Santa Lucia
Washed
Cherrybook Index
58sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.00/oz$64.00 for 2.0 lb
this lot $2.00$1.75$2.80
Typical band for this profile $1.75 to $2.80 (washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, large bags); across markets in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from West Valley, Costa Rica, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Roaster’s notes
tropical fruit · key lime · milk chocolate
- Fruit
- Citrus
- 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.
- Origin
- West Valley, CR
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- Santa Lucia
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1750 m
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 2.0 lb
- Bag price
- $64.00
- Price / oz
- $2.00/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.
$2.00/oz
typically $1.75 to $2.80
Where it sits
15 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, large bags); across markets in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 93rd percentile of 15 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, large bags); across markets 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×1.22
- Washed process×0.95
- Certified organic×0.96
- Other listed varieties×0.97
At 907 g, this bag runs about 13% less per ounce than a typical 288 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.
Not listed by the roaster: roast level
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
58
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 60.6 shrunk to 56.1 + bonuses = 58.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 58/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Ritual Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 58/100
Two Reddit posts give mixed but meaningful Ritual evidence. One treats Ritual as a commercial quality benchmark; another calls its Quilanga a nice bag while finding the roast slightly too developed and less acidic than preferred.
commercial roast benchmarkQuilanga roast balance
Threads cited (2)
- r/roasting · 12↑ · The setup of John Battaglia (Ritual Coffee Roasters)
Weird- my brother just came back from SF yesterday and brought me a bag of Quilanga (ecuador) from Ritual. I had never heard of them before. It's a nice bag- but I feel it was pushed a tad too far and lost some acidity.
- r/roasting · 5↑ · how important is equipment?
I've been roasting for a bit but my coffee has always turned out a bit one dimensional, especially when compared to the likes of four barrel / ritual. Do air poppers deliver an inferior product compared to fancier drum roasters? Rather, how important is the speed of the roast?
Press · Sprudge
- Build-Outs Of Coffee: Ritual Coffee Roasters In San Francisco, CA2026-09-22·sprudge
Ritual Coffee Roasters in San Francisco, California.
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterBrew guide
Ritual Coffee - making the Perfect Cup of Coffee
Brian Castellani · 9.4K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Ritual Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
Kevin Bohan from Ritual Coffee Roasters demonstrates their V60 brewing method. He explains the importance of consistency, pre-wetting the filter, and using a precise recipe to ensure full transparency and clarity in the final cup.
Inside this video
From Brian Castellani:
“We are always striving to have as much consistency as possible so that the coffee that you get is a representation of that coffee every time and tastes the same every time.”
“The goal is to do this entire process in three pours for the brewing process.”
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