Don Joel - Costa Rica
WashedDark★ 5.0 (7)77Cherry's Index
Cup profile
strawberry · lime · molasses
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Sugar and spice

- Origin
- West Valley, CR
- Producer
- Allan Alfredo Oviedo
- 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
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order · ships in ~3d
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.
“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
- 100/ 34% weightBuyer reviewsOn-shop star ratings (Yotpo, Reviews.io, Okendo, Loox, Stamped, Judge.me)
- 80/ 14% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 75/ 51% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +-3Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
Buyer reviews · this coffee
5.0/ 5· 7 reviews on Transcend Coffee’s product page
via judgemeAggregate 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.
Read all 7 reviews on Transcend Coffee →Last refreshed Jul 13, 2026
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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