Volcan Azul — Costa Rica — Washed SL28 — Filter
Washed SL28
Washed
Cherrybook Index
57sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$4.39/ozDKK 249.00 for 250g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Central Valley, 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 34 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
florals · plums · stone fruit
- Fruit
- Floral
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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.
- Origin
- Central Valley, CR
- Producer
- Alejo Castro
- Farm / Co-op
- Volcan Azul
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Sl28
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- DKK 249.00
- Price / oz
- US$4.39/oz
- Brew
- filter
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 34 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
57
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 70.0 shrunk to 52.5 + bonuses = 57.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 70/ 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
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About April Coffee Roasters
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The April Water Minerals are back | Coffee with April #327
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Patrick Rolf discusses the philosophy behind April Coffee Roasters' water mineral additives. He explains how they use mineral composition to enhance the inherent qualities of their coffee rather than altering its flavor profile.
What the reviewer said
From Coffee with April, discussing Volcan Azul — Costa Rica — Washed SL28 — Filter:
“Beautiful new washed processed SL28 variety from our long-term partner farm Volcan Azul in Costa Rica.”
“Fresh crop harvest, cupped amazingly well in terms of pre-ship. Did amazingly last year in the Cup of Excellence, fourth place this year.”
Tasting notes mentioned: raspberry · cherry
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