Volcan Azul
NaturalLight★ 4.7 (45)
Cherrybook Index
67Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$2.16/ozEUR 17.40 for 260g
this lot $2.16$1.85$2.96
Typical band for this profile $1.85 to $2.96 (natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); EUR listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Buyers
★ 4.7from 45 on-shop ratings
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Central Valley, Costa Rica, indexed 67 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.
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Roaster’s notes
dried fig · blueberry · ripe apricot · lavender · vanilla
- Fruit
- Floral
- 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
- Central Valley, CR
- Producer
- Alejo Castro Kahle
- Farm / Co-op
- Volcan Azul
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1500 m
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 260g
- Bag price
- EUR 17.40
- Price / oz
- US$2.16/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.
$2.16/oz
typically $1.85 to $2.96
Where it sits
20 natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); EUR listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 65th percentile of 20 natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); EUR listings; light roast in stock right now.
This group broadens origin, roast or selling market to find enough lots. It does not qualify this coffee for a value recommendation.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Light roast×1.06
- Costa Rica origin×1.03
- Other listed varieties×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.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
67
Noted
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 71.7 shrunk to 70.6 + bonuses = 67.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Cherrybook ratings
- 93/ 39% weightOn-shop ratingsPublic product-page ratings; current supported sources only
- 85/ 13% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 50/ 47% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +-4Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 5
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
On-shop ratings · this coffee
4.7/ 5· 45 public ratings on The Barn Coffee Roasters’s product page
via judgemePublic aggregate shown on this lot’s page on The Barn Coffee Roasters’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 excerptsJudge.me5.0 / 5
“A vibrant cup, full of flavour! One of my favourites so far.”
Verified buyer
Aug 22, 2026View at Judge.me →
Judge.me5.0 / 5
“Barn is always a good choice”
Verified buyer
Aug 14, 2026View at Judge.me →
Judge.me5.0 / 5
“Thanks for the product, the fast shipping and the cute details. 💗🫶🏼”
Verified buyer
Jul 13, 2026View at Judge.me →
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 The Barn Coffee Roasters →Count-adjusted Cherrybook Index weight 15% · Refreshed Sep 20, 2026
About The Barn Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Polarizing· sentiment 50/100
One thread author's partner ordered The Barn on pour over at a multi-roaster cafe. Another thread author received beans from The Barn through a monthly Kumquat subscription and asked for brewing advice. A third thread author purchased new beans from The Barn and asked about resting and brewing.
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Threads cited (3)
- r/pourover · 17↑ · Dak and The Barn at Revolver
…their coffee. Not a big fan of the automated Curtis pourover and sometimes their coffee selection is fairly dark. I ordered Dak on espresso, and my partner got The Barn on pour over. The Dak espresso was by far the best espresso I’ve had in a cafe in over a year. Absolutely phenomenal mouth feel clean complex, just st
- r/pourover · 9↑ · Advice brewing The Barn beans?
Advice brewing The Barn beans?
- r/pourover · 4↑ · New Beans!
I decided to try out new beans from The Barn, this is what I got! The roast date is 4th august and currently ive put them away to rest. If anyone has tried these, please let me know how to go about brewing/resting!
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterInterview
Roaster Stories: The Barn Coffee Roasters | European Coffee Trip x IKAWA
European Coffee Trip · 54.1K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers The Barn Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video features an interview with Ralf Rüller, the founder of The Barn Coffee Roasters in Berlin. He discusses his journey from London to Berlin, his philosophy on sourcing and roasting, and the importance of building a community with farmers and customers.
Inside this video
From European Coffee Trip:
“I'm very close to the product and in that sense, I'm also very close to the baristas and the head barista and the quality on my bar.”
“The roasting you learn by roasting. You can do roast classes. I've never done a roast class. I'm very self-educated.”
“I think the roast philosophy is very close to the sourcing philosophy. I think they are connected.”
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