Peru Joel Silva
NaturalMedium-LightSCA cup 96.0
Cherrybook Index
71Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.20/oz$24.00 for 309g
this lot $2.20$1.58$3.01
Typical band for this profile $1.58 to $3.01 (natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Cajamarca, Peru, indexed 71 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.
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.
“We roast and ship on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week.” source ↗
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Roaster’s notes
ground cherry · ube halo halo · crunchy sweetness
- Fruit
- 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
- Cajamarca, PE
- Producer
- Joel Silva
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1920 m
- Varietals
- Bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 309g
- Bag price
- $24.00
- Price / oz
- $2.20/oz
- Brew
- —
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.
$2.20/oz
typically $1.58 to $3.01
Where it sits
58 natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 64th percentile of 58 natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD 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
- 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.
Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
71
Noted
Preliminary
Confidence2 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 30% 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 25% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 77.5 shrunk to 70.6 = 71.
Missing: Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 80/ 83% weightSCA gradeRoaster-published cupping score
- 65/ 17% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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