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Onyx Coffee Lab

Smiley Decaf

WashedNorthscore 72Decaf
Smiley Decaf by Onyx Coffee Lab
Origin
CO
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
40.0 lb
Bag price
$885.00
Price / oz
$1.38/oz
Brew
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Price and availability set by the roaster.

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 ↗

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

72

Sparse signal

Confidence18% coverage / 1 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. 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 55% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings, Roaster transparency

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    80/ 100% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • 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 80.0 shrunk to 63.5 at 45% confidence + bonuses = 72.

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About Onyx Coffee Lab

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100

Onyx Coffee Lab is widely recognized as a premium roaster, frequently cited as a benchmark for quality and flavor, particularly for their blends and seasonal offerings. While the coffee itself is consistently praised for its high quality and "nirvana" level experiences, the brand has faced significant community backlash regarding their pricing structure, specifically the addition of "Employee Benefits" fees and the transition to smaller bag sizes. Additionally, there are critical accounts from former employees regarding internal labor practices, which have tempered some of the enthusiasm for the brand.

high quality coffeepremium pricingcontroversial service feesfrequent benchmark for qualityexcellent seasonal roastscriticism of packaging changes
Threads cited (10)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

7 videos · 175k combined views

Onyx Coffee Lab has 6 videos on their channel; 1 video comes from outside reviewers (Whole Brain Coffee).

From Onyx Coffee Lab

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