored shot — beans, bar, and number — not just a pretty pour.
Stories from the bar · Like, comment, argue the number · Share any 92 as a clean card
Discover
Where to drink next.
The pour of the day, the top pulls near you, and every roaster worth knowing — one map of good espresso, built from real scores.
Pour of the day · Top pulls, ranked by score · Roasters and verified baristas
The taster
Your palate, leveled.
Every tasting sharpens your read. Climb from Calibrating to a palate people follow — your scores, your bar, your grid.
Levels that mean something · Followers who trust your number · Every pull you’ve ever scored
Rate the raw shot
Find a good pull. Anywhere.
Score your first shot today, climb your home bar, and find great espresso wherever you go.