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Pilot Coffee Roasters

El Dragón Espresso

Medium-LightNorthscore 69
Origin
CR
Farm / Co-op
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Process
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Altitude
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Varietals
La Lía micromill
Harvest
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Weight
300g
Bag price
$26.75
Price / oz
$2.53/oz
Brew
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As cupped

almond · black cherry · cacao

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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

  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 44% weight
  • Sensory average
    Mean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
    60/ 56% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Base weighted score: 66.7 + bonuses = 69

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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."

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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Pilot Coffee Roasters

YouTube reviewers have published 6 popular videos about Pilot Coffee Roasters (178,591 combined views). Channels include FlyingwithBigErn, Happy Gaming House, Riley Welch and others.

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