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Colombia Alexander Vargas Natural

Natural78Strong
Colombia Alexander Vargas Natural by Friedhats
Origin
CO
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Natural
Altitude
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Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
320g
Bag price
EUR 18.00
Price / oz
$1.88/oz
Brew
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Cherry's Index

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

78

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence28% coverage / 2 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 30% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

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  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    90/ 36% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 64% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Renormalized base 86.8 shrunk to 75.8 at 70% confidence + bonuses = 78.

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About Friedhats

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Friedhats is widely regarded as a top-tier roaster in the specialty coffee community, frequently mentioned alongside world-class peers like Tim Wendelboe. They are particularly praised for offering excellent value for money, with many users highlighting their high-quality light roasts at accessible price points. While a small subset of users has expressed personal preferences against their roast profiles, noting occasional roast-forward flavors, the overall consensus remains highly positive.

excellent value for moneyhigh-quality light roastswidely recognized as a top roastermodern roast profilesaccessible pricing
Threads cited (5)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

5 videos · 59k combined views

Outside coverage consistently portrays Friedhats as a brand defined by creative independence and a relentless pursuit of unique flavor profiles. Reviewers emphasize the founders' transition from humble beginnings in a garage to establishing a respected roastery in Amsterdam. The consensus among observers is that the roastery maintains a strong focus on light roasting techniques to showcase origin characteristics. Coverage also highlights their commitment to sustainable practices and rigorous quality control through consistent cupping.

Emphasis on creative independenceLight roast profiles for origin clarityHumble garage origins in AmsterdamCommitment to sustainable packagingRigorous internal quality controlExploration of unique flavor profiles

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