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49th Parallel Coffee Roasters

Colombia Cauca Caldono — Espresso

Single Origin Espresso

WashedMedium74Noted
Colombia Cauca Caldono — Espresso by 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
Origin
Cauca, CO
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Washed
Altitude
1400–1750 m
Varietals
castillo
Harvest
—
Weight
301g
Bag price
$18.00
Price / oz
$1.70/oz
Brew
espresso

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

As cupped

orange · brown sugar · milk chocolate

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Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

74

Noted

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

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  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    80/ 55% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-0

Renormalized base 79.2 shrunk to 74.1 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 74.

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About 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100

49th Parallel is a staple in the Canadian specialty coffee scene and is frequently cited as a go-to roaster for enthusiasts. While some users have struggled to dial in their specific beans or found certain roasts not to their personal taste, these are standard challenges of home brewing rather than criticisms of the roaster's quality. They are consistently grouped alongside other highly-regarded Canadian roasters, indicating a strong and established reputation.

staple Canadian roasterfrequently recommended for home brewingwidely available across Canadaconsistent qualitypopular for light to medium roasts
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On YouTube

3 videos · 16k combined views

Outside coverage highlights 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters as a company with the scale and resources to prioritize deep, professionalized sourcing. Reviewers emphasize the roaster's commitment to building long-term relationships with small-scale farmers in key regions like Ethiopia and Central America. The discourse positions their green buying program as a sophisticated operation driven by specialized expertise.

Dedicated green coffee buying expertiseDirect producer relationship focusScale-enabled sourcing depthCommitment to small-scale farming partners

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