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April Coffee Roasters

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$4.11/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

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 122 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

red fruits · brown spice · cooked apple

  • Fruit
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

Volcan Azul - Costa Rica - Natural SL28 by April Coffee Roasters
Producer
Alejo Castro
Farm / Co-op
Volcan Azul
Process
Natural
Altitude
—
Varietals
Sl28
Harvest
—
Weight
250g
Bag price
DKK 250.00
Price / oz
US$4.11/oz
Brew
espresso

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 122 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 100% weight

Bonuses applied

  • 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

Sensory profile

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
3

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