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Prodigal Coffee

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Meet the roaster on camera

5 videos

About the roasterShop tour

Inside the Roastery at Prodigal (behind the scenes tour)

Roaster Kat · 7.8K views on YouTube

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Cherrybook summary of the video

This video provides a tour of the Prodigal Coffee roastery, highlighting their roasting process, equipment, and green coffee storage. It also touches on their team structure and their approach to sourcing and roasting.

Inside this video

From Roaster Kat:

“We roast fast, so we're six batches an hour at full capacity.”
“We keep all the green that we're going to roast that week out so it comes up to room temp.”

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The roaster

10 lots in stock, mostly Colombia, Ethiopia and Kenya.

In stock
10
House Index · limited data
48
OriginsColombiaEthiopiaKenyaHondurasPeruCosta Rica

Roaster at a glance

Tracked since
May 202675 lots seen; 10 in stock now
Origins
2 countriesEthiopia, Colombia
Process mix
Washed 50% · Natural 20% · Other 20% · Experimental 10%
Price position
39% above what its profiles predictMedian of 6 in-stock lots against the price model
Sourcing
40% of lots name the producer or farm4 of 10
Coverage
5 reviewer videos · 2 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
Their channels
Instagram ↗Linked from their own site
Merch
1 item in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 22% · 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.

  • Reddit48/100weight 18%
  • YouTube—weight 10%

Per-lot signals (averaged)

Vary across lots; averaged over 10 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%
  • Transparency54.4/1008/10 lots · weight 5%

Bonuses earned (per lot)

  • stale decay3/10

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

10 in stock · 64 archived

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Finca El Tabor

Washed lot with Grape, Cherry, and Red Wine in the cup.

Huila, CO · Washed

GrapeCherryWiney
51CBI
$3.63/oz

Typical $2.64 to $4.21/oz

Habtamu Danche

Expect Apricot, Pineapple, and Jasmine from this washed lot.

Yirgacheffe, ET · Washed

ApricotPineappleJasmine
50CBI
$2.83/oz

Typical $2.16 to $3.44/oz

Habtamu Guji G1

Washed lot with Cranberry, Rhubarb, and Peach Syrup in the cup.

Guji, ET · Washed

CranberryPeach
50CBI
$2.72/oz

Typical $2.16 to $3.44/oz

Mulu — Espresso

Expect Orange, Cran Apple, and Cherry from this washed lot.

Ethiopia · Washed

LightOrangeAppleCherry
49CBI
$2.83/oz

Typical $2.61 to $4.16/oz

Broad comparison

Zuria Blend

Expect Concord Grape, Plum, and Apricot from this washed natural lot.

Washed Natural

LightGrapePlumApricot
48CBI
$2.83/oz

Typical $2.25 to $4.29/oz

Also available · subscriptions, sample packs, gear

Archived (64)

El Obraje

Pineapple, Cherry, and Raspberry on a natural lot.

Nariño, CO · Natural

PineappleCherryRaspberry
52CBI
$3.18/oz
Out of stock

Kivanga AA

Blackberry, Cranberry, and Ripe on a washed lot.

Embu, KE · Washed

BlackberryCranberryOverall Sweet
52CBI
$2.79/oz
Out of stock

El Aguacate

Peach, Fennel, and Floral on a washed lot.

Nariño, CO · Washed

PeachHerbFloral+3
52CBI
$3.83/oz
Out of stock

Buchanas

Cherry, Persimmon, and Orange on a washed lot.

La Paz, HN · Washed

LightCherryOrange
52CBI
$2.59/oz
Out of stock

Flor Blanca II

Washed lot with Berries, Peach Jam, and Floral in the cup.

Huila, CO · Washed

BerryPeachFloral
52CBI
$4.29/oz
Out of stock

Nilson Lopez

Peach, Orange Marmalade, and Floral on a washed lot.

Nariño, CO · Washed

PeachOrangeFloral
52CBI
$2.98/oz
Out of stock

Ollancay

Washed lot with Rhubarb, Currant Jam, and Melon in the cup.

Cusco, PE · Washed

CurrantMelon
51CBI
$5.36/oz
Out of stock

Chelbesa One

Apricot, Grape, and Black Tea on a washed lot.

Gedeb, ET · Washed

ApricotGrapeBlack Tea
51CBI
$3.06/oz
Out of stock

Finca El Diviso

White Honey lot with Cherry, Orange, and Maple in the cup.

Tolima, CO · White Honey

CherryOrangeMaple Syrup
50CBI
$2.88/oz
Out of stock

El Itacayo Geisha

Expect Melon, Peach Leather, and Creamy from this anaerobic washed lot.

Santa Bárbara, HN · Anaerobic Washed

MelonPeachOverall Sweet
50CBI
$6.62/oz
Out of stock

Tabi Andino

Grapefruit, Cherry, and Caramel on a washed lot.

Huila, CO · Washed

GrapefruitCherryCaramel
50CBI
$2.19/oz
Out of stock

Patricio Navarro

Expect Apricot, Green Grape, and Melon from this semi washed lot.

Lempira, HN · Semi Washed

ApricotGrapeMelon
50CBI
$5.67/oz
Out of stock

Goro

Orange, Anise, and Apricot on a washed lot.

Guji, ET · Washed

OrangeAniseApricot
50CBI
$2.72/oz
Out of stock

Gachika AA

Washed lot with Grapefruit, Orange, and Grape in the cup.

Kiambu, KE · Washed

GrapefruitOrangeGrape
50CBI
$2.39/oz
Out of stock

Gitare AB

Expect Ripe Peach, Cranberry, and Red Wine from this washed lot.

Kiambu, KE · Washed

LightPeachCranberryWiney
50CBI
$2.72/oz
Out of stock

Gachika AB

Expect Apricot, Peach, and Mango from this washed lot.

Kiambu, KE · Washed

ApricotPeachMango
50CBI
$2.39/oz
Out of stock

Muburi AB

Expect Pomegranate, Cherry Compote, and Plum from this washed lot.

Kiambu, KE · Washed

PomegranateCherryPlum
50CBI
$2.83/oz
Out of stock

Caminos del Inka

Peach, Orange, and Creamy on an anaerobic washed lot.

Cusco, PE · Anaerobic Washed

PeachOrangeOverall Sweet
50CBI
$3.38/oz
Out of stock

Finca Voo

Nectarine, Bubblegum, and Grape on a natural lot.

Dota, CR · Natural

PeachGrape
50CBI
$6.62/oz
Out of stock

Prime Reserve

Anaerobic Washed lot with Cherry, Mandarin Orange, and Grape in the cup.

Huila · Anaerobic Washed

LightCherryMandarinGrape
50CBI
$3.97/oz
Out of stock

Nensebo G1

Expect Blueberry, Lemon, and Grape from this natural lot.

Guji, ET · Natural

BlueberryLemonGrape
49CBI
$3.17/oz
Out of stock

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 48/100

Two independent Reddit contributions give Prodigal Coffee limited and mixed evidence. One home espresso drinker said they regularly bought light roasts including Prodigal and found that longer ratios and lower doses materially improved those coffees. Another found Prodigal inconsistent, with more misses and fewer hits than Sey.

light-roast espressodose and ratio adjustmentscoffee consistencycomparison with Sey
Threads cited (2)

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