Costa Rica - Alejo Castro Volcancito
Natural★ 4.6 (8)
Cherrybook Index
64sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.34/ozCAD 20.00 for 300g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Buyers
★ 4.6from 8 on-shop ratings
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Alajuela, Costa Rica, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Batch roasted weekly
Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.
“Les commandes reçues du jeudi au dimanche avant 20 h sont torréfiées et expédiées au plus tard le mercredi suivant. Celles passées du lundi au mercredi avant 20 h sont torréfiées et expédiées le jeudi.” source ↗
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 84 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
blackberry · black plum · spices
- 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.
- Origin
- Alajuela, CR
- Producer
- Alejo Castro
- Farm / Co-op
- Volcan Azul
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1550–1650 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- CAD 20.00
- Price / oz
- US$1.34/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
64
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 17% 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 57% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 83.0 shrunk to 64.0 = 64.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, Cherrybook ratings
- 91/ 71% weightOn-shop ratingsPublic product-page ratings; current supported sources only
- 65/ 29% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
On-shop ratings · this coffee
4.6/ 5· 8 public ratings on Nektar Coffee Roasters’s product page
via judgemePublic aggregate shown on this lot’s page on Nektar Coffee Roasters’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.
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%.
View the product and its ratings on Nektar Coffee Roasters →Count-adjusted Cherrybook Index weight 12% · Refreshed Jul 12, 2026