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April Coffee Roasters

Sustainable Profile Coffee - Costa Rica

WashedMediumNorthscore 84
Sustainable Profile Coffee - Costa Rica by April Coffee Roasters
Origin
CR
Producer
Alejo Castro
Farm / Co-op
Volcán Azul
Process
Washed
Altitude
1500–1600 m
Varietals
caturra,catuai
Harvest
2024
Weight
250g
Bag price
DKK 135.00
Price / oz
$2.22/oz
Brew
espresso, filter

As cupped

milk chocolate · brown sugar · red cherries

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Batch roasted weekly

Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.

“We roast, pack and ship coffee orders on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.” source ↗

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

84

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • World Coffee Championships finalist lot
    This roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
    +3
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Renormalized base 83.5 shrunk to 77.6 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 84.

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About April Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

April Coffee Roasters, and specifically their founder Patrick Rolf, are well-regarded in the specialty coffee community for their educational content. Users frequently cite their YouTube channel as a go-to resource for accessible, straightforward pour-over recipes that demystify home brewing. While the roaster itself is mentioned less frequently than their instructional content, they are viewed as a reputable source for specialty coffee knowledge.

accessible brewing recipeseducational YouTube contentstraightforward pour-over techniqueshighly regarded in specialty coffee circles
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

7 videos · 272k combined views

Outside coverage portrays April Coffee Roasters as a highly influential and respected entity within the specialty coffee scene. Reviewers emphasize the roastery's surprisingly compact and efficient footprint, which serves as a model for operational excellence. The brand is closely identified with its founder, Patrick Rolf, whose personal approach and industry presence are central to the roaster's reputation.

Efficient small scale operationsInfluential industry presenceFounder driven identityCopenhagen coffee culture hub

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