Colombia El Bombo Pink Bourbon
Featured Farm
WashedLight
- Origin
- CO
- Producer
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- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- pink_bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 1.0 lb
- Bag price
- $21.00
- Price / oz
- $1.31/oz
- Brew
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As cupped
raspberry jam · red grapefruit · tropical fruits · vibrant
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
60
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. 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 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 70/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 45/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Renormalized base 64.6 shrunk to 58.4 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 60.
Sensory profileestimated
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Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Colectivo Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100
Colectivo is a well-known, established roaster that often serves as a gateway to specialty coffee for many, particularly in the Midwest. While some enthusiasts who have moved toward lighter, more modern roast profiles find their darker roasts too intense or "burnt," others specifically seek them out for that reason. The brand has faced recent criticism regarding the transparency of their roast dates and labor relations, but they remain a frequently mentioned and accessible option for many coffee drinkers.
accessible entry-level specialty coffeedarker roast profilesfrequent mention in regional discussionsconcerns over roast date transparencymixed reception regarding labor practices
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Workers at Colectivo Coffee have won their election to unionize with IBEW, the NLRB ruled
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Colectivo beans shipping "best by" instead of "roasted on"??
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Question - Do you feel a difference in caffeine buzz from cafes vs. home brew?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · [Question] How on Earth do I make a decent cup of coffee?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Colectivo a big disappointment?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · How Colectivo Coffee Backed Union Busters to Stop Employees From Unionizing - Eater Chicag
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Third wave coffee that isn't so.. third wavy?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Which Sumatra to Buy?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Sharing the fruits of my labor
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Trouble With Aeropress
Press · Sprudge
- Workers At Colectivo Coffee Ratify First Union Contract2023-06-12·sprudge
The contract was ratified with a vote of over 95%.
- Workers At Colectivo Coffee Vote In Favor Of Unionizing2021-08-27·sprudge
They become the largest cafe union in the United States.
- Colectivo Coffee Finds A Home In Chicago2017-10-03·sprudge
Colectivo Coffee in Chicago, Illinois.
On YouTube
2 videos · 4k combined views
2 videos cover Colectivo Coffee from reviewers More Perfect Union, CBS 58.
Colectivo Coffee
$1.31/oz· $21/bag