Alirio Ortega — Filter
Washed Aji
Washed
Cherrybook Index
67Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$2.46/ozCAD 30.00 for 250g
this lot $2.46$1.60$3.14
Typical band for this profile $1.60 to $3.14 (washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); CAD listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Huila, Colombia, indexed 67 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.
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.
“Roast days are Tuesdays and Thursdays, with orders being shipped out on Wednesdays and Fridays, respectively.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
floral · pear · fresh dates
- Fruit
- Floral
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
- Huila, CO
- Producer
- Alirio Ortega
- Farm / Co-op
- El Roble
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1650 m
- Varietals
- Other
- Harvest
- 2026
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- CAD 30.00
- Price / oz
- US$2.46/oz
- Brew
- filter
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.
$2.46/oz
typically $1.60 to $3.14
Where it sits
37 washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); CAD listings in stock
typical band this lot
84th percentile of 37 washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); CAD listings in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.28
- Colombia origin×1.05
- Washed process×0.96
- Variety not listed×0.97
At 250 g, this bag runs about 2% more per ounce than a typical 306 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.
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, roast level
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
67
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 79.5 shrunk to 67.0 = 67.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 78/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Subtext Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100
Two Reddit posts provide mixed Subtext evidence. A Mejorado produced very sweet or floral cups depending on bloom temperature; a longtime fan found one reserve batch more developed and disappointing than usual.
sweet Mejoradofavorite with a disappointing batch
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 36↑ · Bloom temperature experimentation
...and full temp blooms while keeping everything else the same, and I find that I prefer different temps for each coffee. For example, brewing a washed Abel Salinas Mejorado from Subtext, the full temp bloom produces a very brown sugar forward cup; absurdly sweet. The 60C bloom on the other hand made the cup almost per
- r/pourover · 3↑ · Subtext Reserve Beans
Just picked up the Francy Marin washed Pink Bourbon... two brews in and feeling a little disappointed. Subtext has always been a favourite but this batch seems a little more developed than usual. Anyone have the same experience?
On YouTube
2 videos · 3k combined views
Subtext Coffee Roasters has 1 video on their channel; 1 video comes from outside reviewers (blogTO).
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