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Brioso Roasters

Costa Rica Alto El Vapor

Anaerobic Natural

Cherrybook Index

64sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$2.16/oz$27.00 for 354g

Typical band for this profile $1.30 to $2.08 (anaerobic natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

An anaerobic Natural lot from Tarrazú, Costa Rica, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced above the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

grape · orange marmalade · bright acidity · champagne · grapes

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
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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.

Costa Rica Alto El Vapor by Brioso Roasters
Producer
—
Farm / Co-op
Alto El Vapor
Altitude
—
Varietals
Catuai
Harvest
—
Weight
354g
Bag price
$27.00
Price / oz
$2.16/oz
Brew
—

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.

$2.16/oz

typically $1.30 to $2.08

Where it sits

35 anaerobic natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock

typical band this lot

Broad comparison: 29th percentile of 35 anaerobic natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock right now.

This group broadens origin, roast or selling market to find enough lots. It does not qualify this coffee for a value recommendation.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.66
  • Anaerobic process×1.18
  • Other listed varieties×0.96

At 354 g, this bag runs about 3% less per ounce than a typical 287 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.

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.

Not listed by the roaster: roast level, altitude

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

64

Sparse signal

Confidence2 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 23% 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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 83.3 shrunk to 69.2 + bonuses = 64.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    87/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-5

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
3

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About Brioso Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 87/100

Three independent Reddit threads give Brioso a strongly favorable picture. Drinkers praised a mind-opening Yirgacheffe, a terrific espresso roast, and the cafe's focus on quality coffee, with milder views of some light roasts.

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On YouTube

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Cherrybook summary of the video

This video demonstrates the Arigiano shop coffee roasting machine in action at Brioso Roasters, showing the roasting process from green beans to the final roast without any spoken dialogue or narration.

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