Costa Rica Los Girasoles Espresso
White HoneyMedium★ 5.0 (2)· not counted
Cherrybook Index
68Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.25/oz$25.00 for 315g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Buyers
★ 5.0from 2 on-shop ratings · not counted in the Index
Catalog summary
A white Honey lot from Tarrazú, Costa Rica, indexed 68 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
No longer available at the roaster
Last verified 149 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
plum · belgian chocolate · candied orange · sweet · silky · rich
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
- 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
- Tarrazú, CR
- Producer
- Calderon Family
- Farm / Co-op
- Los Girasoles
- Process
- White Honey
- Altitude
- 1850–2000 m
- Varietals
- Catuai
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 315g
- Bag price
- $25.00
- Price / oz
- $2.25/oz
- Brew
- espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
From the editors
This lot is no longer available at the roaster.
We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 149 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
68
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 81.1 shrunk to 67.9 = 68.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 80/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
On-shop ratings · this coffee
5.0/ 5· 2 public ratings on Detour Coffee Roasters’s product page
via okendoPublic aggregate shown on this lot’s page on Detour Coffee Roasters’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.
How ratings count toward the Index
To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.
View the product and its ratings on Detour Coffee Roasters →Not currently counted in Cherrybook Index · Refreshed Apr 26, 2026
About Detour Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100
Four independent Reddit threads give Detour Coffee a favorable but mixed picture. Three contributors praised a four-year subscription, strong overall quality, and Punch Buggy espresso, while one buyer found a single-origin bag underwhelming and sour.
subscription consistencyPunch Buggy espressomixed roast impression
Threads cited (4)
- r/Coffee · 106↑ · Coffee roasters in Canada?
I’ve been on a detour subscription for the past 4 years for my espresso. Never a bad bag.
- r/espresso · 21↑ · Any Canadians on here have recommendations for roasters that ship here?
Detour from Hamilton is also really good! Up there with Pilot for quality.
- r/Coffee · 15↑ · Canadian Roasters
I’ve tried Detour (local to me) 49th and Pilot and I personally prefer Detour. Have gone through a few bags of their Punch Buggy Espresso now and I enjoy every cup I make with it!
- r/Coffee · 6↑ · Is my brewing technique shit or am I just basic
...ood rating on Amazon, kicking horse coffee, and that was a pretty good improvement on what I was drinking before. Recently I bought some single orgin coffee from detour and was rather underwhelmed. It didn't taste bad but was more sour than I wanted. I tried to grind finer but that started tasting burnt. I couldn't
On YouTube
4 videos · 13k combined views
Detour Coffee Roasters has 1 video on their channel; 3 videos come from outside reviewers (Julie for Daily Tiramisu, Canada Coffee Insider, CeeKay Films).
From Detour Coffee Roasters