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La Colombe Coffee Roasters

Brazil Nossa Mesa

NaturalMedium★ 4.6 (22)69Cherry's Index

Cup profile

milk chocolate · cashew · brown sugar

  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
Brazil Nossa Mesa by La Colombe Coffee Roasters
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Natural
Altitude
1200–1200 m
Varietals
catuai
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$18.00
Price / oz
$1.50/oz
Brew
—

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Cherry's Index

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

69

Noted

Confident

Confidence45% coverage / 4 of 7 signals

Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.

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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Cherrybook tastings

  • Buyer reviews
    On-shop star ratings (Yotpo, Reviews.io, Okendo, Loox, Stamped, Judge.me)
    91/ 27% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 40% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    55/ 11% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    45/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-4

Base weighted score: 70.4 + bonuses = 69

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
2
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

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Buyer reviews · this coffee

4.6/ 5· 22 reviews on La Colombe Coffee Roasters’s product page
via okendo

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About La Colombe Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

La Colombe is widely recognized as a staple, accessible specialty roaster. They are frequently mentioned alongside other established, high-quality brands like Counter Culture and Stumptown. While they are often viewed as a reliable "grocery store" or entry-level specialty option, they maintain a positive reputation as a standard for quality coffee that is easy to find.

widely available in grocery storesfrequently grouped with established roastersreliable entry-level specialty coffeeconsistent quality for daily brewing
Threads cited (5)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

8 videos · 190k combined views

Third-party coverage of La Colombe Coffee Roasters highlights a dual identity split between its charismatic founder's artisanal philosophy and intense public scrutiny regarding corporate labor practices. While interviews with CEO Todd Carmichael emphasize his global sourcing adventures and simple brewing techniques, mini-documentaries from outside media focus heavily on worker unionization efforts, wage concerns, and employee dissatisfaction amid high metropolitan living costs. Reviewers and labor reports portray a stark contrast between the company's polished brand image and the on-the-ground challenges faced by its frontline staff.

Charismatic founder philosophyGlobal coffee sourcing focusMetropolitan cost of living challengesEmployee unionization effortsCorporate labor tensions

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