Colombia Santa Fe — Espresso

Name: Colombia Santa Fe — Espresso
Brand: Five Elephant
SKU: five-elephant-colombia-la-virginia-filter-250h
Price: 17.29 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Colombia Variety

Washed

Cherrybook Index

51sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

US$2.29/ozEUR 17.29 for 250g

Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.

Catalog summary

A washed lot from Nariño, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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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 67 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

cacao · plum · orange blossom

Fruit
Floral
Cocoa and nut

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.

Colombia Santa Fe — Espresso by Five Elephant

Origin: Nariño, CO
Producer: Magdalena López
Farm / Co-op: Santa Fe
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1900–2246 m
Varietals: Colombia
Harvest: —
Weight: 250g
Bag price: EUR 17.29
Price / oz: US$2.29/oz
Brew: espresso

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

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 47.6 shrunk to 48.6 + bonuses = 51.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

Roaster transparency
Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
75/ 22% weight
Reddit sentiment
Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
40/ 78% weight

Bonuses applied

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

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity: 4
Body: 3
Sweetness: 4
Balance: 4
Clean: 4

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About Five Elephant

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Polarizing· sentiment 40/100

One thread author mentions using Five Elephant at work, noting that it does not satisfy their preference for fruity coffee. Another thread author notes visiting Five Elephant in Berlin during the summer of 2024, stating that they did not enjoy the coffee there.

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Threads cited (2)

r/pourover · 10↑ · Best European fruity coffee roasters?
…bled upon this subreddit for water-making purposes and saw a bag of Hydrangea that really caught my eye. Lo and behold, 50$ shipping for a 20$ bag. My heart is in tatters Can anyone recommend a good light roaster in europe? We use Five Elephant DE and Grounded NL at my work but neither of those scratch that itch for m
r/pourover · 4↑ · Looking for specialty coffee shop recommendations in Berlin!
…tes. During the summer of 2024, I did spend some time in Berlin but barely had a chance to explore the coffee scene. I managed to visit three spots tho, namely: Five Elephant, The Barn, and a charming bakery called Sofi I believe, kinda crucial information that I did not enjoy the coffee at any of these places, but ho

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