Nicaragua El Encino — Espresso
NaturalDark69Cherry's Index
Cup profile
blackberry · red apple · dark chocolate
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
- Origin
- Nueva Segovia, NI
- Producer
- Martha Lucia Albir Sotomayor
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca El Encino
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1350–1350 m
- Varietals
- parainema
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 270g
- Bag price
- AUD 21.00
- Price / oz
- $1.58/oz
- Brew
- espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
69
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
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. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 75/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +3World Coffee Championships finalist lotThis roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
Renormalized base 75.0 shrunk to 64.4 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 69.
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Axil Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Axil Coffee Roasters, based in Melbourne, Australia, is recognized in the community for their specialty offerings, including experimental processing like thermal shock coffees from Granja Paraiso 92, and their cafe presence in locations like Hawthorn. Redditors note their single origin espresso beans and mention them alongside other prominent Melbourne roasters when discussing home barista training classes. Overall, community mentions are positive and highlight their interesting origin offerings and local cafe culture.
Melbourne roasterspecialty single originsexperimental processing (thermal shock)espresso classes and trainingcafe culture
Threads cited (6)
- r/pourover · ↑ · This stuff is wild - Axil (Melbourne AUS) Granja Paraiso 92
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Melbourne's "Magic" coffee.
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Coffee drinkers of Australia, where are you buying your beans?
- r/espresso · ↑ · Home barista/espresso classes/lessons in Melbourne
- r/espresso · ↑ · Crema too light? Help me troubleshoot this please. PICS included.
- r/espresso · ↑ · Beginner questions to espresso / long black (Breville Infuser)
Press · Sprudge
- Another Perger On The Barbie: Meet Your New Australian Barista Champ!2011-01-30·sprudge
Congratulations to Matt Perger, your newly crowned king kangaroo Australian Barista Champion for 2011! Matt works at Axil…
On YouTube
2 videos · 11k combined views
2 videos cover Axil Coffee Roasters from reviewers La Marzocco, Two Hungry Diners.