Ethiopian Sidamo - Alchemy Coffee
Washed
Cherrybook Index
46sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.90/ozEUR 14.50 for 250g
this lot $1.90$1.54$2.46
Typical band for this profile $1.54 to $2.46 (Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); EUR listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Sidamo, Ethiopia, not yet indexed (1 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.
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
blueberry · vanilla · floral
- Fruit
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
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
- Sidamo, ET
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1600–2100 m
- Varietals
- Heirloom
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- EUR 14.50
- Price / oz
- US$1.90/oz
- Brew
- filter, 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.
$1.90/oz
typically $1.54 to $2.46
Where it sits
27 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); EUR listings in stock
typical band this lot
11th percentile of 27 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); EUR listings in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Washed process×0.95
- 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.
Not listed by the roaster: roast level
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
46
Sparse signal
Confidence1 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 5% 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 88% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 55.0 shrunk to 50.6 + bonuses = 46.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 55/ 100% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Alchemy Coffee
On YouTube
Watch the reviews
About this coffeeInterview
The Best Coffee Shops in London, Alchemy
Fine Dining TV
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
Alchemy Coffee is a London-based business that operates as an event company, a roastery, and a cafe. They focus on specialty coffee and offer two main blends, Opus and Elixir, alongside various single-origin filter coffees.
What the reviewer said
From Fine Dining TV, discussing Ethiopian Sidamo - Alchemy Coffee:
“Elixir is meant to be more fruity compared to Opus. It's quite funky with loads of acidity, loads of fruit notes.”
Tasting notes mentioned: fruity · acidity · fruit notes
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