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Rogue Wave Coffee

Costa Rica Finca VOO Red Catuai

Ply Process Cold Fermentation Honey

Honey

Cherrybook Index

75Strong

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

Price position

US$1.83/ozCAD 23.00 for 250g

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Catalog summary

A honey lot from Tarrazú, Costa Rica, indexed 75 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roaster’s notes

blueberry · caramel · cherry · dried peach · vanilla

  • Fruit
  • 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 Finca VOO Red Catuai by Rogue Wave Coffee
Producer
Ivan Solis
Farm / Co-op
Finca VOO
Process
Honey
Altitude
2000 m
Varietals
Red catuai
Harvest
2025
Weight
250g
Bag price
CAD 23.00
Price / oz
US$1.83/oz
Brew
filter, espresso

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

75

Strong

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 84.8 shrunk to 70.0 + bonuses = 75.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    95/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    82/ 78% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • World Coffee Championships finalist lot
    This roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
    +3

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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.

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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

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About this coffee

How We Brew This Black Honey Red Catuai | Brew Guide

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What the reviewer said

From Rogue Wave Coffee Co, discussing Costa Rica Finca VOO Red Catuai:

“The coffee today, it's a black honey, it's a red Catuai.”
“It was fermented after harvest for 48 hours, then washed pulp and rested in beds.”

Tasting notes mentioned: cherry · dark chocolate · pecan · cashew

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