Colombia Finca Alcatraz Wilfredo Ule Vargas Caturra
WashedLight★ 4.9 (32)
Cherrybook Index
84Strong
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.33/oz$28.00 for 340g
this lot $2.33$1.87$3.02
Typical band for this profile $1.87 to $3.02 (Colombia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Buyers
★ 4.9from 32 on-shop ratings
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Colombia, indexed 84 on preliminary 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.
Roasts to order
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“We roast your coffee to order Monday-Friday every week.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
riesling · honeycomb · creme brulee
- 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
- Colombia
- Producer
- Wilfredo Ule Vargas
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca Alcatraz
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $28.00
- Price / oz
- $2.33/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.
$2.33/oz
typically $1.87 to $3.02
Where it sits
32 Colombia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
75th percentile of 32 Colombia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.18
- Light roast×1.06
- Colombia origin×1.05
- Washed process×0.96
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: altitude
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
84
Strong
Preliminary
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50; read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 38% 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 5% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 89.5 shrunk to 87.5 + bonuses = 84.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Cherrybook ratings
- 97/ 39% weightOn-shop ratingsPublic product-page ratings; current supported sources only
- 90/ 47% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 13% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
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On-shop ratings · this coffee
4.9/ 5· 32 public ratings on Sightglass Coffee’s product page
via okendoPublic aggregate shown on this lot’s page on Sightglass Coffee’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.
Recent third-party buyer comments
Newest public excerptsOkendo4.0 / 5
“Great coffee! This one is def a bit more acidic but very good if you don’t mind that and it is strong and gives great energy throughout the day!”
Incentivized reviewRecommended
Aug 10, 2026View at Okendo →
Okendo5.0 / 5
“Excellent as always”
Recommended
Jul 25, 2026View at Okendo →
Okendo4.0 / 5
“A little richer and darker flavor profile than I typically go for in a lightroast. But really good.”
Incentivized reviewRecommended
Jul 7, 2026View at Okendo →
These are short excerpts from third-party buyer reviews published on this product page. Storefronts may moderate reviews, and verification or incentive labels appear only when the provider supplies them. Their ratings are already represented in the aggregate above and are not counted again in Cherrybook Index.
How ratings count toward the Index
To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.
View the product and its ratings on Sightglass Coffee →Count-adjusted Cherrybook Index weight 15% · Refreshed Sep 6, 2026
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