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Code Black Coffee

Seasonal Espresso Blend — Espresso

Natural

Cherrybook Index

60sparse

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

Price position

US$1.94/ozAUD 26.00 for 266g

Typical band for this profile $1.65 to $2.64 (natural blend lots (other named varieties, retail bags); across markets in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A natural lot from Ethiopia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.

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Roaster’s notes

raspberry · grapefruit · sugarcane · lemongrass

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Sugar and spice
  • Unclassified
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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.

Seasonal Espresso Blend — Espresso by Code Black Coffee
Origin
Ethiopia
Producer
—
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Natural
Altitude
—
Harvest
—
Weight
266g
Bag price
AUD 26.00
Price / oz
US$1.94/oz
Brew
espresso

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

Price contextmodeled

A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.

$1.94/oz

typically $1.65 to $2.64

Where it sits

28 natural blend lots (other named varieties, retail bags); across markets in stock

typical band this lot

Broad comparison: 86th percentile of 28 natural blend lots (other named varieties, retail bags); across markets in stock right now.

This group broadens origin, roast or selling market to find enough lots. It does not qualify this coffee for a value recommendation.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.10
  • Blend×0.96
  • Altitude not listed×0.97
  • Other listed varieties×0.97
How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes 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 listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. 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.

Not listed by the roaster: roast level, altitude

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

60

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 75.5 shrunk to 64.7 + bonuses = 60.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    84/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    45/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-5

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Code Black Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 84/100

Two independent Reddit threads give Code Black a favorable picture. One drinker described fruity, tea-like Ethiopian coffee, while another explicitly recommended starting a Melbourne tasting with Code Black.

Ethiopian coffeefruity tea-like notesMelbourne recommendation
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On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

4 videos

About the roasterInterview

Mastering Filter Coffee | TOM HUTCHINS of CODE BLACK!

IT'S JUST COFFEE! · 4.3K views on YouTube

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This video covers Code Black Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

This video features Tom Hutchins, the head of training at Code Black Coffee, discussing his approach to filter coffee brewing. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the coffee, the role of extraction efficiency, and the dedication required to master the final stages of brewing.

Inside this video

From IT'S JUST COFFEE!:

“You need to understand what that coffee and taste like.”
“I think when you start looking at the pros, it's that last 10% or even that last 1% that takes like a lifetime of dedication to kind of master.”

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