Javier Cantillo | Colombia
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
61sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$2.14/ozAUD 26.20 for 250g
this lot $2.14$2.87$4.64
Typical band for this profile $2.87 to $4.64 (Colombia washed single-origin lots (gesha, retail bags); across markets in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Huila, Colombia, not yet indexed (2 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
mangosteen · spice
- 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.

- Origin
- Huila, CO
- Producer
- Esther and Javier Castillo
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Geisha
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- AUD 26.20
- Price / oz
- US$2.14/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.
$2.14/oz
typically $2.87 to $4.64
Priced below what this profile typically sells for
Where it sits
35 Colombia washed single-origin lots (gesha, retail bags); across markets in stock
typical band this lot
3rd percentile of 35 Colombia washed single-origin lots (gesha, retail bags); across markets in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Gesha variety×1.60
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.09
- Light roast×1.06
- Colombia origin×1.05
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.
Not listed by the roaster: altitude
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
61
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 15% 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 63% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 73.3 shrunk to 58.8 + bonuses = 61.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 67% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 50/ 33% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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