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Sam James Coffee Bar

Costa Rica Las Lajas — Black Honey

Black HoneyDark

Cherrybook Index

54sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

US$1.63/ozCAD 27.00 for 340g

Typical band for this profile $1.04 to $2.05 (Costa Rica honey single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); across markets in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A black Honey lot from Central Valley, Costa Rica, not yet indexed (1 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.

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 and ship every order in the same week. source ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

Roaster’s notes

strawberry pie · graham cracker · dark chocolate · plum

  • 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.

Costa Rica Las Lajas — Black Honey by Sam James Coffee Bar
Farm / Co-op
Las Lajas
Altitude
1700 m
Varietals
Other
Harvest
Weight
340g
Bag price
CAD 27.00
Price / oz
US$1.63/oz
Brew
filter, espresso

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.

$1.63/oz

typically $1.04 to $2.05

Where it sits

19 Costa Rica honey single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); across markets in stock

typical band this lot

21st percentile of 19 Costa Rica honey single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); across markets in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.83
  • Honey process×1.07
  • Variety not listed×0.97
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.

Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.

Not listed by the roaster: variety

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

54

Sparse signal

Confidence1 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 5% 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 88% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 80.0 shrunk to 53.8 = 54.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 100% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
2
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
3

Comps & alternatives

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About Sam James Coffee Bar

On YouTube

7 videos · 143k combined views

Sam James Coffee Bar has 4 videos on their channel; 3 videos come from outside reviewers (HYPEBEAST, tonguecheekpodcast, FilmFoodie).

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