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49th Parallel Coffee Roasters

Tanzania Finagro Estate — Espresso

WashedMedium-Light

Cherrybook Index

55sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$1.60/oz$17.00 for 301g

Typical band for this profile $1.45 to $2.32 (washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A washed lot from Arusha, Tanzania, 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

peach · vanilla · black data · black tea

  • Fruit
  • Floral
  • 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.

Tanzania Finagro Estate — Espresso by 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Washed
Altitude
1600–1800 m
Harvest
—
Weight
301g
Bag price
$17.00
Price / oz
$1.60/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.

$1.60/oz

typically $1.45 to $2.32

Where it sits

183 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock

typical band this lot

Broad comparison: 14th percentile of 183 washed 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
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.84
  • Washed process×0.95
  • Tanzania origin×1.04
  • 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.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

55

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 58.3 shrunk to 54.8 = 55.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    55/ 78% weight

Comps & alternatives

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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

On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

5 videos

From the roasterBrew guide

49th Brew Guide: Home Espresso

49th Parallel Coffee Roasters · 9.6K views on YouTube

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This video covers 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

This video is a brew guide from 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters demonstrating how to pull a shot of espresso at home. It provides a step-by-step tutorial on equipment, dosing, and extraction, specifically using their Middle School Espresso blend.

Inside this video

From 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters:

“We're going to be using our Middle School Espresso, which is a really forgiving, easy-to-dial-in coffee.”
“You want to make sure you're using a scale to get consistent results every single time.”

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