El Samán — Espresso
Carbonic Maceration75Cherry's Index
Cup profile
grape · raspberry · rose
- Fruit
- Floral
- Origin
- CO
- Producer
- Jaime Zuluaga
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Carbonic Maceration
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- other
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- $38.00
- Price / oz
- $3.59/oz
- Brew
- espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order · ships in ~4d
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“To send the freshest coffee possible, please allow 1-2 days for orders to be processed and roasted” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
75
Strong
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/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +3World Coffee Championships finalist lotThis roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Renormalized base 83.5 shrunk to 69.3 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 75.
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Monogram Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100
Monogram Coffee is consistently regarded as a top-tier Canadian roaster. They are frequently included in "best of" lists alongside other highly respected peers and are praised for their high-quality, distinctive coffee offerings. Users express genuine enthusiasm for their beans, particularly for espresso and pour-over brewing, and they are widely recognized as a go-to recommendation for those exploring specialty coffee in Canada.
highly regarded Canadian roasterfrequently recommended in 'best of' listsexcellent for espresso and pour-overdistinctive flavor profilesconsistently high quality
Threads cited (10)
- r/espresso · ↑ · Monogram Coffee's Gesha Village Extraction Stills
- r/Coffee · ↑ · What price point do you find is the transition point from ‘ok’ brand to ‘great’ beans?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Coffee roasters in Canada?
- r/pourover · ↑ · What do you think are the top 10 roasters in your country?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · [Question] Hot Coffee from Beer Taps?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Canadian Roasters
- r/espresso · ↑ · Anyone try this one from Monogram coffee? Thoughts?
- r/espresso · ↑ · My first decent pour! Monogram Lille Warmth Espresso with Oatly Oat milk
- r/espresso · ↑ · Lighter roast weighing more but occupying less space in double basket
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Recommendations re: mocha syrups/chocolate
Press · Sprudge
- Jill Hoff Of Monogram Coffee Is The 2026 Canada Barista Champion2026-06-24·sprudge
This is Jill Hoff’s second Canada Barista Championship.
On YouTube
4 videos · 8k combined views
Monogram Coffee has 1 video on their channel; 3 videos come from outside reviewers (European Coffee Trip, Stronghold Cast Global, Buy the Drip Podcast).
From Monogram Coffee