Catalyst Blend – Decaf
NaturalMediumNorthscore 69Decaf
- Origin
- Huila, CO
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- $18.00
- Price / oz
- $1.70/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
milk chocolate · brown sugar · familiar
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
69
Limited signal
Confidence45% coverage / 2 of 4 signals
Treat this as a directional read until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review
- 75/ 44% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 56% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Base weighted score: 66.7 + bonuses = 69
Sensory profileestimated
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Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Pilot Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Pilot Coffee Roasters is a well-regarded Toronto-based roaster frequently mentioned by Canadian coffee enthusiasts. Community members appreciate their in-house espresso flights and the variety of their single-origin offerings, such as the Ana Sora and Las Palmas. While generally viewed positively for quality, some users find their flavor profiles—often leaning toward bright, acidic, or fruity notes—to be a matter of personal preference, with at least one user describing their experience as merely "okay."
Toronto-based roasteroffers espresso flightsknown for bright/fruity profileswell-regarded in Canadaconsistent quality
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · 1000↑ · I spent 40 hours on the road rating gas station coffee.
- r/espresso · 427↑ · Rate my setup (airline pilot edition)
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- r/espresso · 306↑ · Visited Pilot Coffee Roasters in Toronto.
- r/pourover · 200↑ · 2024 was a great year for coffee ☕️
- r/Coffee · 175↑ · SAVE ME FROM KEURIGS
- r/espresso · 173↑ · Look ma, one hand!
- r/Coffee · 118↑ · For my fellow Canadians, where do you get your coffee products?
- r/espresso · 114↑ · Appreciation
- r/espresso · 98↑ · Starting to think there are downsides to the blind shaker…
Press · Sprudge
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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Pilot Coffee Roasters
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