Volcan Azul - Costa Rica - Natural SL28
Natural
Cherrybook Index
56sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$4.46/ozDKK 250.00 for 250g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Costa Rica, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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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 ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 169 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
red fruits · brown spice · cooked apple
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.
- Origin
- Costa Rica
- Producer
- Alejo Castro
- Farm / Co-op
- Volcan Azul
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Sl28
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- DKK 250.00
- Price / oz
- US$4.46/oz
- Brew
- filter
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
56
Sparse signal
Confidence1 of 7 signals on file
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 5% of the signal universe on file. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 88% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 65.0 shrunk to 51.9 + bonuses = 56.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 65/ 100% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +3World Coffee Championships finalist lotThis roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Sensory profile
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 3
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
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Jordan - Paris | Home Coffee Brewing with April #56
Coffee with April
Watch on YouTubeWhat the reviewer said
From Coffee with April, discussing Volcan Azul - Costa Rica - Natural SL28:
“It's in this SL28 varietal and anaerobic fermented.”
“This is a very special, like this varietal is, let's say, my kind of go-to favorite version of the SL.”
Tasting notes mentioned: black tea · floral · elegant · stone fruits
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