El Vergel Decaf — Espresso
Colombia
DarkDecaf
Cherrybook Index
56sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.82/ozEUR 14.00 for 250g
this lot $1.82$1.66$3.27
Typical band for this profile $1.66 to $3.27 (Colombia process unlisted decaf lots (other named varieties, retail bags); across markets in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A lot from Tolima, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order · ships in ~3d
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“Any order placed before 09:00 will be roasted, hand-packed and sent within 3 business days.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
sweet baked apple · prunes · dark chocolate
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
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.
- Origin
- Tolima, CO
- Producer
- Elias & Shady Bayter
- Farm / Co-op
- El Vergel Estate
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- 1450 m
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- EUR 14.00
- Price / oz
- US$1.82/oz
- Brew
- espresso, filter
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.
$1.82/oz
typically $1.66 to $3.27
Where it sits
29 Colombia process unlisted decaf lots (other named varieties, retail bags); across markets in stock
typical band this lot
48th percentile of 29 Colombia process unlisted decaf lots (other named varieties, retail bags); across markets in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.18
- Colombia origin×1.05
- Decaf×0.97
- Process not listed×0.97
At 250 g, this bag runs about 2% more per ounce than a typical 306 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.
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.
Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.
Not listed by the roaster: process
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 64.5 shrunk to 58.4 + bonuses = 56.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 63/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +-3Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 2
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Manhattan Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 63/100
Two independent Reddit threads give Manhattan Coffee Roasters a mixed picture. One drinker called several experimental coffees amazing, while a recent local buyer found three bags merely acceptable and below the roaster's previous standard.
experimental coffeesrecent consistency concernsmixed value assessment
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 78↑ · At what point am I simply only tasting what I taste because of heavy/experimental processi
Manhattan double fermentation thermal shock are amazing. Have had the Letty, Luna, and Salma Bermudez. Highly recommend
- r/pourover · 19↑ · New beans are in, my first month has been expensive..
...ave experience with all 3. Simon Levelt: no roast date, not technically specialty coffee. This is what i would use for guests who dont appreciate coffee as much. Manhattan: As mentioned many times before in this sub, they lost their edge. I got 3 bags from them recently, and I found them to be alright, but nowhere n
On YouTube
2 videos · 19k combined views
2 videos cover Manhattan Coffee Roasters from reviewers European Coffee Trip, Coffee Reviews.