Brazil - Rio Brilhante | Tropicana
Natural
Cherrybook Index
68Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.01/ozCAD 17.50 for 350g
this lot $1.01$0.84$1.35
Typical band for this profile $0.84 to $1.35 (natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); CAD listings; roast unlisted in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Cerrado, Brazil, indexed 68 on sparse evidence 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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Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
lemon · guava · peach · honey
- Fruit
- Citrus
- 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.
- Origin
- Cerrado, BR
- Producer
- Inácio Urban
- Farm / Co-op
- Rio Brilhante
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 900–1150 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 350g
- Bag price
- CAD 17.50
- Price / oz
- US$1.01/oz
- Brew
- —
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.
$1.01/oz
typically $0.84 to $1.35
Where it sits
16 natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); CAD listings; roast unlisted in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 6th percentile of 16 natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); CAD listings; roast unlisted 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×0.71
- Brazil origin×0.89
- Other listed varieties×0.96
- Natural process×1.03
At 350 g, this bag runs about 3% 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.
Not listed by the roaster: roast level
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
68
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 80.5 shrunk to 67.5 + bonuses = 68.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 82/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +3World Coffee Championships finalist lotThis roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Rogue Wave Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 82/100
Two Reddit threads give Rogue Wave Coffee strongly favorable marks for its coffee. In one, a commenter called a Rogue Wave Clearpath coffee really good and described the coffee under discussion as one of the better ones for them. In the other, a poster rated Rogue Wave 10/10, recommended it, and said the roaster's regularly priced beans were always freshly roasted and tasted great, while questioning the price of smaller, more expensive bags.
Clearpath coffee praisefreshness and tastehigher-priced beans
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 11↑ · Rogue Wave Rodrigo Sanchez El Eden Sangria - Grape Bomb!
I figured I couldn't have been the only one to experience the shipping delays/re-routes! Shipping within the US has gotten a bit weird, too. Yes, it's one of the better ones for me, too. I had another of the Rogue Wave Clearpath Coffees (El Mirador) and it was really good, too, but not as intense as this one.
- r/Coffee · 4↑ · Variance of bean prices
...for less than half the amount? I wonder if there is a significant difference in these beans or maybe they are just tougher to come by/import. Has anybody tried beans with this price and was it worth it? If anyone is curious, I’m referring to Rogue Wave Coffee in Edmonton. They are 10/10 in my opinion, would recommen
Press · Sprudge
- In Edmonton, Rogue Wave Coffee Roasts Their Own Way2016-03-07·sprudge
Rogue Wave Coffee Company in Edmonton, Alberta.
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About this coffee
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Watch on YouTubeWhat the reviewer said
From Rogue Wave Coffee Co, discussing Brazil - Rio Brilhante | Tropicana:
“this one have a lot of structure and sweetness of like chocolate of roasted almond roasted hazelnut and a little bit of stone fruit on the fruity side as well”
“milk chocolate, honey, stone fruit more like plum so like darker stone fruit will give some to steeley”
Tasting notes mentioned: chocolate · roasted almond · roasted hazelnut · stone fruit · plum · milk chocolate · honey · caramel
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