Costa Rica La Union — Espresso
Washed
Cherrybook Index
82Strong
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.51/ozAUD 20.00 for 270g
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Central Valley, Costa Rica, indexed 82 on confident evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 16 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
apricot · mandarin · molasses
- Fruit
- Citrus
- 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.
- Origin
- Central Valley, CR
- Producer
- Fernando Elías and Silvia Elena
- Farm / Co-op
- La Union
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1500 m
- Varietals
- Sl28
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 270g
- Bag price
- AUD 20.00
- Price / oz
- US$1.51/oz
- Brew
- —
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
82
Strong
Confident
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 43% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 91/ 42% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 12% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 65/ 47% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +3World Coffee Championships finalist lotThis roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
Base weighted score: 77.0 + bonuses = 82
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Axil Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 91/100
Three independent Reddit threads give Axil Coffee a strongly favorable picture. Contributors praised its filter coffees and Gesha, reported excellent coffee and service across several visits, and enjoyed its signature Magic drink.
filter coffeeGeshaMelbourne cafe
Threads cited (3)
- r/pourover · 61↑ · This stuff is wild - Axil (Melbourne AUS) Granja Paraiso 92
Axil is one of my favourite roasters for filter coffee. I bought their limited edition Gesha last month and it was great.
- r/Coffee · 42↑ · Melbourne's "Magic" coffee.
...n. Only joking. She suggested a "Magic" coffee. I don't know exactly what is in one these but they're are a stronger than a cappuccino and taste rather noice. This all happened at Axil in Hawthorn and is also served at some other established cafe's. It's honestly my type of coffee, however, its name gets mixed react
- r/Coffee · 25↑ · Coffee drinkers of Australia, where are you buying your beans?
At work, we get coffee from Sensory Lab, and at home I get Atomica. Both are excellent. Seven Seeds is also highly recommended. I haven't ordered beans from Axil but I've had breakfast there a few times, and the coffee was excellent, as was the food and service.
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
3 videos · 12k combined views
Axil Coffee Roasters has 1 video on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (La Marzocco, Two Hungry Diners).
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