Mexico | Cristal Decaf
WashedMediumDecaf
Cherrybook Index
66Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.75/oz$21.00 for 340g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Mexico, indexed 66 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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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 79 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
candied pecan · creamy · red apple
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
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.
- Producer
- Various Smallholder farms
- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Bourbon,Typica,Mundo novo
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $21.00
- Price / oz
- $1.75/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
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 73.6 shrunk to 63.6 + bonuses = 66.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 76/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profile
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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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)
- r/Coffee · 6↑ · Specialty coffee reccomendations in Memphis and Louisville?
Quills. Also search in r/louisville
- r/Coffee · 5↑ · Indianapolis for the weekend- quality Third Wave/specialty coffee
...third wave coffee, a good pour over or a good cappuccino with high quality espresso, maybe even a doppio if we’re a little sleepy and the espresso is quality. Where’s a good place to go in Indy? I’ve been to quills, which is good, for sure. Any other recommendations? Maybe small shops we wouldn’t otherwise know abou
Press · Sprudge
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On YouTube
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