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Colombia Finca Alcatraz Wilfredo Ule Vargas Pink Bourbon Natural, Sightglass Coffee
Sightglass Coffee, San Francisco, CA

Colombia Finca Alcatraz Wilfredo Ule Vargas Pink Bourbon Natural

Mostly fruit, some sugar

In stock at Sightglass Coffee. We don't carry it yet.

$36.00340g bag
At Sightglass Coffee

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About Colombia Finca Alcatraz Wilfredo Ule Vargas Pink Bourbon Natural

What do we know about it?

The listing names
Producer, farm, region, process, variety and altitude

About Sightglass Coffee

Trade press
1 article

What we know about this coffee and its roaster, and where each fact comes from.

What will it taste like?

Mostly fruit, some sugar.

  • Fruit67%
  • Sugar and spice33%

The roaster’s notes: raspberry, poached pear, butterscotch.

See these notes on the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

How does the price compare?

$3.00an ounce. Similar coffees run $2.41 to $3.84.

What moves the price

  • Rare variety+12%
  • Roaster brand and sourcing+8%
  • Light roast+6%
  • Colombia origin+4%

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what coffees with these listed traits sell for per ounce.

Back of the bag

What Sightglass Coffee publishes about this coffee.

Origin
Huila, CO
Farm or co-op
Finca Alcatraz
Process
Natural
Altitude
1780 m
Roast
Light
Bag
340g
Suggested brew
filter, espresso

The variety and the origin

About Sightglass Coffee

The roaster’s page

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite

Two Reddit posts describe positive Sightglass experiences. One strongly recommends both the coffee and customer service; another reports a Yirgacheffe becoming balanced, sweet, and very good after dial-in changes.

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Threads cited (2)

Meet the roaster on camera

6 videos

About the roasterShop tour

Fellow Talks to Sightglass about their Honduras Finca Baide

This video covers Sightglass Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

Fellow chats with Brian from Sightglass Coffee about their flagship SOMA location in San Francisco, their sourcing roots in Honduras with producers like Giovanni Baide and David Muñoz, and how their coffees are roasted and brewed.

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Across the coverage of Sightglass Coffee

Reviewers and industry figures consistently characterize Sightglass Coffee as a pioneer of the open, industrial cafe and roastery model in San Francisco, exemplified by their flagship SOMA location designed to resemble an immersive coffee factory. Outside coverage highlights their commitment to transparent, direct trade sourcing relationships with small-scale producers, such as organic farms in Mexico and Honduras. Additionally, reviewers and collaborators emphasize the brand's dedication to coffee education, bridging the gap between baristas and the public, and embracing a modern light roast flavor profile.

Iconic open industrial roastery spaces · Direct trade producer relationships · Commitment to consumer coffee education · Embrace of modern light roast profiles · Pioneering San Francisco coffee culture

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