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Temple Coffee Roasters

Colombia Huila Gigante — Espresso

NaturalDark

Cherrybook Index

67Noted

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

Price position

$2.33/oz$28.00 for 340g

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Catalog summary

A natural lot from Colombia, indexed 67 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 120 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

pineapple · raspberry syrup · cola

  • Fruit
  • Sugar and spice
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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 Huila Gigante — Espresso by Temple Coffee Roasters
Origin
Colombia
Producer
—
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Natural
Altitude
—
Varietals
Other
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$28.00
Price / oz
$2.33/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

67

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 74.0 shrunk to 63.8 + bonuses = 67.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    82/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    45/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
3
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
3

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About Temple Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 82/100

Five Reddit contributors give a largely positive view of Temple Coffee Roasters with one value caveat. One describes brighter, nutty, and toasted flavors from Guatemala Hunapu. Another calls the Dharma blend an all-time favorite espresso. A repeat buyer says about 24 of 25 bags were exceptional and appreciates free brewed samples in Temple cafes. Another says Wonderblend had been great, while a Sacramento visitor says their cafe drink was good but not worth a seven-dollar latte price.

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Threads cited (5)
  • r/Coffee · 720↑ · Day 2 without a cigarette and holy shit

    ...t was brewing!! I always do a V60 in the morning and I do a coffee club so I've always got pretty good beans. The one I made today was a Guatemalan Hunapu from Temple Coffee Roasters in Sacramento, CA. While it brewed, I noticed a nutty and kind of toasted smell. After I poured my cup, I sipped it and I couldn't bel

  • r/espresso · 126↑ · Not the grinder I wanted to use

    Temple as in Sacramento Temple?:) espresso as in the Dharma blend? If so, that is a true shame. My all time favorite espresso blend

  • r/Coffee · 125↑ · Some coffee just sucks...

    My suggestion is to wait for a response from Temple Coffee. I have purchased approximately 25 bags of their coffee and all but one has been exceptional, IMHO. They may offer to send a replacement bag. I appreciate how they offer free brewed samples in their cafes - a practice that I wish other roasters would follow too

  • r/Coffee · 15↑ · Extraction of blends vs single origins

    I have only bought single origins for the last couple years, but ventured to try wonderblend by temple. It has been great so far, but made me raise the question: Are the two different origins in a blend extracted at different rates? Essentially, are the Colombian grounds under extracted and the Ethiopian grounds over e

  • r/espresso · 3↑ · Where to go in Sacramento?

    I'm looking for recommendations in Sacramento (downtown area, preferably) Thanks! Edit: thank you for the recommendations! I went to Temple. It was good, but not $7 latte good. I'll try Scorpio next time.

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

6 videos · 36k combined views

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