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Black Oak Coffee Roasters

Costa Rica Atena Blonde Honey

HoneyLight

Cherrybook Index

54sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$1.65/oz$19.75 for 340g

Typical band for this profile $1.48 to $2.38 (Costa Rica honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A honey lot from West Valley, Costa Rica, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

Roaster’s notes

kiwi · honey · chocolate · bright strawberry · ripe raspberry · hot cocoa · yogurt-dipped strawberries · dehydrated kiwi · herbal dark chocolate · floral geranium

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
  • 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.

Costa Rica Atena Blonde Honey by Black Oak Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
Coope Atenas Cooperative
Process
Honey
Altitude
1097–1402 m
Varietals
Caturra,Catuai
Harvest
Weight
340g
Bag price
$19.75
Price / oz
$1.65/oz
Brew
filter, espresso

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

Price contextmodeled

A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.

$1.65/oz

typically $1.48 to $2.38

Where it sits

24 Costa Rica honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock

typical band this lot

8th percentile of 24 Costa Rica honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.83
  • Honey process×1.07
  • Light roast×1.06
How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

54

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 80.0 shrunk to 53.8 = 54.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 100% weight

Sensory profile

Body
4

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Black Oak Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 35/100

One thread reports a wush wush natural light roast looking super uneven and tasting like bittersweet chocolate, barn-like funk, hay, and a mix of overdeveloped and underdeveloped beans one week off roast. Another commenter describes a two-pound bag of Duomo medium dark roast purchased at Costco as disappointing and kind of boring, though not terrible.

wush wush naturalDuomo medium dark roast
Threads cited (2)
  • r/pourover · 40↑ · Does this look like a poor quality light roast?

    This is a wush wish natural. Black oak roasters, first time trying anything of theirs. Roast looks super uneven. Tasting notes are sangria and grape. One week off roast (I know it needs to rest longer) only getting bittersweet chocolate and barn like funk (not pleasant) The bag tastes like a mix of overdeveloped and un

  • r/Coffee · 5↑ · Coffee discussion

    I got a two pound bag of Black Oak Roasters Duomo medium dark roast at Costco. It's disappointing. Not terrible, just kind of boring. I'll drink my way through it eventually, but I'm bummed to have bought such a large bag.

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