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Olympia Coffee Roasters

Decaf Asterisk

Medium-LightDecaf

Cherrybook Index

61

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$1.88/oz$22.50 for 340g

Typical band for this profile $1.38 to $2.70 (Colombia process unlisted decaf lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A lot from Cauca, Colombia, not yet indexed (3 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 daily

Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.

We roast to order Monday through Friday. Our coffee ships on the same day it's roasted to make sure you’re enjoying it as fresh as possible. source ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

Roaster’s notes

milk chocolate · caramel · marshmallow

  • Cocoa and nut
  • 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.

Decaf Asterisk by Olympia Coffee Roasters
Origin
Cauca, CO
Farm / Co-op
Process
Altitude
Varietals
Harvest
Weight
340g
Bag price
$22.50
Price / oz
$1.88/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.

$1.88/oz

typically $1.38 to $2.70

Where it sits

30 Colombia process unlisted decaf lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings in stock

typical band this lot

80th percentile of 30 Colombia process unlisted decaf lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.05
  • Colombia origin×1.05
  • Decaf×0.97
  • Process not listed×0.97
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, variety, altitude

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

61

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 43% 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: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    94/ 42% weight
  • Coffee Review
    Mean score from coffeereview.com
    45/ 47% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    40/ 12% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-5

Base weighted score: 64.9 + bonuses = 61

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
2
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
3

Comps & alternatives

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About Olympia Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 94/100

Three Reddit posts give Olympia Coffee Roasters exceptionally favorable product feedback. A decaf review ranked Asterisk first and praised its juicy acidity. Other brewers called Morning Sun their best homemade cup and Big Truck the best espresso shot they had tasted.

Asterisk decafMorning Sun French pressBig Truck espresso
Threads cited (3)
  • r/Coffee · 461↑ · I drank a lot of decaf (again), so you don't have to: my recommendations

    ...my mind, definitely drop it in a comment. Sugarcane/Ethyl Acetate decaffinated coffee is still the best, imo. The following list is from favorite to least favorite (i.e. the Olympia is #1). **EA = Ethyle Acetate (sugarcane) process** **SW = Swiss Water process** ------------------------- **Olympia | Asterisk, San Se

  • r/Coffee · 43↑ · Made the best cup of coffee in my lifetime today, I understand now.

    Today I used medium-dark whole beans from Olympia-Morning Sun with a 5 day old roast date (freshest I have used) in a french press. 31g and 500ml Grind setting on Baratza Encore ESP: 26 Medium Steeped for 4min, then stirred, and removed foam. Let sit for another 5min. Plunge just below surface, but not all the way. Pou

  • r/roasting · 2↑ · Espresso blend recipe help

    ...e difference from mine. I had some store credit from an online vendor and bought a few of their bagged beans. Some I thought was meh, and then I tried this Olympia Big Truck and it is very good (honestly the best shot of espresso I ever had). I dialed in on my machine after a couple of shots. Sweet cherry stone frui

On YouTube

5 videos · 82k combined views

Olympia Coffee Roasters has 3 videos on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (Clive Coffee, Seattle Coffee Gear).

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