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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Smiley Coffee Ludlow Blend; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Smiley Coffee Ludlow Blend; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Smiley Coffee Ludlow Blend; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Smiley Coffee Ludlow Blend

Roasted by Onyx Coffee LabRoaster's website
TagsCaturraBourbonCastilloSL28 (aggregate listing)Dark roastDark ChocolateMolassesWine-likeArabicaBlendOnyx Coffee LabIndependent
Dark roast
Brand
Onyx Coffee Lab
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
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Region
Colombia and Ethiopia (rotating blend)
Town
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Farm / Station
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Farmer / Producer
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Species
Arabica
Type
Blend
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Caturra, Bourbon, Castillo and SL28 (aggregate listing)
Process
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Roast
Dark
Tasting notes
dark chocolate, molasses, red wine, dried berries, thick & syrupy
Fermentation
Smiley states “24 hr aerobic washed & natural,” while Onyx labels the case-pack product Washed; neither page maps fermentation or process to the Colombian and Ethiopian components.
Drying
Smiley states sixteen days on average; Onyx labels the product raised-bed dried. Neither page maps drying details to individual blend components.
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
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Why some details are blank
  • country idThis is a Colombia–Ethiopia rotating blend; the schema's single-country relationship would make either origin misleading.
  • farm id / producer idNeither exact product page names the rotating component farms or producers.
  • variety idCaturra, Bourbon, Castillo and SL28 are listed in aggregate without component allocation; no single variety relationship is appropriate.
  • process idSmiley states washed and natural while Onyx labels the exact case-pack product Washed; neither maps processes to blend components.
  • blend percentagesExact component proportions are not published.
  • altitude mOnyx lists 1,800 m without identifying which rotating component it represents; Smiley publishes no elevation.
  • harvestThe blend rotates microlots and neither exact page publishes component crop dates.
  • fermentation allocationSmiley's 24-hour aerobic statement is not mapped to an origin or component, and Onyx does not reproduce that protocol.
  • drying allocationSmiley's sixteen-day average and Onyx's raised-bed label are not mapped to individual components.
  • AgtronThe exact pages conflict: Smiley lists 64.3 while Onyx lists 99.5. The generic Dark roast category is retained, but neither numeric value is treated as canonical.
  • public sentimentThe exact independent listing is unrated, and no transparent exact-blend rating qualified.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Smiley Coffee Ludlow Blend
  2. 02
    The brand
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  4. 04
    The variety
    Caturra, Bourbon, Castillo and SL28 (aggregate listing)
  5. 05
    The farm
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Not disclosed
  7. 07
    The region
    Colombia and Ethiopia (rotating blend)
  8. 08
    The country
    Not disclosed
From the producer

The coffee is sourced from rotating micro-lots in Colombia and Ethiopia, utilizing a mix of traditional varieties including Caturra, Bourbon, Castillo, and SL28.

From the roaster

Onyx Coffee Lab serves as the roasting partner for this Smiley Coffee concept, applying a traditional dark roast profile to create a rich, syrupy cup.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This blend is the signature dark roast offering from Smiley Coffee, specifically developed to pair well with milk and provide a versatile experience for both espresso and filter brewing.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Multi-origin relationship corrected

Removed the misleading Colombia-only relationship and documented the rotating Colombia–Ethiopia blend.

02
Exact retail facts structured

Recorded the $24 retail price, 10 oz (284 g) package, sold-out retail status, expressive dark profile and published tasting descriptors.

03
Conflicting protocols bounded

Preserved Smiley's and Onyx's differing processing, drying and Agtron claims with attribution instead of treating either as a component-level protocol.

What was added?

Structured $24 USD, 284 g, sold-out retail availability, aggregate blend composition and explicit source-conflict documentation.

What wasn't added?

No farm, producer, single-country, single-variety, single-process, component percentage, canonical elevation, component harvest, owner tasting, owner score or public sentiment rating was inferred.

Why it matters

The profile now represents Ludlow as a rotating two-origin blend and prevents aggregate or conflicting production details from masquerading as a single traceable lot.

What you might taste

Dark chocolate, molasses, red wine and dried berries with a thick, syrupy body, according to Smiley and Onyx.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.smileycoffee1972.com/products/smiley-ludlow-blend
  • · https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/smiley-coffee-ludlow-blend-10oz-case
  • · https://joincupper.com/coffees
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-11-02) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Cupper lists the exact Smiley Ludlow Blend as not rated. Wholesale directories, roaster-generic coverage, Onyx Monarch pages with matching notes, and the site's own profile were excluded from sentiment.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

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