Pride
Celebratory Offering
Light
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- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $16.95
- Price / oz
- $1.41/oz
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As cupped
berries · milk chocolate · caramelized sugar · ripe red grape · caramel
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
62
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.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 70/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 30/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Renormalized base 62.4 shrunk to 60.3 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 62.
Sensory profileestimated
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Comps & alternatives
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.
About Colectivo Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100
Colectivo is a well-known, established roaster that often serves as an entry point for coffee enthusiasts in the Midwest. While they are frequently mentioned alongside other reputable roasters, they face criticism regarding their transition to 'best by' dating instead of 'roasted on' dates, and some enthusiasts find their darker roasts too oily or traditional for their preferences. Additionally, there have been discussions regarding their labor practices and unionization efforts. Despite these points, they remain a go-to option for those who enjoy heavier, more traditional roast profiles.
midwest stapletraditional roast profilesbest by vs roast date concernsaccessible entry-level coffeelabor and unionization discussions
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
3 videos · 9k combined views
3 videos cover Colectivo Coffee from reviewers Bad Faith, More Perfect Union, CBS 58.
Colectivo Coffee
$1.41/oz· $17/bag