Tidewater Sunrise
Ethiopia Limu Gr2
WashedMedium-Light★ 4.8 (23)
Cherrybook Index
68Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.67/oz$19.99 for 340g
this lot $1.67$1.24$1.98
Typical band for this profile $1.24 to $1.98 (Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Buyers
★ 4.8from 23 on-shop ratings
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Limu, Ethiopia, indexed 68 on preliminary evidence and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Roaster’s notes
black tea · citrus · floral
- 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
- Limu, ET
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1100–1800 m
- Varietals
- Heirloom
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $19.99
- Price / oz
- $1.67/oz
- Brew
- espresso, filter, immersion, cold_brew
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.
$1.67/oz
typically $1.24 to $1.98
Where it sits
53 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
9th percentile of 53 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×0.80
- Washed process×0.95
- Other listed varieties×0.96
At 340 g, this bag runs about 2% less per ounce than a typical 287 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.
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.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
68
Noted
Preliminary
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50; read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 35% 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 13% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 76.3 shrunk to 73.0 + bonuses = 68.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Cherrybook ratings
- 95/ 34% weightOn-shop ratingsPublic product-page ratings; current supported sources only
- 70/ 51% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 55/ 14% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profile
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
Comps & alternatives
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On-shop ratings · this coffee
4.8/ 5· 23 public ratings on Commonwealth Joe’s product page
via judgemePublic aggregate shown on this lot’s page on Commonwealth Joe’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.
How ratings count toward the Index
To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.
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About Commonwealth Joe
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100
Two Reddit contributors express favorable but qualified views of Commonwealth Joe. One says they are enjoying its Yirgacheffe, though it does not match a different Ethiopian coffee they were waiting for. Another says they enjoy Commonwealth Joe while making clear that a different DC-area roaster is their first choice.
YirgacheffeDC-area roasterqualified enjoyment
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 30↑ · When are Ethiopian coffees coming back to counter culture and other roasters?
...tting anxious waiting for Banko Gotitit to come back. I have not seen it for months. Same with Idido. All the websites I look at say coffee is done being harvested in Ethiopia in February. I am enjoying the commonwealth joe yirgacheffe right now but it's not the same as the counter culture stuff. Anyone know what's
- r/Coffee · 20↑ · DC area roasters like Swing's, Vigilante & Ceremony
Vigilante far and away. I've been brewing their beans almost three years now and haven't really disappointed me yet. I also like how they date their bags. It seems like other roasters are moving away from this and it's frustrating. I also enjoy Commonwealth Joe's and Ceremony. Zeke's telltale dark is solid too.
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterBrand film
Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters - Nitro Cold Brew
SkipperFilms: Video Production Washington DC / Northern VA / MD · 4.9K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Commonwealth Joe; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video profiles Commonwealth Joe, a roaster focused on providing nitro cold brew to office environments. It highlights their mission to improve office coffee quality and their process of delivering and maintaining nitro cold brew setups for businesses.
Inside this video
From SkipperFilms: Video Production Washington DC / Northern VA / MD:
“We've made it our mission at Commonwealth Joe to reinvent office coffee with nitro cold brew.”
“It has an inherent sweetness to it that's brought out through the cold brewing process. It's very different than iced coffee.”
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