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Ethiopia Kayon Mountain Farm

NaturalMedium-Light

Cherrybook Index

69Noted

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

Price position

$1.13/oz$13.50 for 340g

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Catalog summary

A natural lot from Guji, Ethiopia, indexed 69 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roasts to order · ships in ~2d

Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.

“We roast and ship our whole bean coffee to order on our online store.” source ↗

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 103 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

berry · winey · floral · lingering finish

  • 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.

Ethiopia Kayon Mountain Farm by Cuvee Coffee
Origin
Guji, ET
Farm / Co-op
Kayon Mountain Farm
Process
Natural
Altitude
1900–2200 m
Varietals
Typica
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
$13.50
Price / oz
$1.13/oz
Brew
—

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

69

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 83.1 shrunk to 69.0 = 69.

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
    80/ 22% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
3

Comps & alternatives

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Green coffee from Kayon Mountain Farm

Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Kayon Mountain Farm in Ethiopia.

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About Cuvee Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 84/100

Two Reddit posters describe positive experiences with Cuvee Coffee. One says Laguna Las Ranas made a good, full-bodied cup even in a drip machine and was eager to open another Cuvee bag. Another calls Cuvee amazing and says its local availability was one reason they wanted a subscription featuring roasters they could not buy nearby.

Laguna Las Ranasfull-bodied coffeelocal availability
Threads cited (2)
  • r/Coffee · 20↑ · Picked up some Cuvee beans in Texas last week

    So I was in Texas last week and picked up some Cuvee *Laguna Lasranas* beans, and holy cow do they make for a good cup of coffee, even in a drip machine. The full-bodied flavor was a nice deviation from the beans I had been using prior. I can't wait to break into the *Las Mingas* bag that I got, after which, the Katz *

  • r/espresso · 7↑ · Best subscription service with variety + different beans 2x a month?

    ...g every 2 weeks, and they change beans monthly, so I would get the same bag twice. I checked out trade since they been recommended a lot here, but I was disappointed to see Cuvee and other things that I can buy locally (I guess I am spoiled with local selection, Cuvee is amazing). What services do y’all suggest or u

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“I think one of the biggest challenges is realizing that we're constantly chasing, you know, quote-unquote, the perfect coffee, which obviously doesn't exist.”
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