El Sendero — Filter
Honey
Cherrybook Index
64sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$2.01/ozCAD 25.00 for 250g
this lot $2.01$1.53$2.44
Typical band for this profile $1.53 to $2.44 (honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); across markets; roast unlisted in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A honey lot from Colombia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Save at Ethica Coffee RoastersFree local pickup at Toronto cafeFree shipping on subscriptions
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
cantaloupe · jasmine · honey
- Fruit
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
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
- Colombia
- Producer
- Andres
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Honey
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- CAD 25.00
- Price / oz
- US$2.01/oz
- Brew
- filter
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.
$2.01/oz
typically $1.53 to $2.44
Where it sits
58 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); across markets; roast unlisted in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 26th percentile of 58 honey single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); across markets; roast unlisted 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×1.07
- Honey process×1.06
- Colombia origin×1.04
- Altitude not listed×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
64
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 82.7 shrunk to 68.8 + bonuses = 64.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 89/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 22% 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
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Ethica Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 89/100
Three independent Reddit threads give Ethica Coffee a strongly favorable picture. Drinkers enjoyed its Kenyan subscription coffee, described its beans as unusually distinctive, and favored Ethica among several Ontario roasters.
Kenyan coffeedistinctive flavorsOntario roaster
Threads cited (3)
- r/pourover · 168↑ · Same Kenyan Beans, Different Roasters
Currently drinking the Ethica Kenya as a part of my monthly subscription from them and enjoying it! I got the black tea notes from it for sure
- r/Coffee · 21↑ · Any Recommendations of wildly different tasting coffees.
...coffee. I've been mainly getting whole beans from the grocery store and it usually tastes about the same. I am from Canada (near Toronto), and got some beans from Ethica Roasters and it just tasted like something I've never had before. I was wondering, what are some good beans I can buy online that showcase complete
- r/pourover · 10↑ · Good Ontario/Canada coffee roaster for pour over?
...ver or espresso, or both? For example, I read through hale's website and found they are majorly targeting espresso. More real store examples: I tried hatch, ethica and social coffee&tea, like them a lot, especially ethica. I tried quite a few beans from pilot, however, feel it's more espresso alike targeting. The mo
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Boram Um - 2023 World Barista Champion Bar Takeover at Ethica
ETHICA COFFEE ROASTERS
Watch on YouTubeWhat the reviewer said
From ETHICA COFFEE ROASTERS, discussing El Sendero — Filter:
“Today we're going to be serving some Catucai to us all that is being produced in our family farm back in Minas, south of Minas.”
“It brings nice little delicate floral notes and and very sweet and deep fruity notes.”
Tasting notes mentioned: floral · fruity · sweet
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