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The Barn Coffee Roasters

Volcan Azul Obatá

Anaerobic NaturalDark69Cherry's Index

Cup profile

mango · cherry jam · passion fruit · dark chocolate

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
Volcan Azul Obatá by The Barn Coffee Roasters
Producer
Alejo Castro
Farm / Co-op
Volcan Azul
Altitude
Varietals
other
Harvest
Weight
260g
Bag price
EUR 25.00
Price / oz
$3.18/oz
Brew
filter, espresso

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

Price contextmodeled

What this profile typically sells for across the catalog.

$3.18/oz

typically $1.99 to $3.25

Where it sits

15 Costa Rica anaerobic lots in stock

typical band this lot

80th percentile of 15 Costa Rica anaerobic lots in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.16
  • Anaerobic process×1.15
  • Dark roast×0.96
How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with this exact profile 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 lot in the comparison class, so it moves as the catalog does. 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

Cherry's Index

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

69

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 82.8 shrunk to 68.9 = 69.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 22% weight

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About The Barn Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

The Barn is consistently recognized as a high-quality, premium roaster in the European specialty coffee scene. Users frequently cite them as a benchmark for quality, though some note that their pricing is on the higher end. They are also noted for offering unique options, such as a dedicated low-caffeine subscription, and for providing helpful technical resources like grind setting guides.

premium quality coffeehigh price pointexcellent subscription servicespecialized product offeringshelpful technical resources
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On YouTube

8 videos · 121k combined views

The Barn Coffee Roasters has 4 videos on their channel; 4 videos come from outside reviewers (European Coffee Trip, Highsnobiety, Maarten van der Jagt).

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