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Don Joel - Costa Rica

WashedDark5.0 (7)77Cherry's Index

Cup profile

strawberry · lime · molasses

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Sugar and spice
Don Joel - Costa Rica by Transcend Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Don Joel
Process
Washed
Altitude
1550–1550 m
Varietals
kenya
Harvest
Weight
300g
Bag price
CAD 30.00
Price / oz
$2.05/oz
Brew
espresso, filter

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

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Please note that all coffee is roasted to order as we aim to provide our valued customers with the freshest possible coffee. source ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing 8 days ago.

Price contextmodeled

What this profile typically sells for across the catalog.

$2.05/oz

typically $1.40 to $2.29

Where it sits

60 Costa Rica washed lots in stock

typical band this lot

77th percentile of 60 Costa Rica washed lots in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.16
  • Washed process×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.

Cherry's Index

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

77

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 35% 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 13% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 84.3 shrunk to 80.0 + bonuses = 77.

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

  • Buyer reviews
    On-shop star ratings (Yotpo, Reviews.io, Okendo, Loox, Stamped, Judge.me)
    100/ 34% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 14% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 51% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-3

Flavor wheelestimated

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Buyer reviews · this coffee

5.0/ 5· 7 reviews on Transcend Coffee’s product page
via judgeme

Aggregate of star ratings buyers left on this lot’s page on Transcend Coffee’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average + count, not the individual reviews; tap through to read what buyers wrote.

About Transcend Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Transcend Coffee is recognized as a notable Canadian roaster, frequently mentioned alongside peers like Phil & Sebastian and 49th Parallel. Users note their offerings such as sample packs, cold brew methods, and specific origins like the Wote Konga, though one user found shipping costs to the U.S. high. Overall, they occupy a respected position in the Canadian specialty coffee landscape.

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6 videos · 311k combined views

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