Daily Driver
WashedMedium67Noted

- Origin
- CO
- Producer
- Various smallholder producers
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1200–2000 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 283g
- Bag price
- $18.50
- Price / oz
- $1.85/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso, immersion, cold_brew
As cupped
chocolate-forward depth · hazelnut · brown sugar · apple · orange · soft · smooth
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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. 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
- 85/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
- +-1Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 79.6 shrunk to 67.0 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 67.
Sensory profile
Flavor wheel
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.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Dune Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Dune Coffee Roasters is consistently regarded as a high-quality roaster, particularly favored by home espresso enthusiasts. Users frequently praise their single-origin offerings, such as the Panama Elida and various Ethiopian beans, noting distinct and enjoyable flavor profiles. While some users discuss the challenges of dialing in their lighter roasts for espresso, this is framed as a technical pursuit rather than a fault of the beans themselves. Overall, they are viewed as a reliable and respected roaster with a strong presence in the specialty coffee community.
excellent single-origin offeringspopular for home espressodistinct fruity flavor profilesreliable qualitywell-regarded in specialty circles
Threads cited (10)
- r/espresso · ↑ · Brought the set up outside and pulled some shots my with friend who’s the roaster at Dune
- r/espresso · ↑ · Ethiopian Banko from Dune roasters. Super strong blueberry aroma and flavor
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Will there always be some residual sourness in light roasts?
- r/pourover · ↑ · Hit a wall
- r/espresso · ↑ · First time with Dune. Won’t be the last.
- r/pourover · ↑ · Today's Coffee - Colombia Pink Bourbon from Dune.
- r/espresso · ↑ · Not an artist...
- r/espresso · ↑ · Dune cafe, The Hague, Netherlands
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Dune spiced coffee
- r/espresso · ↑ · Loving this Dune Panama Elida Estate.
On YouTube
3 videos · 16k combined views
3 videos cover Dune Coffee Roasters from reviewers Black & White Coffee Roasters, RealChrisBaca, Fellow.
Coverage from others
- 9k views
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- 6k views
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RealChrisBaca
- 1k views
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Fellow
Dune Coffee Roasters
$1.85/oz· $19/bag