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Counter Culture Coffee

El Buen Pastor

Medium-Light79Strong
El Buen Pastor by Counter Culture Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Process
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Altitude
1500–2000 m
Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
367g
Bag price
$28.00
Price / oz
$2.16/oz
Brew
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As cupped

marzipan · cocoa · stone fruit

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Roasts to order · ships in ~2d

Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.

“All coffee orders are freshly roasted-to-order, meaning we roast and ship out on the same day.” source ↗

Cherry's Index

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

79

Strong

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    90/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    45/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Renormalized base 81.7 shrunk to 76.1 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 79.

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About Counter Culture Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100

Counter Culture Coffee is consistently regarded as a benchmark for high-quality, specialty coffee. Enthusiasts frequently cite them alongside other top-tier roasters when discussing quality standards, and they are often used as a reference point for what home roasters aspire to achieve. Their beans are praised for their bright, fruity, and flavorful profiles, and the brand is respected for its long-standing influence in the industry, including their contributions to coffee education and terminology.

high-quality benchmarkbright and fruity profilesindustry leader/influencerconsistent espresso performanceappealing branding/design
Threads cited (9)

On YouTube

8 videos · 108k combined views

Outside coverage consistently positions Counter Culture Coffee as a foundational pillar of the specialty coffee industry. Reviewers emphasize their dual focus on technical precision in roasting operations and a deep commitment to professional education. The roaster is frequently described as a bridge between coffee producers and wholesale partners, with a reputation for maintaining rigorous quality standards throughout the entire supply chain.

Emphasis on professional education programsRigorous supply chain transparencyLarge scale roasting infrastructureFocus on wholesale partner successLong standing industry leadership

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Counter Culture Coffee

$2.16/oz· $28/bag

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