Ethiopia Shakiso

Name: Ethiopia Shakiso
Brand: Cat & Cloud Coffee
SKU: cat-cloud-ethiopia-shakiso-1
Price: 23.70 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

WashedLight

Cherrybook Index

71Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$2.15/oz$23.70 for 312g

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Catalog summary

A washed lot from Guji, Ethiopia, indexed 71 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 181 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

white peach · lemon bar · jasmine · creamy · buttery · tea-like florality

Fruit
Citrus
Floral

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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: Guji, ET
Producer: Various Smallholding Producers
Farm / Co-op: —
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1600–2200 m
Varietals: Heirloom
Harvest: —
Weight: 312g
Bag price: $23.70
Price / oz: $2.15/oz
Brew: filter, espresso, immersion

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

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

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 86.0 shrunk to 70.7 = 71.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

Reddit sentiment
Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
89/ 78% weight
Roaster transparency
Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
75/ 22% weight

Sensory profile

Body: 4
Sweetness: 4
Balance: 4

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About Cat & Cloud Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 89/100

Three independent Reddit threads give Cat & Cloud a strongly favorable picture. Drinkers praised an intensely berry-forward Ethiopia, improving flavor from The Answer, and included the roaster among choices they enjoy.

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Threads cited (3)

r/Coffee · 246↑ · Recommendations for VERY fruity beans?
I just finished a bag of Cat and Cloud’s Ethiopia Kercha Natural, and found it to be intensely berry flavored—no subtlety at all, it was great for introducing family to black coffee that doesn’t taste like how they expect coffee to taste (burned and bitter). I also agree with the recommendation for Happy Mug’s Ethiopia
r/espresso · 193↑ · First latte with Cat and Cloud The Answer
First latte with Cat and Cloud The Answer Really enjoying it. Beans were too fresh when I first got them but now they are really starting to taste great
r/pourover · 51↑ · The REAL Top 50 Roasters of 2023 List
Ruby, Cat & Cloud, Coava, Sightglass, Velton's...a few that I enjoy.