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Sey Coffee

Alejandro Renjifo; Reina De Saba, Gesha - Colombia

WashedNorthscore 87
Origin
San Agustín, CO
Farm / Co-op
Reina de Saba
Process
Washed
Altitude
1800–1800 m
Varietals
geisha
Harvest
2022
Weight
318g
Bag price
$33.75
Price / oz
$3.01/oz
Brew
—

As cupped

intoxicating florals · jasmine · honeysuckle · ripe berries · star fruit · peach · ripe strawberry · citrus oil

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 0 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

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Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

87

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
    90/ 44% weight
  • Sensory average
    Mean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
    75/ 56% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2
  • World Coffee Championships finalist lot
    This roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
    +3

Base weighted score: 81.7 + bonuses = 87

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About Sey Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100

Sey Coffee is widely regarded as a top-tier roaster in the specialty coffee community, frequently cited as a benchmark for quality. Enthusiasts often praise their specific beans for exceptional flavor clarity and quality, even when brewed in unconventional settings like airplanes. While their reputation is stellar, their tasting notes are occasionally teased for being overly abstract or pretentious. Their small-format bags are also specifically highlighted as a consumer-friendly way to enjoy high-end coffee.

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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Sey Coffee

YouTube reviewers have published 8 popular videos about Sey Coffee (391,028 combined views). Channels include Brian Quan, Coffee Showcase, European Coffee Trip and others.

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