Golden Hour - Ethiopian Kaffa Bitta Espresso
Single Origin Espresso
WashedMedium
Cherrybook Index
56sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.79/oz$19.00 for 301g
this lot $1.79$1.17$2.29
Typical band for this profile $1.17 to $2.29 (Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Kaffa, Ethiopia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Roaster’s notes
milk chocolate · pear · hazelnut
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
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
- Kaffa, ET
- Producer
- Asmamaw Wodemariam
- Farm / Co-op
- Bitta Farm
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1900–2050 m
- Varietals
- Other
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 301g
- Bag price
- $19.00
- Price / oz
- $1.79/oz
- Brew
- espresso
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.
$1.79/oz
typically $1.17 to $2.29
Where it sits
24 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings in stock
typical band this lot
42nd percentile of 24 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); USD listings in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×0.89
- Washed process×0.96
- Variety not listed×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.
Not listed by the roaster: variety
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
56
Sparse signal
Confidence2 of 7 signals on file
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 23% 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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 60.4 shrunk to 56.0 = 56.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 55/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 55/100
Two independent Reddit threads give 49th Parallel Coffee a mixed picture. One buyer struggled to avoid sour or bitter cups across two bags, while a repeat buyer described successful roast-specific brewing adjustments for dark and light coffees.
dial-in difficultyroast-specific brewingmixed home-brewing results
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 6↑ · Losing all faith in good coffee - need help
...ust going to copy what i posted for someone else below, maybe you have further insight. Okay, so I bought two bags of pretty fresh coffee (roasted March 24) from 49th Parallel. This is what I tried, in order: V60 and Asobu Grind 22, bitter Grind 16, sour Grind 18, sour Grind 20, bitter FP Grind 30, sour I also tried
- r/Coffee · 5↑ · Help with pour over (v60)
I buy 49th Parallel as well and I’m currently on a bag of their Ethiopian. I find their dark roasts such as French and really light roasts like their single origins require very different treatment . For the darker roasts, I 88° and a grind setting of 15 on my Virtuoso works well. For their single origin Ethiopia, I us
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