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Black & White Coffee Roasters

Hambela Natural - EA Decaf

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Hambela Natural - EA Decaf by Black & White Coffee Roasters
Origin
Guji, ET
Producer
Farm / Co-op
Process
Natural
Altitude
2000–2000 m
Varietals
heirloom
Harvest
Weight
354g
Bag price
$26.00
Price / oz
$2.08/oz
Brew

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

As cupped

red cherry · peach · molasses · milk_chocolate

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing 14 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

83

Strong

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
    90/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    90/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    60/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2

Renormalized base 85.5 shrunk to 79.3 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 83.

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About Black & White Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100

Black & White is widely regarded as a go-to roaster for enthusiasts seeking experimental, fruit-forward, and co-fermented coffees. Users frequently praise the accuracy of their tasting notes and consider them a benchmark for "funky" light roasts. They are consistently recommended alongside other top-tier roasters in the specialty coffee community.

accurate tasting notesspecializes in experimental/co-fermentsfruit-forward profilesfrequent repeat purchasesbenchmark for funky light roasts
Threads cited (4)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

8 videos · 78k combined views

Outside coverage describes Black and White Coffee Roasters as a highly organized and efficient production facility. Reviewers emphasize their commitment to maintaining a large, diverse inventory of green coffee to support constant experimentation. The roastery is noted for its linear workflow and a collaborative culture that bridges the gap between production and the front of house.

Linear production workflowExtensive green coffee inventory managementStrategic use of freezing for quality preservationCollaborative front and back of house cultureHigh volume experimentation capacity

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