Colombia Alirio Ortega — Espresso

Name: Colombia Alirio Ortega — Espresso
Brand: Subtext Coffee Roasters
SKU: subtext-colombia-alirio-ortega-espresso-washed-pink-bourbon-august-4-2026
Price: 25.00 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Washed

Cherrybook Index

64sparse

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

Price position

US$2.05/ozCAD 25.00 for 250g

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Catalog summary

A washed lot from Huila, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Batch roasted weekly

Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.

“Roast days are Tuesdays and Thursdays, with orders being shipped out on Wednesdays and Fridays, respectively.” source ↗

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 40 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

kiwi · pear · blackberry

Fruit

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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 Alirio Ortega — Espresso by Subtext Coffee Roasters

Origin: Huila, CO
Producer: Alirio Ortega
Farm / Co-op: —
Process: Washed
Altitude: —
Varietals: Pink bourbon
Harvest: —
Weight: 250g
Bag price: CAD 25.00
Price / oz: US$2.05/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

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 74.1 shrunk to 63.9 = 64.

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

Reddit sentiment
Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
78/ 78% weight
Roaster transparency
Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
60/ 22% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity: 4
Body: 3
Sweetness: 4
Balance: 4
Clean: 4

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About Subtext Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100

Two Reddit posts provide mixed Subtext evidence. A Mejorado produced very sweet or floral cups depending on bloom temperature; a longtime fan found one reserve batch more developed and disappointing than usual.

sweet Mejoradofavorite with a disappointing batch

Threads cited (2)

r/pourover · 36↑ · Bloom temperature experimentation
...and full temp blooms while keeping everything else the same, and I find that I prefer different temps for each coffee. For example, brewing a washed Abel Salinas Mejorado from Subtext, the full temp bloom produces a very brown sugar forward cup; absurdly sweet. The 60C bloom on the other hand made the cup almost per
r/pourover · 3↑ · Subtext Reserve Beans
Just picked up the Francy Marin washed Pink Bourbon... two brews in and feeling a little disappointed. Subtext has always been a favourite but this batch seems a little more developed than usual. Anyone have the same experience?