Cerro Azul
Honey82Strong

- Origin
- Valle del Cauca, CO
- Producer
- Café Granja La Esperanza
- Farm / Co-op
- Cerro Azul
- Process
- Honey
- Altitude
- 2000–2000 m
- Varietals
- geisha
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 100g
- Bag price
- DKK 218.00
- Price / oz
- $9.48/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
As cupped
crisp floral · citrus aromatics · ripe stone fruit · white florals · aromatic citrus · rich apricot · oolong tea
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
82
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
- 90/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Renormalized base 86.5 shrunk to 80.1 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 82.
Sensory profileestimated
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Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About La Cabra
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
La Cabra is widely recognized in the specialty coffee community as a premier Nordic-style roaster. They are frequently grouped with other top-tier roasters like Sey, Coffee Collective, and April, and are often cited as a benchmark for light roast profiles. While some users note that their coffees require specific water chemistry and extended rest periods to reach their full potential, they maintain a strong reputation among enthusiasts for their high-quality, bright, and floral offerings.
Nordic light roast benchmarkrequires soft water for best resultsbenefits from extended rest periodsfrequent inclusion in top-tier roaster listspremium subscription/ordering experience
Threads cited (10)
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- r/pourover · ↑ · Atmosed beans seem to be aging faster than they should .. Am I missing something?
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- r/Coffee · ↑ · Advent Calendar Thread
Press · Sprudge
- Project III: A New Collaborative Tasting Experience From Phil & Sebastian, Onyx Coffee Lab, And La Cabra2025-11-05·sprudge
Project III is currently available for pre-order.
On YouTube
7 videos · 43k combined views
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Scandinavian roasting philosophyEmphasis on origin transparencyMinimalist shop design aestheticHigh-caliber bakery programAuthentic terroir expressionFocus on coffee variety
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