Ethiopia Faficho Red Honey — Superbrew
Red HoneyMedium
Cherrybook Index
66Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.65/oz$28.00 for 300g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A red Honey lot from Sidama, Ethiopia, indexed 66 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 106 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
grape · jasmine · mixed berry · strawberry
- Fruit
- 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
- Sidama, ET
- Producer
- Daye Bensa
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Red Honey
- Altitude
- 2300 m
- Varietals
- Other
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- $28.00
- Price / oz
- $2.65/oz
- Brew
- filter
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
66
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 77.8 shrunk to 66.0 = 66.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 80/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Detour Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100
Four independent Reddit threads give Detour Coffee a favorable but mixed picture. Three contributors praised a four-year subscription, strong overall quality, and Punch Buggy espresso, while one buyer found a single-origin bag underwhelming and sour.
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Threads cited (4)
- r/Coffee · 106↑ · Coffee roasters in Canada?
I’ve been on a detour subscription for the past 4 years for my espresso. Never a bad bag.
- r/espresso · 21↑ · Any Canadians on here have recommendations for roasters that ship here?
Detour from Hamilton is also really good! Up there with Pilot for quality.
- r/Coffee · 15↑ · Canadian Roasters
I’ve tried Detour (local to me) 49th and Pilot and I personally prefer Detour. Have gone through a few bags of their Punch Buggy Espresso now and I enjoy every cup I make with it!
- r/Coffee · 6↑ · Is my brewing technique shit or am I just basic
...ood rating on Amazon, kicking horse coffee, and that was a pretty good improvement on what I was drinking before. Recently I bought some single orgin coffee from detour and was rather underwhelmed. It didn't taste bad but was more sour than I wanted. I tried to grind finer but that started tasting burnt. I couldn't
On YouTube
4 videos · 13k combined views
Detour Coffee Roasters has 1 video on their channel; 3 videos come from outside reviewers (Julie for Daily Tiramisu, Canada Coffee Insider, CeeKay Films).
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