Costa Rica Aquiares Estate — Espresso
WashedMedium-Light
Cherrybook Index
50sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.33/oz$19.95 for 426g
this lot $1.33$1.19$1.91
Typical band for this profile $1.19 to $1.91 (Costa Rica washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Turrialba, 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.
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Roaster’s notes
raspberry · apricot · cinnamon roll
- Fruit
- 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
- Turrialba, CR
- Producer
- Diego Robelo
- Farm / Co-op
- Aquiares Estate
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 426g
- Bag price
- $19.95
- Price / oz
- $1.33/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.
$1.33/oz
typically $1.19 to $1.91
Where it sits
17 Costa Rica washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 12th percentile of 17 Costa Rica washed 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×0.78
- Washed process×0.95
- Altitude not listed×0.97
- Other listed varieties×0.97
At 426 g, this bag runs about 5% less per ounce than a typical 288 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: altitude
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
50
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 70.0 shrunk to 52.5 + bonuses = 50.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 70/ 100% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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