Castillo — Rose Tea — Finca El Paraiso
Rose Tea — Finca El Paraiso
Experimental
Cherrybook Index
64sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$3.12/oz$25.00 for 227g
this lot $3.12$2.49$4.02
Typical band for this profile $2.49 to $4.02 (experimental single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
An experimental lot from Cauca, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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 collect orders throughout the week, up until Saturday at 3PM (PST) and roast them on the weekend. The orders are then shipped out on the following Monday” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
rose tea · oolong · cantaloupe
- Floral
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
- Cauca, CO
- Producer
- Samuel Diego Bermudez
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Experimental
- Altitude
- 1960 m
- Varietals
- Castillo
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 227g
- Bag price
- $25.00
- Price / oz
- $3.12/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price contextmodeled
A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.
$3.12/oz
typically $2.49 to $4.02
Where it sits
20 experimental single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock
typical band this lot
70th percentile of 20 experimental single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Experimental process×1.24
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.16
- Colombia origin×1.05
At 227 g, this bag runs about 3% more per ounce than a typical 306 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 these listed attributes 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 listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. 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
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
64
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 74.7 shrunk to 64.2 = 64.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 76/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Compare this with three more lots selected from the catalog.
Brew a set side-by-side. The picks vary 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
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Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 76/100
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