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La Colombe Coffee Roasters

Heat Wave

WashedLight

Cup profile

clementines · cherry cola · chocolate

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Cocoa and nut
Heat Wave by La Colombe Coffee Roasters
Origin
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Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
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Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
1.0 lb
Bag price
$21.00
Price / oz
$1.31/oz
Brew
espresso, filter, immersion, cold_brew

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Cherry's Index

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

62

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    30/ 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

Renormalized base 65.2 shrunk to 58.8 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 62.

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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 · 145k combined views

La Colombe Coffee Roasters has 2 videos on their channel; 6 videos come from outside reviewers (America's Test Kitchen, Inc., Jefferson Innovation, and others).

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