Decaf - Colombia
WashedDecaf
Cup profile
toffee · berry · banana bread
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Tolima, CO
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1200–2000 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $20.00
- Price / oz
- $1.67/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing 4 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
61
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
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. 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.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 75/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +-4Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 71.7 shrunk to 62.5 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 61.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Ultimo Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Ultimo Coffee is recognized as a staple of the Philadelphia specialty coffee scene, frequently mentioned alongside local peers like Elixr and ReAnimator. Users praise their offerings, including light roasts and collaborations with Swift Cup for instant coffee. While discussion is primarily focused on their cafe presence and local reputation rather than widespread national mail-order hype, they are consistently regarded as a quality stop in Philly.
Philadelphia local favoritegood pour-oversswift cup instant partnershipsolid light roasts
Threads cited (7)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Found a really interesting discussion on the Chemex from 2009 featuring pretty opinionated
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Favorite Pairings?
- r/pourover · ↑ · Heading to Philly and would like to drink the best available pour over
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Instant coffee travel emergency - any options for reallly good instant coffee other than S
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Any experienced Sydneysiders looking for a barista job at an 80kg/week cafe in Ultimo?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Philly recommendations
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Philadelphia Coffee Shops?
Press · Sprudge
- Coffee Beer: Chiaroscuro Cascara Saison By Second District Brewing2017-09-22·sprudge
Second District’s Chiaroscuro Cascara Saison using Cascara from Ultimo Coffee.
On YouTube
1 video · 44k combined views
1 video covers Ultimo Coffee from reviewer DispatchesFromDave.
Coverage from others