Costa Rica Finca El Desafio
Cherrybook Index
54preliminary
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.75/oz$21.00 for 340g
this lot $1.75$1.27$2.41
Typical band for this profile $1.27 to $2.41 (process unlisted single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A lot from Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 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.
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
plum · rose · mandarin orange · banana
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
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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
- Costa Rica, CR
- Producer
- Ureñas Family
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca El Desafio
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- 1550 m
- Varietals
- Villa sarchi
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $21.00
- Price / oz
- $1.75/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.
$1.75/oz
typically $1.27 to $2.41
Where it sits
42 process unlisted single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock
typical band this lot
Limited listing details: 31st percentile of 42 process unlisted single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock right now.
Some variety, process or origin details are missing. This comparison does not qualify the coffee for a value recommendation.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×0.81
- Other listed varieties×0.96
At 340 g, this bag runs about 2% less per ounce than a typical 287 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.
Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.
Not listed by the roaster: process, roast level
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
54
Preliminary
Confidence2 of 7 signals on file
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50; read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 25% 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 38% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 65.0 shrunk to 59.4 + bonuses = 54.
Missing: SCA grade, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 65/ 80% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 65/ 20% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
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About this coffee
Live Demo: Cupping and a Look at Single Origin Coffee (ft. Ben Turiano)
Whole Latte Love
Watch on YouTubeWhat the reviewer said
From Whole Latte Love, discussing Costa Rica Finca El Desafio:
“This Don Roger, you know, it's one of your your most popular ones.”
“Yeah, kind of one of our flagships. It was the first direct-farm coffee that we started bringing in.”
Tasting notes mentioned: pineappley · pear · melon
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