Colombia El Placer Geisha White Honey CM
White Honey lot with Lemongrass, Rosemary, and Jasmine in the cup.
Quindio, CO · White Honey
JasmineBergamotGrape+1
57CBI
$4.05/oz
Typical $3.08 to $4.91/oz
Roaster · Seoul, Seoul
Lowkey Coffee
11 lots in stock, mostly Ethiopia, Colombia and India.
- In stock
- 11
- House Index · limited data
- 55
OriginsEthiopiaColombiaIndiaRwanda
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- September 202613 lots seen; 11 in stock now
- Origins
- 4 countriesEthiopia, Colombia, India
- Process mix
- Other 64% · Washed 18% · Natural 9% · Honey 9%
- Sourcing
- 9% of lots name the producer or farm1 of 11
- Coverage
- 3 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Where to find them
- 6 locations, Seoul, Seoul6, Yeonmujang 3-gil, Seongdong-gu
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 21% · limited data
Coverage is below 50%. Available roaster-level evidence comes from Reddit. Per-lot evidence from SCA grades, Coffee Review entries, and public on-shop product ratings is limited across the catalog. With limited signal, scores are also pulled toward a neutral 50 baseline by the Cherrybook Index methodology, so lots can read flatter than the actual cup quality differences between them. The average Cherrybook Index therefore leans more heavily on roaster-level reputation than per-lot quality.
Roaster signals
Apply to every lot from this roaster.
- Reddit60/100weight 18%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 11 in-stock lots.
- SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
- Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
- On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
- Transparency55.7/1007/11 lots · weight 5%
Base components are renormalized over whatever signals are available for each lot. SCA + Coffee Review are capped at 40% combined to keep the cupping story from dominating. Bonuses (accolades, awards, editorial coverage) and freshness decay are applied on top.
The catalog
11 in stock · 2 archived
MaltWalnutBrown Sugar
56CBI
$1.87/oz
Typical $1.16 to $2.22/oz
Limited comparison
Ethiopia Siko Natural
Expect Blueberry, Cherry, and Red Grape from this natural lot.
Guji, ET · Natural
BlueberryCherryGrape+1
56CBI
$2.08/oz
Typical $1.38 to $2.64/oz
DarkDark ChocolateBlackberryPrune+1
55CBI
$1.56/oz
Typical $1.14 to $2.18/oz
Limited comparison
Rwanda Muzo Nemba Hills Washed
Prune, Molasses, and Orange Syrup on a washed lot.
Gakenke, RW · Washed
PruneMolassesOrange+2
55CBI
$2.29/oz
Typical $1.20 to $2.30/oz
Limited comparison
Dark Moon Blend
Not much signal yet; the detail page has what we know.
55CBI
$1.33/oz
Typical $0.96 to $1.83/oz
Limited comparison
Lowkey Blend
Not much signal yet; the detail page has what we know.
55CBI
$0.83/oz
Typical $0.96 to $1.83/oz
Limited comparison
Classico Blend
Taste data is still sparse; open the detail page before judging this lot.
55CBI
$0.83/oz
Typical $0.96 to $1.83/oz
Limited comparison
Champagne Blend
Taste data is still sparse; open the detail page before judging this lot.
55CBI
$1.33/oz
Typical $0.96 to $1.83/oz
Limited comparison
WatermelonMelonCandy+1
54CBI
$2.29/oz
Typical $1.22 to $2.32/oz
Red CurrantCherryWiney+1
54CBI
$1.56/oz
Typical $1.22 to $2.33/oz
Limited comparison
Archived (2)
Ethiopia Gogugu Washed
Washed lot with Floral, Yellow Peach, and Green Apple in the cup.
Guji, ET · Washed
FloralPeachApple+2
58CBI
$2.29/oz
Out of stock
ChocolateCaramelApple+1
53CBI
$1.56/oz
Out of stock
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 60/100
One thread author shares a bag of Lowkey coffee Rwanda Ngoma from a trip through Korea. Another thread author notes that Lowkey coffee ended up being their favorite coffee shop in Seoul and mentions that the packaging is unique and cool. A third thread author lists Lowkey Ethiopia Benchmaji Gesha Washed in a Seoul coffee haul.
Rwanda NgomaEthiopia Benchmaji Gesha Washedpackaging
Threads cited (3)
- r/pourover · 75↑ · coffee haul from korea and hong kong
…a, Castillo) | Fruit Yeast Anaerobic Washed * El cafe | Peru La Flor de la Palma (Geisha) | Washed * El cafe | Nicaragua Las Manos (Caturra) | CM Natural * Lowkey coffee | Rwanda Ngoma (Red Bourbon) | 300Hrs Anaerobic Natural * alwaysau8ust | Ethiopia ALO Main (74158) | Cold Fermentation Natural * T.O.C.H | Bolivia Il
- r/pourover · 18↑ · 100 best coffee shops visit
…t to Paris for work and then South Korea for holiday so visited Tanat and Momos and picked up some bags. Then my favorite coffee shop in Seoul ended up being Lowkey coffee so I grabbed a bag too. The Tanat store was very cute and the selection was awesome. This coffee that I took home was just ok, but the one I had in
- r/pourover · 12↑ · Seoul Coffee haul
…ersion of the image above. This is only what I brought back, not what I had :) * **Fuglen** \- Ethiopia, Kokosa, drip coffee bags * **Lowkey** \- Ethiopia, Benchmaji, Gesha, Washed * **Felt** \- Columbia, Villa Maria, Sidra Washed * **Brewing Ceremony** \- Ethiopia, Agaro, Nano Challa, Washed G1 * **Path Roasters** \-
Flagship cafe
lowkey Seongsu
6, Yeonmujang 3-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Seoul
Open in maps →One of six Lowkey coffee shops, located in Seongsu, Seoul.
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