Costa Rica Las Lajas Black Diamond SL28
LightSCA cup 94.0★ 5.0 (5)· not counted
Cherrybook Index
70Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.50/oz$30.00 for 340g
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Buyers
★ 5.0from 5 on-shop ratings · not counted in the Index
Catalog summary
A lot from Central Valley, Costa Rica, indexed 70 on confident evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Roasts daily · ships in ~2d
Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.
“Coffees in our other collections are roasted daily or every other day Mon through Thursdays.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 132 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
blackberry · plum · cocoa powder · molasses
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
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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.

- Origin
- Central Valley, CR
- Producer
- Dona Francisca and Oscar Chacon
- Farm / Co-op
- Las Lajas
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- 1500 m
- Varietals
- Sl28
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $30.00
- Price / oz
- $2.50/oz
- Brew
- filter
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
70
Noted
Confident
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 45% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 70/ 49% weightSCA gradeRoaster-published cupping score
- 70/ 40% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 70/ 11% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 3
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On-shop ratings · this coffee
5.0/ 5· 5 public ratings on Magnolia Coffee’s product page
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How ratings count toward the Index
To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.
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