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Laughing Whale Coffee Roasters

Vitamin Sea

HoneyLight

Cherrybook Index

51sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

US$1.30/ozCAD 20.25 for 320g

Typical band for this profile $1.70 to $2.75 (honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); CAD listings in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A honey lot from Kivu, DR Congo, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file) and priced below the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

Roaster’s notes

orange · caramel · honey · floral

  • 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.

Vitamin Sea by Laughing Whale Coffee Roasters
Origin
Kivu, CD
Producer
Farm / Co-op
SOPACDI
Process
Honey
Altitude
1460–2000 m
Varietals
Bourbon
Harvest
Weight
320g
Bag price
CAD 20.25
Price / oz
US$1.30/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.

$1.30/oz

typically $1.70 to $2.75

Priced below what this profile typically sells for

Where it sits

15 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); CAD listings in stock

typical band this lot

13th percentile of 15 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); CAD listings in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • DR Congo origin×1.36
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.83
  • Honey process×1.07
  • Light roast×1.06
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.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

51

Sparse signal

Confidence1 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 5% 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 88% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 55.0 shrunk to 50.6 = 51.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    55/ 100% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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