Skip to content
Cherrybook.
Quills Coffee

Colombia | El Paraiso

HoneyLight

Cherrybook Index

67Noted

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

Price position

$2.17/oz$26.00 for 340g

Typical band for this profile $1.80 to $2.87 (honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A honey lot from Nariño, Colombia, indexed 67 on sparse evidence and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

Buy on Quills Coffee →

Price and availability set by the roaster.

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.

“We roast 4 days a week.” source ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

Roaster’s notes

dark honey · nougat · stone fruit

  • 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.

Colombia | El Paraiso by Quills Coffee
Farm / Co-op
El Paraiso
Process
Honey
Altitude
1900 m
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$26.00
Price / oz
$2.17/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.

$2.17/oz

typically $1.80 to $2.87

Where it sits

25 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock

typical band this lot

Broad comparison: 56th percentile of 25 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.

This group broadens origin, roast or selling market to find enough lots. It does not qualify this coffee for a value recommendation.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.92
  • Light roast×1.06
  • Honey process×1.06
  • Colombia origin×1.04

At 340 g, this bag runs about 2% less per ounce than a typical 287 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.

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.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

67

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 75.8 shrunk to 64.8 + bonuses = 67.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    76/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Comps & alternatives

Roast it yourself

Green coffee from Jose Ignacio Gomez

Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Jose Ignacio Gomez in Colombia.

All green from Colombia →

Tasting flight

Compare this with three more lots selected from the catalog.

Brew a set side-by-side. The picks vary along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.

Build the flight

Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Quills Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 76/100

Two Reddit posts provide positive but concise Quills signals: one visitor says the coffee is good, and another contributor directly recommends Quills in a Louisville roaster discussion.

Louisville recommendationpositive cafe experience
Threads cited (2)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

2 videos

About the roaster

Crew Tasting: Quills Coffee

Seattle Coffee Gear · 3.6K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This video covers Quills Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Explore the videos

Videos by their credited creators. Playing a video connects to YouTube. Privacy

Quills Coffee

$2.17/oz· $26.00 a bag

Buy →