El Venado SL-28 White Honey
White Honey
Cherrybook Index
70Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.17/oz$26.00 for 340g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A white Honey lot from West Valley, Costa Rica, indexed 70 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roaster’s notes
orange crush · kiwi · clover honey · golden raisin · jasmine · red fruits
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
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
- West Valley, CR
- Producer
- Cerro San Luis Micromill
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca El Venado
- Process
- White Honey
- Altitude
- 1650 m
- Varietals
- Sl28
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $26.00
- Price / oz
- $2.17/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
70
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 85.0 shrunk to 70.1 = 70.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profile
- Body
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About JBC Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Six live Reddit sources are predominantly positive about JBC. Contributors call the roaster amazing and great, describe a Gesha as unusually memorable, praise a fruit-forward Ethiopian, and report a floral and fruity Nano Genji espresso with chocolate on the finish. Two posts also describe JBC beans as high quality and complex, though one brewer sought help reproducing the listed tasting notes.
strong roaster recommendationsmemorable Geshafruit-forward Ethiopian coffeefloral and fruity espressocomplex coffees
Threads cited (6)
- r/Coffee · 72↑ · Who Are Some of the Best Mail Order Roasters?
JBC is amazing, I live right next to their roastery too!
- r/Coffee · 43↑ · 2018 Good Food Awards - Coffee
I am also happy to vouch for JBC, they are a great roaster. I lived in Madison for several years and would stop by their offices every now and then (them and Colectivo were my primary source of beans during my time in Wisconsin), although my most recent purchase with them was the Ninety Plus Gesha Estates #227. Arrived
- r/Coffee · 38↑ · I turned my son into a coffee snob!
My first step into coffees of complexity was with JBC's (Madison, WI) Refisa Ethiopia and now Bella Carmona, each brewed in a French press. I gave my son (age 13) a taste, and he likes it. Now, he doesn't like the Starbucks Cold Brew or Iced Coffee from the grocery because it tastes like 'nothing' to him now. His mom l
- r/pourover · 12↑ · Great Ethiopian Fruit Forwards
I ordered Ethiopian's this month from heart hydrangea and JBC and JBC might be the best of the three. I regularly order great Ethiopian coffees from top roosters and I was pleasantly surprised by JBC. It doesn't get as much buzz on here but when I did a little research they have good roots and great reputation. Some ha
- r/Coffee · 10↑ · Tasting notes?
I’ve been making what I believe to be some pretty damn good cups of coffee lately with some high quality beans (I’ll be referencing Buna Boka #1 from JBC Roasters here), but I’m missing those tasting notes that are on the bag. I know that they’re “notes,” so they’re not supposed to slap you in the face, but I’ve been s
- r/espresso · 9↑ · JBC Nano Genji on a DE1 Pro with LRV2 Profile
JBC Nano Genji on a DE1 Pro with LRV2 Profile Fantastic! Floral/fruity with some chocolate on the finish. Was slightly tart but balanced that a bit in my next pull by upping the temp slightly.
On YouTube
4 videos · 49k combined views
4 videos cover JBC Coffee Roasters from reviewers ibmadison, Fellow.