Panama Elida Estate — Natural Catuai
Dragonfly Lot
NaturalMedium-Light
Cherrybook Index
72Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.74/oz$30.00 for 310g
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Catalog summary
A natural lot from Boquete, Panama, indexed 72 on confident evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Roasts daily · ships in ~1d
Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.
“We roast coffee Monday thru Friday, with the exception of major holidays!” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 161 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
pineapple · blueberry · raspberry · strawberry · whiskey · milk chocolate · lavender
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- Cocoa and nut
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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.
- Origin
- Boquete, PA
- Producer
- Lamastus family
- Farm / Co-op
- Elida Estate
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Catuai
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 310g
- Bag price
- $30.00
- Price / oz
- $2.74/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
72
Noted
Confident
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 43% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 80/ 12% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 75/ 47% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 62/ 42% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +2Roast Magazine Roaster of the YearThis roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
Base weighted score: 70.1 + bonuses = 72
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 5
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Roast it yourself
Green coffee from Lamastus family
Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Lamastus family in Panama.
Roastmasters
Panama Elida Estate Catuai Natural
Boquete, Panama
Natural · Catuai · 1,707 to 1,890 m
cherry, black tea, blackcurrant
$17.41/lb
at 1 lb
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Dragonfly Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 62/100
Three independent Reddit threads give Dragonfly Coffee Roasters a mixed but generally favorable picture. One commenter said its coffee did not live up to the acclaim associated with Coffee Review. A repeat buyer recommended another Dragonfly coffee for caramel, milk-chocolate, hazelnut, and brown-sugar notes and good value. A separate espresso drinker named Crema Dolce a new favorite.
mixed views on acclaimrepeat purchase and chocolate-nut notesCrema Dolce
Threads cited (3)
- r/Coffee · 18↑ · Question About Roasters
...plain the holding pattern they've been in. Klatch I think focsuses too heavy on their local scene to be a big player in the NA scene as a whole, and Dragonfly was never a Big Great, their main claim to relevance was their deep links to Coffee Review. The coffee never lived up to the hype that CR gave them, and their
- r/espresso · 13↑ · Dragonfly coffee roasters is a repeat order.
Dragonfly coffee roasters is a repeat order. I've come back to this more than once. A ton of caramel, hints of milk chocolate, hazlenuts, definite brown sugar, not stout at all and distinctly different than the rest. Doesn't punch through the milk like the others do. Still, I recommend this and it is a great value to b
- r/espresso · 3↑ · Flow Control: Worth It?
...rant of what's possible), so I'd like to know if anyone has had great or not-so-great experiences. I'm looking at the LUCCA brand at Clive's. If it matters, I generally use Caffe Lusso's Gran Miscela Carmo; Black and White Roasters "The Classic"; Intelligentsia's Black Cat; and my new favorite, Dragonfly's Crema Dol
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