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Costa Rica Don Joel

WashedLightSCA 87.04.0 (1)Northscore 59
Costa Rica Don Joel by Zoka Coffee
Origin
CR
Producer
Don Joel
Farm / Co-op
Process
Washed
Altitude
1600–1600 m
Varietals
villa_sarchi
Harvest
Weight
340g
Bag price
$25.00
Price / oz
$2.08/oz
Brew

As cupped

mango · peach · melon

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Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

59

Moderate confidence

Confidence70% coverage / 3 of 4 signals

Enough source signal for comparison, but not every source family is present. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.

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  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 29% weight
  • Sensory average
    Mean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
    70/ 36% weight
  • SCA grade
    Roaster-published cupping score
    35/ 36% weight

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Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Zoka Coffee is recognized as a Seattle-based roaster with a local presence. Community feedback is limited but positive, with users specifically noting enjoyment of their Columbia roast in a Chemex and their Paladino blend for espresso. There is also minor recognition of the brand appearing on vintage espresso cups.

Seattle-based roastersolid espresso blendsgood for manual brewinglimited online discussion
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