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Ethiopian Sidamo - Alchemy Coffee

Washed74Noted
Ethiopian Sidamo - Alchemy Coffee by Alchemy Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
1600–2100 m
Varietals
heirloom
Harvest
2024
Weight
250g
Bag price
EUR 14.50
Price / oz
$1.91/oz
Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

As cupped

blueberry · vanilla · floral

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 20 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

74

Noted

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    75/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-0

Renormalized base 79.7 shrunk to 74.5 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 74.

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About Alchemy Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Alchemy Coffee (and the "Alchemy" series by George Howell) is consistently regarded as a high-quality, reputable name in the coffee community. Users mention them as a benchmark for quality, whether as a destination cafe in cities like Cork or Sydney, or as a premium roaster whose beans are sought after for home espresso. There are no negative threads or complaints regarding their quality or service.

high-quality beansreputable cafe destinationbenchmark for home espressopremium roaster status
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On YouTube

2 videos · 13k combined views

Outside coverage characterizes Alchemy Coffee as a multifaceted London business. Reviewers note that the company operates across three distinct sectors: event services, coffee roasting, and a dedicated cafe location. The brand is recognized for maintaining a focused menu that highlights two signature blends alongside a rotating selection of single-origin filter coffees.

Multifaceted business modelLondon based operationsEvent services integrationSignature Opus and Elixir blendsSt Pauls cafe presence

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