Ethiopian Sidamo - Alchemy Coffee
WashedCherry’s Index 75
- Origin
- Sidamo, ET
- Producer
- Ranger Coffee
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1600–2100 m
- Varietals
- heirloom
- Harvest
- 2024
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- EUR 14.50
- Price / oz
- $1.91/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
blueberry · vanilla · floral
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
75
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 70/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 79.7 shrunk to 74.5 at 83% confidence = 75.
Sensory profileestimated
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Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Alchemy Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Alchemy Coffee (and the "Alchemy" series from roasters like George Howell) is consistently viewed as a high-quality, respected name in the coffee community. Users frequently mention them as a benchmark for quality, whether they are visiting their cafes in cities like Cork or Sydney, or brewing their beans at home. There are no patterns of negative feedback; mentions are either neutral recommendations or expressions of appreciation for their product.
highly regarded roasterbenchmark for qualityfrequent cafe recommendationinnovative processing methods
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Gale and Kato's Coffee Alchemy: Is there really such a thing?
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- r/Coffee · ↑ · A question about grind
- r/espresso · ↑ · That first acceptable pull on a new bean feeling. George Howell Alchemy.
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Alchemy processing - tried it?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Traveling through Berkeley and San Francisco. Coffee recommendations?
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- r/espresso · ↑ · Curiously tried whole bean coffee from discount grocer
On YouTube
1 video · 3k combined views
Outside coverage identifies Alchemy Coffee as a multifaceted London business that balances event services with roasting and cafe operations. Reviewers note their structured approach to coffee offerings, which centers on two primary house blends alongside a rotating selection of single-origin filter options. The brand is recognized for maintaining a physical presence in central London while simultaneously operating as a broader service provider.
Multifaceted business modelLondon based operationsFocus on signature blendsEvent service integration
Alchemy Coffee
$1.91/oz· 15 EUR/bag