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Big Shoulders Coffee

Colombia

WashedMedium★ 4.3 (3)

Cup profile

caramelized sugar · praline · brown_sugar · soft mandarin citrus

  • Citrus
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
Colombia by Big Shoulders Coffee
Origin
Cauca, CO
Producer
—
Farm / Co-op
Cofinet
Process
Washed
Altitude
1500–2070 m
Varietals
—
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$26.00
Price / oz
$2.17/oz
Brew
—

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

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 13 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

62

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    45/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-3

Renormalized base 76.3 shrunk to 65.1 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 62.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
3
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

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Buyer reviews · this coffee

4.3/ 5· 3 reviews on Big Shoulders Coffee’s product page
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About Big Shoulders Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Big Shoulders Coffee is recognized as a reliable Chicago-based roaster. Community members appreciate their traditional, darker roast profiles, noting that these beans are forgiving and perform well in travel setups like the Nanopresso. Customers have specifically praised their house espresso blends and their ability to source and roast higher-end specialty beans like Geisha.

Chicago-based roastertraditional darker roastsforgiving for espresso brewingreliable house blendshigh-end specialty offerings
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Big Shoulders Coffee

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