Colombia - Inga Red Honey
Lighter Roast
Red HoneyLight★ 4.7 (79)
Cherrybook Index
71Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.64/oz$21.00 for 363g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Buyers
★ 4.7from 79 on-shop ratings
Catalog summary
A red Honey lot from Nariño, Colombia, indexed 71 on preliminary evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 89 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
champagne mango · caramel apple · honeycomb
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.
- Origin
- Nariño, CO
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Red Honey
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 363g
- Bag price
- $21.00
- Price / oz
- $1.64/oz
- Brew
- french_press, filter, espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
71
Noted
Preliminary
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50; read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 38% of the signal universe on file. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 5% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 69.3 shrunk to 68.3 + bonuses = 71.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Cherrybook ratings
- 93/ 39% weightOn-shop ratingsPublic product-page ratings; current supported sources only
- 58/ 47% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 40/ 13% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 5
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
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On-shop ratings · this coffee
4.7/ 5· 79 public ratings on La Colombe Coffee Roasters’s product page
via okendoPublic aggregate shown on this lot’s page on La Colombe Coffee Roasters’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.
How ratings count toward the Index
To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.
View the product and its ratings on La Colombe Coffee Roasters →Count-adjusted Cherrybook Index weight 15% · Refreshed Aug 23, 2026
About La Colombe Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 58/100
Two Reddit posts give La Colombe Coffee Roasters mixed evidence. One home espresso beginner included La Colombe among their favorite beans. Another compared homemade DAK cold brew with store-bought La Colombe light roast and said the DAK result was much better.
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Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 7↑ · Thoughts on Cold Brew
...ow on time. Aeropress often suffices but sometimes I don't even have time to boil water or wait for the brew to finish. Normally I buy pre-made cold brew from the store (La Colombe light roast) because the internet gave me the impression that cold brew always muddles the taste of the coffee and therefore is not wort
- r/roasting · 7↑ · Newbie question
...classic), and I’ve gotten hooked on really great coffee beans. My question is this: using one of the least expensive roasting methods- maybe a popcorn popper, can I get the same quality and taste of some of my favorite beans, like counterculture, La Colombe, etc. without paying almost $20 per pound? Thanks in advanc
Press · Sprudge
- Chobani Now Owns La Colombe Coffee Roasters Outright2023-12-15·sprudge
Chobani paid $900 million for full ownership.
- Keurig Dr. Pepper Buys Minority Stake In La Colombe2023-07-21·sprudge
A $300 million investment gives the brand 33% ownership of the coffee company.
- Two Chicago La Colombe Cafes Are Looking To Unionize2022-12-14·sprudge
The two Chicago join two Washington, DC cafes in unionizing efforts.
On YouTube
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About the roasterBrand film
This Is What It's Like Working At La Colombe Coffee
More Perfect Union · 8.2K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers La Colombe Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This mini-documentary style video from More Perfect Union explores the working conditions, wages, and unionization efforts at La Colombe Coffee Roasters. It details employee perspectives on compensation relative to the high cost of living in major metropolitan areas, corporate structure, and the tension surrounding recent labor organizing.
Inside this video
From More Perfect Union:
“We are ripping through espresso drinks and draft latte drinks. No one in this company I think has ever worked so hard and made so little money.”
“If you can't afford to pay your employees a living wage, then you don't deserve to be in business.”
“We're currently headed by one of the richest people in the world.”
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