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Vigilante Coffee

El Fuego: A Dark Roast

WashedDarkNorthscore 77
Origin
CO
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Washed
Altitude
1600–1900 m
Varietals
caturra
Harvest
—
Weight
1.0 lb
Bag price
$18.00
Price / oz
$1.12/oz
Brew
espresso, filter, immersion

As cupped

dark chocolate · molasses · toasty · full bodied · lingering finish

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Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

77

Sparse signal

Confidence20% coverage / 1 of 4 signals

This score is provisional and should not be read like a fully covered coffee. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Sensory average

  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 100% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Base weighted score: 75.0 + bonuses = 77

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About Vigilante Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Vigilante Coffee is recognized as a prominent roaster in the Washington D.C./DMV area. Community members frequently include them in lists of local roasters to explore, and they are noted for having staff who engage directly with the coffee community. While some users enjoy their specific offerings, others compare them to larger national brands, indicating a solid reputation as a reliable local option.

prominent DMV roasteractive community engagementreliable local optiondiverse single-origin offerings
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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Vigilante Coffee

YouTube reviewers have published 6 popular videos about Vigilante Coffee (241,473 combined views). Channels include Big Ten Network, Demigah, MaddieFR and others.

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