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Las Margaritas — Honey Process — 2025

Honey74Cherry's Index

Cup profile

praline · passionfruit · cocoa · tangy passionfruit · citrus · caramelized nuts

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Cocoa and nut
Las Margaritas — Honey Process — 2025 by Passenger Coffee
Origin
Dota, CR
Farm / Co-op
Las Margaritas
Process
Honey
Altitude
Varietals
other
Harvest
2025
Weight
250g
Bag price
$32.75
Price / oz
$3.71/oz
Brew

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Cherry's Index

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

74

Noted

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    90/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 78% 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 86.1 shrunk to 70.8 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 74.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

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About Passenger Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Passenger Coffee is widely recognized and respected in the specialty coffee community, particularly praised for their exceptional light roasts, single-origins like Geshas, and transparent sourcing. They are often noted for offering convenient small bag options (such as 4-5 oz bags) which allow enthusiasts to sample a variety of origins. While a few users find their focus leans heavily toward bright, acidic, or light-profile coffees—and one thread debated a lack of bloom on an expensive Gesha—the overwhelming consensus treats Passenger as a top-tier roaster with standout offerings like their Honduras and Gesha Village selections.

exceptional light roastssmall bag options availabletransparent sourcinghigh-end single origins and geshasbright and acidic profiles
Threads cited (10)

On YouTube

7 videos · 58k combined views

Passenger Coffee has 1 video on their channel; 6 videos come from outside reviewers (Coffee Showcase, Brian Quan, TONO Group, and others).

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