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Costa Rica Helsar de Zarcero

White HoneyDarkSCA cup 87.0★ 3.7 (3)· not counted

Cherrybook Index

59

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$2.17/oz$26.00 for 340g

Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.

Buyers

★ 3.7from 3 on-shop ratings · not counted in the Index

Catalog summary

A white Honey lot from Costa Rica, not yet indexed (3 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 58 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

hazelnut · ripe black cherry · rustic sweetness

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

Costa Rica Helsar de Zarcero by Zoka Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Helsar de Zarcero
Altitude
—
Varietals
Caturra
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$26.00
Price / oz
$2.17/oz
Brew
—

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

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

59

Confident

Confidence3 of 7 signals on file

Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 48% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 38% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 10% weight
  • SCA grade
    Roaster-published cupping score
    35/ 52% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Base weighted score: 56.9 + bonuses = 59

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
2
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
3

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On-shop ratings · this coffee

3.7/ 5· 3 public ratings on Zoka Coffee’s product page
via okendo

Public aggregate shown on this lot’s page on Zoka Coffee’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.

How ratings count toward the Index

To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.

View the product and its ratings on Zoka Coffee →Not currently counted in Cherrybook Index · Refreshed Jul 20, 2026

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