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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for USA Cycling; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for USA Cycling; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for USA Cycling; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for USA Cycling; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

USA Cycling

Roasted by Onyx Coffee LabRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsMixedWashedDark roastDark ChocolateMolassesWine-likeArabicaBlendOnyx Coffee LabIndependentVariety undisclosedRegion undisclosed
Blend: Colombia · EthiopiaDark roast
Brand
Onyx Coffee Lab
Roaster website
Visit website
Countries
Colombia · Ethiopia
Regions
—
Town
—
Farm / Station
Varies by component — see below
Farmer / Producer
Multiple contributors — see blend components
Species
Arabica
Type
Blend
Grade
Not specified
Varieties
—
Process
See individual components
Roast
Dark
Tasting notes
Dark Chocolate, Molasses, Red Wine, Dried Berries, Thick + Syrupy
Fermentation
—
Drying
Raised-bed dried (listed by Onyx for the blend; component-level details are not disclosed)
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • country idThe coffee is a rotating Colombia–Ethiopia blend; one country relationship would misrepresent it.
  • component ratiosOnyx identifies Colombia and Ethiopia but does not publish blend percentages.
  • farm and producerThe blend uses rotating microlots; current farms and producers are not disclosed.
  • varietyOnyx labels the variety Mixed but does not disclose the current component cultivars.
  • regionThe countries are known, but current component regions are not disclosed.
  • altitude mOnyx displays 1,800 MASL alongside a rotating two-country blend; the page does not establish that it represents every component.
  • harvestOnyx labels the harvest season Rotating Microlots and publishes no component crop dates.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is available for the profile.
  • gradeNo formal green-coffee grade for the complete rotating blend is published.
  • owner tasting inputNo owner score, sensory ratings, verdict, approval, or review date is recorded; the profile remains not yet reviewed by us.
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Sourcing explained

Who grew each part of this blend?

This coffee combines separately grown lots. A producer named for one component is not the grower of the entire blend. Rotating washed microlots from Colombia and Ethiopia; component ratios, lots, farms, producers, varieties, and elevations are not disclosed.

Colombia component

Country:
Colombia
Processing:
Washed
Research note:
Rotating microlot; exact lot, farm, producer, variety, ratio, and elevation are not disclosed.

Ethiopia component

Country:
Ethiopia
Processing:
Washed
Research note:
Rotating microlot; exact lot, farm, producer, variety, ratio, and elevation are not disclosed.

Check the roaster’s current component disclosure ↗

The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

A blend contains several origin chains, not one farmer or country. The component records above show each documented origin; undisclosed details stay undisclosed.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    USA Cycling
  2. 02
    The brand
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  4. 04
    Varieties
    Not disclosed
  5. 05
    Farms / processing sites
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The growers
    Multiple contributors — see component details above
  7. 07
    Regions
    Not disclosed
  8. 08
    Countries
    Colombia · Ethiopia
From the producer

Onyx describes rotating Colombian and Ethiopian microlots but does not identify the current component farms or producers.

From the roaster

Onyx Coffee Lab created this blend with USA Cycling as a filter-and-espresso release and labels its roast expression Expressive Dark.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A two-origin cycling collaboration whose current partner page states that $3 from each Bell Lap bag supports the USA Cycling Foundation.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Blend identity verified

Kept the documented Colombia-and-Ethiopia rotating blend rather than assigning one country, farm, producer, variety, or elevation to the whole coffee.

02
Processing and roast verified

Onyx lists washed processing, raised-bed drying, Expressive Dark / Agtron 99.5, and filter-and-espresso use.

03
Offer and brew data structured

Added the current $25 ten-ounce offer and Onyx’s published Kalita Wave and espresso recipes.

04
Public sentiment separated

Recorded Shop’s exact-product 4.7/5 aggregate from 15 customer ratings as a 94/100 public signal; excluded Shop’s broader Onyx-store rating and kept the result separate from owner scoring.

What was added?

Verified two-origin blend structure, washed processing, listed drying, roast expression, $25/10-ounce offer, current availability, partner purpose, official brew recipes, and one exact-product customer-rating aggregate.

What wasn't added?

No farm, producer, cultivar, component ratio, elevation, formal green grade, owner tasting score, or roaster cup score was represented as public sentiment.

Why it matters

The blend rotates across two origins, and its customer-rating aggregate must remain distinct from both Onyx’s professional 86.5 cup score and any owner review.

What you might taste

Onyx lists dark chocolate, molasses, red wine, dried berries, and a thick, syrupy texture. Visible Shop review text is mixed: one customer said “So far so good,” while another criticized a sour taste.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/usa-cycling
  • · https://usacycling.org/benefits
  • · https://shop.com/products/7466220945506/usa-cycling
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

What the internet is saying
WE FOUND 1 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-11-05. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

One exact-product customer-rating source reports 4.7/5 from 15 ratings. This is a limited merchant-platform signal, not broad independent critical consensus.

What people love

Visible positive review text includes “So far so good”; the 4.7/5 aggregate indicates predominantly positive customer sentiment.

What people don't

One visible exact-product customer review says the coffee tasted sour and would not be repurchased.

Flavors people keep mentioning
positive aggregatesour
Outside ratings & rankings

Scores remain on their original scales. An outside review, competition score or historical release is not our tasting and cannot safely be merged into one five-star rating.Our method

Internet sentiment

A qualitative summary of public sources, including context. Not a coffee score.

Positive aggregate with limited visible review detail
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