Finca Chilamate
Anaerobic Natural
Cherrybook Index
56sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.56/oz$20.50 for 227g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
An anaerobic Natural lot from Sabanilla de Alajuela, Costa Rica, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 48 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
pomegranate · black cherry · sweet
- Fruit
- 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.
- Producer
- Las Lajas
- Farm / Co-op
- Las Lajas
- Process
- Anaerobic Natural
- Altitude
- 1400–1600 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 227g
- Bag price
- $20.50
- Price / oz
- $2.56/oz
- Brew
- —
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
56
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 57.6 shrunk to 54.4 + bonuses = 56.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 50/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 3
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Little Wolf Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Polarizing· sentiment 50/100
Two independent Reddit contributions give Little Wolf Coffee Roasters sharply mixed evidence. One post called Little Wolf the writer's current favorite roaster. Another brewer discarded a Colombian coffee after finding its aroma and repeated brews unpleasantly sour.
favorite-roaster endorsementColombian coffeeunpleasant sourness
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 34↑ · How would you brew this Little Wolf?
I picked up a bag of little wolf and after brewing 4 cups, I threw it out. It was a well rested Andres Cardona, Colombia, with the following flavor notes: Black Raspberry, Grape, Winey. All I could get was unpleasant sour sour sour. I didn’t even like the smell of the beans. Sometimes, I just hate a coffee. I’m not was
- r/espresso · 8↑ · My current favorite roaster - Little wolf in mass! (Not espresso but a americano - shot wa
My current favorite roaster - Little wolf in mass! (Not espresso but a americano - shot wasn’t 100% dialed 😂)
Press · Sprudge
- Build-Outs Of Coffee: Little Wolf Coffee In Ipswich, MA2022-07-15·sprudge
Little Wolf Coffee in Ipswich, Massachusetts.