Soft Serve: Costa Rica Santa Elena Estate
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
59sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.17/oz$26.00 for 340g
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Tarrazú, Costa Rica, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
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Roaster’s notes
yuzu · tangerine · dark_chocolate
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
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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
- Tarrazú, CR
- Producer
- Luz Marina
- Farm / Co-op
- Santa Elena Estate
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1250–1650 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $26.00
- Price / oz
- $2.17/oz
- Brew
- espresso, filter, immersion
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
59
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 65.9 shrunk to 59.1 = 59.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 62/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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- r/Coffee · 7↑ · I want to find a bean that appeals to my Starbucks-based coffee loving wife to show her ho
...with more fruit forward notes, she hasn't enjoyed these brews as much every time I try and brew for her. Even my more classic coffees like Caffe Vita's Guatemalan FNV wasn't her cup of tea? coffee? Problem is almost all "lighter" roasts trend toward this profile of acidic/tart/fruity. Is the issue that it's a darker
- r/Coffee · 4↑ · Caffe Vita at home
I sent my friend a bag of Caffe Luna which she made with a French press and said was very tasty. Upvotes for Caffe Vita; it's my favorite.
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