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BoJo Coffee Co

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Kenya · Washed · Light
In common
Both from Kenya · Both SL28 · Both list berry and floral notes
Different
Washed, not natural · A lighter roast · $0.58/oz less
$18.0012 oz · 2 more sizes

Shipping from $7.56

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Pink Elephant Coffee

Nomad Coffee

Ethiopia · Natural · Medium-Light
In common
Both natural · Both medium-light roasts · Both list berry and floral notes
Different
From Ethiopia, not Kenya
$26.0012 oz · 1 more size

Shipping $10.99Free shipping over $100

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NeoBean

Kenya Single-Origin Coffee

Kenya · Medium
5.0 from 10 buyers
In common
Both from Kenya · Both SL28 · Both list berry notes
Different
A darker roast · $0.75/oz more
$24.9912 oz · 1 more size

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AFRO GRIND COFFEE

Kenya AA Coffee

Kenya · Light
In common
Both from Kenya · Both list berry and floral notes
Different
A lighter roast · $0.42/oz less
$20.0012 oz

Shipping $5.13

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Stone Street Coffee

Ethiopian Sidamo

Ethiopia · Natural · Light
4.9 from 39 buyers
In common
Both natural · Both list berry and floral notes
Different
From Ethiopia, not Kenya · A lighter roast · $0.85/oz less
$19.751 lb · 2 more sizes

Shipping $5.00Free shipping over $35

Kenya | Big Tree Estate SL-28 Natural, La Barba Coffee
La Barba Coffee, Salt Lake City, UT

Kenya | Big Tree Estate SL-28 Natural

Mostly fruit, some floral

In stock at La Barba Coffee. We don't carry it yet.

$25.00340g bag
At La Barba Coffee

About Kenya | Big Tree Estate SL-28 Natural

How is it rated?

64Cherrybook Index, from 1 independent source.

  • Reddit, on the roaster75
  • What the roaster discloses75

With this little evidence the score is pulled toward a neutral 50; more signals will move it.

Whether we sell a coffee never changes its score. How the Index works

What will it taste like?

Mostly fruit, some floral.

  • Fruit67%
  • Floral33%

The roaster’s notes: guava, strawberry, hibiscus.

See these notes on the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

How does the price compare?

$2.08an ounce. Similar coffees run $1.64 to $2.61.

What moves the price

  • Roaster brand and sourcing−12%
  • Kenya origin+5%
  • Natural process+3%

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what coffees with these listed traits sell for per ounce.

Back of the bag

What La Barba Coffee publishes about this coffee.

Farm or co-op
Big Tree Estate
Process
Natural
Variety
Sl28, Batian
Altitude
1800 m
Roast
Medium-Light
Bag
340g
Suggested brew
filter

The variety and the origin

About La Barba Coffee

The roaster’s page

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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Red Bay Coffee

Coltrane

Colombia · Washed · Medium
4.9 from 403 buyers
Orange, Nectarine, Chocolate
$19.8810 oz

Shipping $6.00Free shipping over $50

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Floral
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice

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