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Necessary Summer Vibes

Cup profile

citrus · red fruit

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
Necessary Summer Vibes by Passenger Coffee
Origin
Producer
Farm / Co-op
Process
Altitude
Varietals
Harvest
Weight
310g
Bag price
$20.00
Price / oz
$1.83/oz
Brew

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 7 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

62

Sparse signal

Confidence2 of 7 signals on file

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. This coffee has 23% of the signal universe on file. 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.

The math on file: renormalized base 68.7 shrunk to 60.8 + bonuses = 62.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    10/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
3
Balance
3
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

Price contextmodeled

What this profile typically sells for across the catalog.

$1.83/oz

typically $1.55 to $3.08

typical band this lot

52nd percentile of 6049 coffees across the catalog in stock right now.

What moves this price

  • Roaster brand and sourcingx1.25
  • Variety not listedx0.95
  • Origin not listedx0.96
How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with this exact profile typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.

Some listing details are missing, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.

Not listed by the roaster: origin, process, variety, roast level, altitude

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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 · 67k combined views

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

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