Ethiopia - Thirteenth Sun
Washed NaturalLightNorthscore 68
- Origin
- ET
- Producer
- Smallholder Farmers
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed Natural
- Altitude
- 1920–2195 m
- Varietals
- heirloom
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 1.0 lb
- Bag price
- $19.75
- Price / oz
- $1.23/oz
- Brew
- filter
As cupped
stone fruit · floral · berries · peach · honeysuckle · jasmine · bergamot · grapefruit · lavender · vibrant red fruit · blueberry · raspberry · pineapple · guava · apricot jam
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
68
Limited signal
Confidence45% coverage / 2 of 4 signals
Treat this as a directional read until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review
- 70/ 56% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
- 65/ 44% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Sensory profileestimated
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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 Black Oak Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 65/100
Black Oak Coffee Roasters is recognized as a solid subscription option, though they do not generate significant buzz in major coffee subreddits. While some subscribers report high satisfaction with specific offerings, noting excellent results with beans like their Colombian Naranjilla, others have expressed concerns regarding roast consistency, specifically citing uneven roast appearance and unpleasant flavor profiles in certain natural process coffees. Overall, they are viewed as a reliable, if under-discussed, roaster.
reliable subscription serviceinconsistent roast quality reportedunder-discussed on Redditsome standout single origins
Threads cited (10)
- r/pourover · 253↑ · Copenhagen coffee trip report
- r/pourover · 249↑ · Do I have a problem??
- r/pourover · 45↑ · Does this look like a poor quality light roast?
- r/pourover · 22↑ · 2025, year in review.
- r/pourover · 19↑ · Small Slice of Heaven
- r/pourover · 16↑ · Current setup
- r/Coffee · 14↑ · Homemade Coffee Liqueur - filter or not
- r/Coffee · 14↑ · Every get black coffee you would think has cream in it?
- r/pourover · 8↑ · Differences in coffee & stuck brews
- r/Coffee · 7↑ · Best coffee subscription that’s no more than $17 a shipment?
On YouTube
1 video · 199k combined views
1 video from Black Oak Coffee Roasters's own channel.
From Black Oak Coffee Roasters