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Colombia - La Soledad Orange Bourbon

Washed

Cherrybook Index

74Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

US$1.69/ozCAD 21.00 for 250g

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Catalog summary

A washed lot from Huila, Colombia, indexed 74 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roaster’s notes

peach · tangerine · grape · strawberry candy · orange blossom

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Floral
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Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.

Colombia - La Soledad Orange Bourbon by Rogue Wave Coffee
Origin
Huila, CO
Farm / Co-op
La Soledad
Process
Washed
Altitude
1640 m
Harvest
—
Weight
250g
Bag price
CAD 21.00
Price / oz
US$1.69/oz
Brew
—

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

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

74

Noted

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 82.7 shrunk to 68.8 + bonuses = 74.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    85/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    82/ 78% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • World Coffee Championships finalist lot
    This roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
    +3

Comps & alternatives

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About Rogue Wave Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 82/100

Two Reddit threads give Rogue Wave Coffee strongly favorable marks for its coffee. In one, a commenter called a Rogue Wave Clearpath coffee really good and described the coffee under discussion as one of the better ones for them. In the other, a poster rated Rogue Wave 10/10, recommended it, and said the roaster's regularly priced beans were always freshly roasted and tasted great, while questioning the price of smaller, more expensive bags.

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Threads cited (2)
  • r/pourover · 11↑ · Rogue Wave Rodrigo Sanchez El Eden Sangria - Grape Bomb!

    I figured I couldn't have been the only one to experience the shipping delays/re-routes! Shipping within the US has gotten a bit weird, too. Yes, it's one of the better ones for me, too. I had another of the Rogue Wave Clearpath Coffees (El Mirador) and it was really good, too, but not as intense as this one.

  • r/Coffee · 4↑ · Variance of bean prices

    ...for less than half the amount? I wonder if there is a significant difference in these beans or maybe they are just tougher to come by/import. Has anybody tried beans with this price and was it worth it? If anyone is curious, I’m referring to Rogue Wave Coffee in Edmonton. They are 10/10 in my opinion, would recommen

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Natural Ethiopian Coffee Brew Guide with Ply | Pour-Over & Espresso

Rogue Wave Coffee Co · 5K views on YouTube

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This video covers Rogue Wave Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

This video is a brew tutorial by Ply from Rogue Wave Coffee, demonstrating how to brew the Kenya Maguta Amber CM Lot H03 using the Orea 01 dripper with a negotiator for a no-bypass brew. Ply also demonstrates an espresso recipe for the same coffee.

Inside this video

From Rogue Wave Coffee Co:

“For today, we are using the Baby Zero, the Orea 01. We're going to be using the Orea paper filter, the Wave, and we are going to use a negotiator to make it a no-bypass brew.”
“The way that you pour, you start in the middle, do a kind of quarter size, and then go out with one round and then you can come back.”

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