Colombie - El Placer IPA
Honey66Cherry's Index
COE 2022#7
Cup profile
jasmine · hops · lime · citrus · brown sugar
- Citrus
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
- Unclassified
- Origin
- Quindio, CO
- Producer
- Sebastian Ramirez
- Farm / Co-op
- El Placer Farms
- Process
- Honey
- Altitude
- 1500–1744 m
- Varietals
- pink_bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 260g
- Bag price
- EUR 28.00
- Price / oz
- $3.53/oz
- Brew
- —
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 27 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
66
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
- 90/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 75/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +3Cup of Excellence finalistThis producer has placed in a Cup of Excellence auction
- +-3Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 78.3 shrunk to 66.3 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 66.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About KB Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
KB Coffee Roasters (often associated with their Paris café, KB Caféshop) is recognized by Reddit users as a noteworthy stop for specialty coffee in Paris. A user who received a sample of their Diviso aji coffee praised its incredible layered fruit notes and clean, non-funky profile. They are also recommended alongside other prominent Parisian specialty spots like Ten Belles and Coutume, and their café is highlighted as a must-visit location in the city.
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On YouTube
2 videos · 10k combined views
2 videos cover KB Coffee Roasters from reviewer Jay Swanson.