Colombia, Finca Alcatraz, Wilfredo Ule Vargas, Pink Bourbon Natural
NaturalLightNorthscore 83
- Origin
- CO
- Producer
- Wilfredo Ule Vargas
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca Alcatraz
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- pink_bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $28.00
- Price / oz
- $2.33/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
lychee · kumquat · wildflower honey
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“We roast your coffee to order Monday-Friday every week.” source ↗
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
83
Limited signal
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 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, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 65/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Base weighted score: 82.0 + bonuses = 83
Sensory profileestimated
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Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Sightglass Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Sightglass is widely recognized as a staple of the San Francisco specialty coffee scene. Users frequently mention them as a destination for cafe visits, praising their specific menu items like the vanilla bean cold brew and their high-quality bean offerings. They are consistently grouped with other respected, high-end roasters in the city, and there is no evidence of recurring quality or service issues in the provided threads.
San Francisco staplepopular cafe destinationhigh-quality specialty beansfrequently recommended for visitorswell-regarded in the industry
Threads cited (10)
- r/espresso · 364↑ · lil Cappuccino
- r/Coffee · 96↑ · Has anyone made vanilla bean-infused cold brew? Had it at Sightglass in San Francisco yest
- r/pourover · 88↑ · Beans haul from SF
- r/Coffee · 78↑ · Beginner roasting question (is it worth it?)
- r/Coffee · 54↑ · 50 Coffee Roasters to Follow on Instagram
- r/pourover · 53↑ · Happy Winter Break! Brought my gear to my classroom and brewed coffee for my coworkers. Co
- r/espresso · 51↑ · 11 New Coffee Deals This Week [USA Only]
- r/Coffee · 35↑ · CONUS coffee beans?
- r/espresso · 30↑ · Stopped by Sightglass Coffee in SF. What machine is this? 😍
- r/Coffee · 29↑ · Coffee Scene in San Francisco
On YouTube
3 videos · 4k combined views
Outside coverage consistently highlights Sightglass Coffee for its iconic industrial cafe aesthetic and welcoming atmosphere in San Francisco. Reviewers emphasize the company's commitment to direct trade relationships with small-scale producers. The roaster is frequently noted for maintaining a balance between high-end production functionality and a community-focused retail experience.
Industrial cafe designDirect trade transparencySmall-scale producer partnershipsOrganic coffee sourcingWelcoming retail atmosphere