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Onyx Coffee Lab

Colombia Jaime Zuluaga Anaerobic

Anaerobic NaturalMedium80Strong
Colombia Jaime Zuluaga Anaerobic by Onyx Coffee Lab
Origin
CO
Farm / Co-op
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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    45/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2
  • World Coffee Championships finalist lot
    This roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
    +3
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Renormalized base 78.9 shrunk to 73.9 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 80.

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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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