Enrique Posada
El Salvador
Washed
Cherrybook Index
70Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.36/oz$25.00 for 300g
this lot $2.36$1.75$2.79
Typical band for this profile $1.75 to $2.79 (washed single-origin lots (pacamara, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Chalatenango, El Salvador, indexed 70 on sparse evidence and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“Specialty coffee roasted to order & shipped to your door.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
red plum · brown sugar · black tea
- Fruit
- Floral
- 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.
- Origin
- Chalatenango, SV
- Producer
- Carlos Enrique Posada Vásquez
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca San Carlos
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1600 m
- Varietals
- Pacamara
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- $25.00
- Price / oz
- $2.36/oz
- Brew
- filter
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.
$2.36/oz
typically $1.75 to $2.79
Where it sits
24 washed single-origin lots (pacamara, retail bags); USD listings in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 71st percentile of 24 washed single-origin lots (pacamara, 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
- Washed process×0.95
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.05
- Other listed varieties×0.97
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
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
70
Noted
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 85.2 shrunk to 70.2 = 70.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 88/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Coava Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 88/100
Six independent Reddit threads give Coava a strongly favorable but not uniform picture. Repeat buyers described consistently excellent, sweet, and memorable coffees, while one brewer had an incredible first cup followed by inconsistent results.
repeat-buyer consistencysweet coffeesbrew variability
Threads cited (6)
- r/Coffee · 30↑ · Learning to make coffee hands on, in person, in Portland? But not to become a barista?
I find Coava to be pretty consistent and they ship right after they roast. I live about 45 minutes from Portland now so shipping is easiest for me. Case Study was always my go to when I lived in the city.
- r/pourover · 18↑ · Please share your 5 favorite roasters, with a comment for each choice
...any order) -Passenger in Lancaster, PA- great coffee almost always, lots of choices. Love they sell small bags. Really nice people/customer service -Coava in Portland, Ore- I always have a medium coffee on hand and Coava never disappoints; their stuff is always fantastic and never roasty/too developed. -Vibrant in P
- r/Coffee · 17↑ · Can we talk about Central American coffee? Its Amazing.
...that was incredible to brew at home. Chocolaty, but with a hint of some florals. My favorite coffee of all time was a Honduran coffee from the Portland roaster Coava. It was brewed with a Clever, and was unforgettably sweet. I tend to enjoy Panamanian coffees as well. The reason for the post is to pose a few questio
- r/Coffee · 13↑ · Caramelly espresso recomdations.
...to coffee after a trip to Brazil. She always talks about how much she enjoys espresso with caramel overtones. Anyone have any reccomendations for beans I can order for Christmas? I am happy to get some in the Seattle area too. I like Coava, in Portland, a lot. I also enjoy espresso from Zietgiest in Seattle. Any ide
- r/espresso · 11↑ · As a Portlander, Stumptown is not the Best we Have to Offer
...eling to them and they’ve lost a lot of clout in the city. If you want to see the best out vibrant coffee scene has to offer, it suggest poking around at smaller roasters. Coava makes excellent coffee and is quite trendy right now. Water Avenue is also held in high esteem but isn’t a personal favorite. I have worked
- r/Coffee · 6↑ · Frustrating inconsistency even with Clever
...r sometimes shake) and let sit for 30 seconds, then drain. Sometimes I get pretty tasty cups. The first cup out of this new bag of Ethiopian from Coava was incredible. The second cup was slightly less. Every cup since then has been mediocre to plain bad. My grind size has been more or less the same, with only small
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterBrand film
Coava Coffee closes downtown Portland location, citing increased violence and crime
KGW News · 217.3K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Coava Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
KGW News reports on the closure of Coava Coffee's downtown Portland location on Southwest 11th and Jefferson due to escalating crime, vandalism, and safety concerns for staff. Despite closing this flagship cafe, owner and management reaffirm their commitment to Coava's remaining Portland locations and their long-term lease.
Inside this video
From KGW News:
“I mean I think all of us like here at the cafe feel a little distraught.”
“Our mindset is definitely not on on leaving, right? I mean we we signed a very long term lease for a reason.”
“Every day coming coming to work has it's always a surprise for me.”
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