Colombia Jaime Zuluaga Anaerobic
Anaerobic NaturalMedium80Strong

- Origin
- CO
- Producer
- Jaime Zuluaga
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Anaerobic Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 312g
- Bag price
- $32.00
- Price / oz
- $2.91/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
As cupped
blackberry · dark chocolate · umeshu · lime
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Roasts to order · ships in ~1d
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.
“All of our coffee for the cafes and for online orders are roasted to order, and we roast and ship our coffees Monday through Friday.” source ↗
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
80
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
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 45/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Roast Magazine Roaster of the YearThis roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
- +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 78.9 shrunk to 73.9 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 80.
Sensory profileestimated
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 Onyx Coffee Lab
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Onyx Coffee Lab is widely recognized as a benchmark roaster in the specialty coffee community. They are frequently cited as a standard for quality, consistency, and roast uniformity, often used as a control sample by home roasters. While some users debate their price point or specific brew recipes, they are consistently recommended, particularly for their "expressive" dark roasts and high-end, experimental offerings like Eugenioides.
benchmark for quality and consistencyhighly uniform roast degreepopular for expressive dark roastsfrequent reference for high-end/experimental beanspremium pricing discussedactive community presence via brew guides
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On YouTube
8 videos · 414k combined views
Outside coverage portrays Onyx Coffee Lab as a technically rigorous roaster that prioritizes precision and intentionality in its production methods. Reviewers highlight the company's commitment to transparency regarding their roasting philosophy and equipment usage. The roaster is recognized for its analytical approach to heat application and airflow to achieve specific flavor profiles.
Technical roasting precisionEmphasis on heat managementAnalytical production philosophyTransparency in roasting methodsFocus on punchy flavor profiles
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$2.91/oz· $32/bag