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Passenger Coffee

Emiliano Lame Golondrino - Copa de Oro

Reserve Lot

WashedCherry’s Index 81
Origin
Huila, CO
Farm / Co-op
Finca El Holguín
Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Harvest
—
Weight
250g
Bag price
$44.25
Price / oz
$5.02/oz
Brew
—

As cupped

ripe cherry · fresh oolong tea florals · gentle citrus · panela

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 0 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

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Cherry's Index

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

81

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

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    90/ 30% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 55% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 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
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Renormalized base 84.2 shrunk to 78.3 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 81.

Sensory profileestimated

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About Passenger Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Passenger Coffee is widely regarded as a top-tier specialty roaster, frequently mentioned alongside other industry leaders like Onyx and Proud Mary. Enthusiasts praise their high-quality single-origin offerings, particularly their Gesha selections, and appreciate their business model of offering smaller bag sizes for variety. While some users find their light-roast profile too acidic for their personal preference or have had isolated issues with degassing, the overall community sentiment is highly positive and respectful of their craft.

high-quality single originsexcellent Gesha offeringssmall bag options availablelight roast profilefast shipping/fresh roastsacidic/bright flavor focus
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On YouTube

3 videos · 5k combined views

Outside coverage highlights Passenger Coffee as a destination-worthy roaster located in Lancaster. Reviewers emphasize the distinct and juicy flavor profiles of their offerings. The experience is described as being in a whole different world compared to standard coffee options.

Destination-worthy Lancaster locationDistinct flavor profilesJuicy coffee characteristicsElevated specialty experience

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