Colombia - El Vergel Condor Decaf
WashedNorthscore 81Decaf

- Origin
- CO
- Producer
- Bayter family
- Farm / Co-op
- El Vergel Estate
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1450–1450 m
- Varietals
- caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 350g
- Bag price
- CAD 21.00
- Price / oz
- $1.24/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
As cupped
apple · milk chocolate · hazelnut · caramel · orange
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
81
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
- 90/ 44% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 56% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +3World Coffee Championships finalist lotThis roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
Base weighted score: 76.1 + bonuses = 81
Sensory profileestimated
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Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Rogue Wave Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100
Rogue Wave Coffee is highly regarded within the specialty coffee community, frequently cited alongside other top-tier Canadian and international roasters. Users consistently praise their light roast profiles, noting them as sweet, fruity, and clean. They are also recognized for their helpful customer service, such as providing beans for seasoning new grinders, and for maintaining a useful online database for brewing recipes.
excellent light roastsfruity and sweet profileshelpful customer serviceuseful brewing databasefrequently recommended Canadian roaster
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