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Ethiopia Guji Shakiso Natural

NaturalLight65Cherry's Index

Cup profile

wild blueberries · dates · peach · florals · cocoa structure

  • Fruit
  • Floral
  • Cocoa and nut
Ethiopia Guji Shakiso Natural by Backyard Beans Coffee
Producer
Biru Bekele
Farm / Co-op
Process
Natural
Altitude
1765–1765 m
Varietals
heirloom
Harvest
Weight
354g
Bag price
$22.00
Price / oz
$1.76/oz
Brew

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing 5 days ago.

Price contextmodeled

What this profile typically sells for across the catalog.

$1.76/oz

typically $1.44 to $2.35

Where it sits

254 Ethiopia natural lots in stock

typical band this lot

31st percentile of 254 Ethiopia natural lots in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.86
  • Light roast×1.05
  • Natural process×1.04
How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with this exact profile 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 lot in the comparison class, so it moves as the catalog does. 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.

Cherry's Index

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

65

Noted

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 72.7 shrunk to 63.0 + bonuses = 65.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    72/ 78% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

Tasting flight

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Backyard Beans Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 72/100

Backyard Beans Coffee is recognized by Reddit users in the greater Philadelphia area as an accessible local third-wave roaster. They participate directly in community discussions, recommending specific offerings like their Peru and Ethiopia single origins for pour-over brewing. Users view them favorably as part of the regional specialty coffee landscape alongside peers like ReAnimator and Burlap & Bean.

local Philly roasteraccessible fresh coffeeengages on Redditsingle-origin offerings
Threads cited (2)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

5 videos · 25k combined views

5 videos from Backyard Beans Coffee's own channel.

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