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Tempisque Coffee

Washed

WashedMediumSCA cup 83.0

Cherrybook Index

26preliminary

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

Price position

$1.64/oz$19.99 for 345g

Typical band for this profile $1.16 to $2.28 (washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; medium roast in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A washed lot from Guanacaste, Costa Rica, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside 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 today.

Roaster’s notes

vanilla · caramel · nuts · citrus · chocolates

  • Citrus
  • Cocoa and nut
  • 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.

Tempisque Coffee by Coffee Balam
Producer
Farm / Co-op
Process
Washed
Altitude
700–1000 m
Varietals
Other
Harvest
Weight
345g
Bag price
$19.99
Price / oz
$1.64/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.

$1.64/oz

typically $1.16 to $2.28

Where it sits

107 washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; medium roast in stock

typical band this lot

24th percentile of 107 washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings; medium roast in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.89
  • Washed process×0.96
  • Variety not listed×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.

Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.

Not listed by the roaster: variety

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

26

Preliminary

Confidence2 of 7 signals on file

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50; read directionally until more source families land.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 30% 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 25% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 24.2 shrunk to 30.6 + bonuses = 26.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 17% weight
  • SCA grade
    Roaster-published cupping score
    15/ 83% 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 profile

Acidity
3
Body
5

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