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El Paraíso

ExperimentalLight

Cherrybook Index

74Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$3.74/oz$32.95 for 250g

Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.

Catalog summary

An experimental lot from Colombia, indexed 74 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roaster’s notes

gingerbread · chai · comforting

  • Sugar and spice
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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.

El Paraíso by Pilot Coffee Roasters
Origin
Colombia
Farm / Co-op
El Paraíso
Altitude
—
Varietals
Castillo
Harvest
—
Weight
250g
Bag price
$32.95
Price / oz
$3.74/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

74

Noted

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 85.7 shrunk to 70.5 + bonuses = 74.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    90/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
3
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Pilot Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100

Two independent Reddit threads give Pilot Coffee Roasters a strongly favorable picture. Toronto drinkers praised a strawberry-forward Ana Sora coffee and said they especially loved Pilot's light roasts and single origins.

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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

5 videos

From the roasterBrand film

Celebrating 10 Years of Direct Trade Partnership

Pilot Coffee Roasters · 3.2K views on YouTube

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This video covers Pilot Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

Pilot Coffee Roasters celebrates a decade of direct trade partnership with Finca Catalan de las Mercedes in Guatemala, highlighting producer Nicolas Hammond. The video explores sustainable farm management, processing methods, and a social center established at the farm to support children's education.

Inside this video

From Pilot Coffee Roasters:

“If you go back and look at how many hands touch one bean of coffee, you understand how important that one cup of coffee you're serving is.”
“The values of Pilot Coffee Roasters and Finca Catalan de las Mercedes are very much the same.”

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