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
this lot $1.63$1.04$2.05
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.

- Origin
- Central Valley, CR
- Producer
- Oscar & Francisca Chacón
- Farm / Co-op
- Las Lajas
- Process
- Black Honey
- 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
- 80/ 100% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 2
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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