Colombia Rayo
WashedMedium-Light67Cherry's Index
Cup profile
blood orange · grapefruit · toffee chocolate
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Cauca, CO
- Producer
- Alexis Rayo
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca Buenavista
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1700–1900 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 227g
- Bag price
- CAD 26.00
- Price / oz
- $2.30/oz
- Brew
- espresso, filter
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing 16 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
67
Noted
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
- 80/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 80.0 shrunk to 67.3 at 57% confidence = 67.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About De Mello Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100
De Mello Coffee is widely recognized as a top-tier Toronto roaster, frequently mentioned alongside other prominent Canadian favorites like Hatch and 49th Parallel. Customers appreciate their diverse offerings—ranging from popular blends like Dancing Goats and Gentlemen to fruit-forward single-origin light roasts—and note that the roaster is helpful with dial-in tips. While some users find certain light roasts challenging to extract or heavy on acidity, the overall sentiment remains strongly positive with enthusiastic fans taking advantage of their sales.
Toronto local favoritepopular blends (Dancing Goats, Gentlemen)fruit-forward light roastsfrequent saleshelpful customer service
Threads cited (8)
- r/espresso · ↑ · 2 months and I finally think I am getting the hang of things.
- r/espresso · ↑ · Any Canadians on here have recommendations for roasters that ship here?
- r/espresso · ↑ · Monday morning double espresso, De Mello Roaster (Toronto), Dancing Goats Blend (Notes: Va
- r/espresso · ↑ · Another double shot of De Mello Dancing Goats blend.
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Who's the best Roaster in Toronto?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Help me understand sour light roasts
- r/Coffee · ↑ · [Question] Out of these three Canadian roasters—49th Parallel, De Mello, Hatch—which do yo
- r/Coffee · ↑ · The Incentive to Grind
On YouTube
7 videos · 27k combined views
De Mello Coffee has 2 videos on their channel; 5 videos come from outside reviewers (Lifestyle Lab, The Roasters Pack).
From De Mello Coffee
Coverage from others
- 10k views
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Lifestyle Lab
- 5k views
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Lifestyle Lab
- 5k views
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Lifestyle Lab
- 3k views
Coffee Cupping Tasters Competition with Felix of De Mello Palheta
The Roasters Pack
- 1k views
The De Mello Palheta Story (April Issue of The Roasters Pack)
The Roasters Pack