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Colombia La Palma — Espresso

Washed66Cherry's Index

Cup profile

licorice · red apple · honey

  • Fruit
  • Sugar and spice
Colombia La Palma — Espresso by Five Elephant
Producer
Selmira Ruiz
Farm / Co-op
La Palma
Process
Washed
Altitude
1740–1740 m
Varietals
pink_bourbon
Harvest
Weight
250g
Bag price
EUR 20.47
Price / oz
$2.71/oz
Brew
espresso

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

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Batch roasted weekly

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 currently roast on Mondays and Thursdays and dispatch the next day. source ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

Price contextmodeled

What this profile typically sells for across the catalog.

$2.71/oz

typically $1.95 to $3.18

Where it sits

561 Colombia washed lots in stock

typical band this lot

88th percentile of 561 Colombia washed lots in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Rare variety×1.09
  • Colombia origin×1.06
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.05
  • Washed process×0.97

At 250 g, this bag runs about 2% more per ounce than a typical 308 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 this exact profile 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 lot in the comparison class, so it moves as the catalog does. 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: roast level

Cherry's Index

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

66

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 75.0 shrunk to 64.4 + bonuses = 66.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

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About Five Elephant

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Five Elephant is recognized by the specialty coffee community as a notable European roaster and coffee shop, frequently grouped alongside other respected third-wave names. They appear in discussions ranging from favorite international cafes to equipment suppliers within the EU market. Overall, they maintain a positive and established presence among specialty coffee enthusiasts.

Berlin specialty roasterInternational third-wave favoriteEU equipment supplier
Threads cited (4)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

4 videos · 133k combined views

Five Elephant has 2 videos on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (European Coffee Trip, The Right Roast).

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