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Costa Rica Las Lajas — Caturra & Catuai Red Honey

Red Honey

Cherrybook Index

66Noted

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

Price position

$2.72/oz$24.00 for 250g

Typical band for this profile $2.64 to $4.23 (Costa Rica honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A red Honey lot from Central Valley, Costa Rica, indexed 66 on sparse evidence and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

mandarin orange · brown sugar · caramel · butterscotch

  • Citrus
  • 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.

Costa Rica Las Lajas — Caturra & Catuai Red Honey by Proud Mary Coffee
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Red Honey
Altitude
—
Varietals
Caturra,Catuai
Harvest
—
Weight
250g
Bag price
$24.00
Price / oz
$2.72/oz
Brew
filter

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.

$2.72/oz

typically $2.64 to $4.23

Where it sits

32 Costa Rica honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock

typical band this lot

72nd percentile of 32 Costa Rica honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.44
  • Honey process×1.06
  • Other listed varieties×0.96
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: roast level, altitude

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

66

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 81.9 shrunk to 68.3 + bonuses = 66.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    88/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    60/ 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
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-5

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Proud Mary Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 88/100

Two independent Reddit comments give Proud Mary Coffee strongly favorable marks. A Portland customer praised its food and fun coffees and named Ghost Rider a favorite under $20. Another visitor said a Proud Mary coffee had impressed them more than a consistently good local comparison.

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Threads cited (2)
  • r/pourover · 138↑ · Proud Mary’s ATX

    The Proud Mary in Portland has some insanely good food and really fun coffees. They’ve recently cut down on their specialty pour over menu which may just be seasonal. I’ve never seen this much selection of bags and tins here though. Ghost Rider is my favorite sub $20 from them

  • r/Coffee · 60↑ · 50 state coffee needs

    Regarding heart vs proud Mary — I was in Portland not all that long ago and had both. Heart i think has a really high level of consistency but it’s rare that I’m wowed by a coffee (and shot) like I was at Proud Mary. Just my 2c

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R.A.D® x Proud Mary Coffee

R.A.D® · 3K views on YouTube

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What the reviewer said

From R.A.D®, discussing Costa Rica Las Lajas — Caturra & Catuai Red Honey:

“There's a wild and fruit fruity, man. So elegant.”
“This is the one that is known as... it's kind of hard to... it's hard to beat, you know? Like, it's really, really special.”

Tasting notes mentioned: fruit · fruity

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