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Jose Antonio Cenon - Copa de Oro

Washed81Strong
Jose Antonio Cenon - Copa de Oro by Passenger Coffee
Origin
Huila, CO
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
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Varietals
geisha
Harvest
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Weight
250g
Bag price
$40.00
Price / oz
$4.54/oz
Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

As cupped

honeysuckle · strawberry · melon · rose · lemonade-like · white grape

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 2 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.

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 2 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

81

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

  • 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

Flavor wheelestimated

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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. While some users find their light-roast profiles too acidic for their personal preferences, the consensus remains highly positive, with many customers highlighting the freshness of their shipments.

high-quality single originsexcellent Gesha offeringsoffers small bag sizesfresh roast dateslight roast profileacidic/bright flavor focus
Threads cited (10)

On YouTube

6 videos · 20k combined views

Outside coverage characterizes Passenger Coffee as a destination-worthy roaster that justifies long-distance travel. Reviewers emphasize the distinct and juicy flavor profiles of their offerings. The experience is described as being in a different world compared to standard specialty coffee.

Destination-worthy Lancaster locationDistinct flavor profilesJuicy cup characteristicsHigh-level specialty experience

From Passenger Coffee

Coverage from others

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