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Detour Coffee Roasters

Costa Rica Los Girasoles Espresso

White HoneyMedium★ 5.0 (2)77Strong
Costa Rica Los Girasoles Espresso by Detour Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
Los Girasoles
Altitude
1850–2000 m
Varietals
catuai
Harvest
—
Weight
315g
Bag price
$25.00
Price / oz
$2.25/oz
Brew
espresso

As cupped

plum · belgian chocolate · candied orange · sweet · silky · rich

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 57 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 57 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

77

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    85/ 15% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    80/ 55% weight

Renormalized base 82.3 shrunk to 76.6 at 83% confidence = 77.

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Buyer reviews · this coffee

5.0/ 5· 2 reviews on Detour Coffee Roasters’s product page
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Aggregate of star ratings buyers left on this lot’s page on Detour Coffee Roasters’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average + count, not the individual reviews; tap through to read what buyers wrote.

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About Detour Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100

Detour Coffee Roasters is consistently recognized as a staple in the Canadian specialty coffee scene. They are frequently included in lists of top national roasters and are a common recommendation for those seeking high-quality, fresh beans. While one user noted a personal struggle with dialing in a specific single-origin, the overall sentiment remains positive, with users appreciating their direct trade offerings and consistent presence in the specialty market.

staple Canadian roasterfrequent recommendationdirect trade focusconsistent qualitywidely available shipping
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On YouTube

3 videos · 11k combined views

Outside coverage portrays Detour Coffee Roasters as a brand deeply committed to the technical education of home brewers. Reviewers highlight their focus on the science of extraction and the precision required to achieve a balanced cup. The roaster is presented as an authority that emphasizes the importance of treating coffee brewing as a structured recipe.

Technical brewing expertiseFocus on extraction scienceEmphasis on recipe precisionEducational approach to coffeeBarista-led instruction

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