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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

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.

Costa Rica Finca El Desafio by Joe Bean Coffee Roasters
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

  • Coffee Review
    Mean score from coffeereview.com
    65/ 80% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 20% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-5

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Joe Bean Coffee Roasters

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About this coffee

Live Demo: Cupping and a Look at Single Origin Coffee (ft. Ben Turiano)

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What 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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