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Proud Mary Coffee

Burundi | Ngogomo | Red Bourbon | Natural

Natural78Cherry's Index

Cup profile

tropical · pineapple · berries

  • Fruit
Burundi | Ngogomo | Red Bourbon | Natural by Proud Mary Coffee
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Natural
Altitude
—
Varietals
red_bourbon
Harvest
—
Weight
350g
Bag price
$16.00
Price / oz
$1.30/oz
Brew
—

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Cherry's Index

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

78

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.

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 18% so one thin signal cannot 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
    60/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

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

Renormalized base 82.7 shrunk to 77.0 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 78.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
3

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

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About Proud Mary Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Proud Mary is widely recognized in the specialty coffee community as a top-tier roaster with locations in Portland and Austin, known for offering an extensive selection of exotic and high-end "deluxe" coffees, including geishas. While they receive high praise for their cafe experiences, exceptional pour-overs, and blends like Ghost Rider, some community members note that their pricing has become quite steep, and a few subscribers have raised recent quality control concerns regarding under-roasted batches. Nonetheless, they are frequently grouped alongside world-renowned roasters and remain a favorite for specialty enthusiasts.

deluxe high-end tiersteep pricing per cupexcellent cafe and pour over experiencesubscription quality feedbackfrequently grouped with top roasters
Threads cited (10)

On YouTube

8 videos · 14k combined views

Reviewers and media coverage describe Proud Mary Coffee as an ambitious, high-end specialty roaster known for pushing boundaries through ultra-premium offerings like $100 cups of coffee. Outside coverage highlights founder Nolan Hirte's journey from Australian cafe roots to international multi-continent operations, emphasizing a strong commitment to producer relationships, customer education, and storytelling. The brand is recognized for creating immersive cafe experiences and showcasing rare, auction-level coffees that challenge conventional expectations of cost and quality in specialty coffee.

Pioneers of ultra-premium coffee experiencesDeep producer relationships and origin travelStrong focus on customer education and storytellingEvolution from iconic Australian roots to global presenceInnovative cafe design and unique freezing systems

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