La Esperanza, Costa Rica, Natural
Single Origin Milk Coffee
Natural77Cherry's Index
Cup profile
caramel · raisin · dark chocolate
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Tarrazu, CR
- Producer
- Familia Monge
- Farm / Co-op
- La Esperanza
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1500–1700 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 200g
- Bag price
- AUD 29.50
- Price / oz
- $2.94/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
77
Strong
Confident
Confidence53% coverage / 4 of 7 signals
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. 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, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 90/ 19% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 85/ 34% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 9% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 65/ 38% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 2
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 3
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Ona Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Ona Coffee is widely recognized as a premier Australian roaster, frequently mentioned alongside other top-tier global roasters. They are particularly noted for their association with Sasa Sestic and his innovative work in coffee processing, such as carbonic maceration. Users consistently include them in lists of high-quality roasters and enjoy their limited edition releases.
high-quality single originsinnovative processing methodsassociated with Sasa Sestictop-tier Australian roasterfrequently recommended for enthusiasts
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On YouTube
4 videos · 66k combined views
Reviewers characterize Ona Coffee as an influential Australian specialty roaster deeply committed to rigorous coffee science and innovative tool design. Outside coverage highlights their direct-trade sourcing initiatives like Project Origin, emphasizing equitable producer relationships and farm-level improvements in El Salvador. Reviewers also note their iconic signature blends, such as Raspberry Candy, which excel in milk-based espresso drinks.
Pioneers in innovative coffee distribution tools like the OCDDeep focus on rigorous coffee science and extraction techniqueStrong commitment to direct-trade sourcing via Project OriginRenowned signature blends like Raspberry Candy for milk drinks
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