Costa Rica // Las Lajas Black Honey
Black HoneyCherry’s Index 71
- Origin
- Central Valley, CR
- Producer
- Oscar and Francisca Chacón
- Farm / Co-op
- Las Lajas Microlot, Finca El Cerro
- Process
- Black Honey
- Altitude
- 1400–1600 m
- Varietals
- sarchimor
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $25.00
- Price / oz
- $2.08/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
candied fruit · nougat · almond
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Batch roasted weekly · ships in ~2d
Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.
“We roast for online shipping orders Monday-Thursday (except for major holidays).” source ↗
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
71
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. 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 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Renormalized base 82.8 shrunk to 68.9 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 71.
Sensory profileestimated
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Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Dogwood Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Dogwood Coffee is consistently regarded as a staple roaster in the Minneapolis coffee scene and is frequently recommended by enthusiasts. Users appreciate their distinct flavor profiles, particularly their bright, floral, and fruit-forward offerings like the Neon espresso and various African single origins. While one user experienced issues with brewing, it was attributed to their own equipment rather than the coffee quality, and the roaster maintains a strong reputation among those who enjoy third-wave coffee.
staple of Minneapolis coffee scenebright and floral flavor profilespopular Neon espresso blendfruit-forward African single originsconsistently recommended by enthusiasts
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Press · Sprudge
- Dogwood & The Get Down Join Forces For The Sweet Renaissance Coffee Academy2025-04-11·sprudge
The Sweet Renaissance Coffee Academy is a non-profit “dedicated to increasing cultural representation behind the bar and beyond [by] providing training for aspiring baristas, mentorship, and business solutions for emerging roasters.”
On YouTube
1 video · 4k combined views
1 video from Dogwood Coffee's own channel.
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