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La Barba Coffee

Costa Rica | Cafetalera Zamorana | Villa Sarchi Natural

NaturalMedium

Cherrybook Index

59sparse

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

Price position

$1.92/oz$23.00 for 340g

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Catalog summary

A natural lot from Costa Rica, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roaster’s notes

apple pie · kiwi · stone fruit

  • Fruit
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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 | Cafetalera Zamorana | Villa Sarchi Natural by La Barba Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Natural
Altitude
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Varietals
Villa sarchi
Harvest
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Weight
340g
Bag price
$23.00
Price / oz
$1.92/oz
Brew
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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

59

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 70.7 shrunk to 61.9 + bonuses = 59.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    55/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-3

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About La Barba Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

One thread lists La Barba Coffee among roasters associated with the Fermentation Project. Another thread author describes trying the Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado as delicious, rich, fruity, and vibrant, and calls an Ethiopia offering subtle, delicious, and a refreshing change of pace with green tea and graham cracker notes.

Fermentation ProjectHacienda La Papaya Typica MejoradoEthiopia
Threads cited (2)
  • r/pourover · 23↑ · Rosters list for The fermentation project

    …oducts/the-fermentation-project) — Idaho \- \[Quills Coffee\](https://quillscoffee.com/products/james-hoffmann-fermentation-project-tasting-set) — Louisville, KY \- \[La Barba Coffee\](https://labarbacoffee.com/products/fermentation-project-collection) — Utah \- \[Brio Coffeeworks\](https://www.briocoffeeworks.com/pag

  • r/pourover · 9↑ · La Barba (yes, La Barba)

    I know there an incredibly popular brand that this roaster may evoke (La Cabra), but LA BARBA deserves some respect on their (very similar) name. I saw a lot of these Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado floating around different roasters. I’ve only tried these, and they were delicious (Sadly gone now. Didn’t freeze any…

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La Barba Coffee

$1.92/oz· $23.00 a bag

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