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The Coffee Collective

Bekele — Espresso

Natural

Cherrybook Index

52sparse

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

Price position

—DKK 0.00 for 8.8 lb

Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.

Catalog summary

A natural lot from Ethiopia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 0 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

red strawberries · wine gums · melon · bergamot

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
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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.

Bekele — Espresso by The Coffee Collective
Origin
Ethiopia
Producer
Bekele
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Natural
Altitude
—
Varietals
—
Harvest
—
Weight
8.8 lb
Bag price
DKK 0.00
Price / oz
—
Brew
espresso

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

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 0 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

52

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 48.9 shrunk to 49.4 + bonuses = 52.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    50/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    45/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About The Coffee Collective

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 50/100

One thread lists The Coffee Collective among roasters available on Kofio for pour over. Another commenter mentions their Kenya Kieni offering as a classic washed Kenyan containing Batian, Ruiru, and SL varieties.

pour overKenya Kieni
Threads cited (2)
  • r/pourover · 9↑ · Best roasters to try from Kofio?

    …ious which ones you would recommend most for pour over. These are the roasters currently listed there: DAK Coffee Roasters (this one is known for me) The naughty dog The Coffee Collective Tim Wendelboe People Possession Father’s Coffee Roastery Friedhats Coffee Doubleshot Coffea Circulor Nordbeans Fiftybeans Beansmith

  • r/pourover · 3↑ · Coffee discussion

    …his coffee but it was just a bit subtle. Was brewing 95c, 2 pour hybrid switch recipe, 5.2 on zp6, 13:200. [**Kieni**](https://www.kofio.co/coffee/kenya-kieni-the-coffee-collective/15462) \- This is a classic (*the* classic, by some accounts) washed Kenyan from Coffee Collective, containing Batian, Ruiru, and SLs. Roa

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

7 videos

About the roasterBrew guide

Coffee Collective Brew Guide | Kalita

Coffee Collective · 10.2K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This video covers The Coffee Collective; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

This video is a detailed brew tutorial for the Kalita Wave, presented by Klaus from The Coffee Collective. He demonstrates their specific brewing technique, including the importance of rinsing the filter, the bloom phase, and maintaining a consistent pour to ensure even extraction.

Inside this video

From Coffee Collective:

“The Kalita wave is a wonderful Japanese pour-over method that we use across all our coffee shops.”
“One of the benefits for home brewing on the Kalita is that it has three small holes at the bottom, restricting the flow a little bit.”

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