Brazil — Espresso
Cherrybook Index
64
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.63/ozCAD 20.00 for 250g
this lot $1.63$1.14$2.18
Typical band for this profile $1.14 to $2.18 (process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); CAD listings in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A lot from Cerrado, Brazil, not yet indexed (3 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
chocolate · hazelnut · stone fruits
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
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
- Cerrado, BR
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- CAD 20.00
- Price / oz
- US$1.63/oz
- Brew
- espresso
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.
$1.63/oz
typically $1.14 to $2.18
Where it sits
38 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); CAD listings in stock
typical band this lot
Limited listing details: 79th percentile of 38 process unlisted single-origin lots (variety unlisted, retail bags); CAD listings in stock right now.
Some variety, process or origin details are missing. This comparison does not qualify the coffee for a value recommendation.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Brazil origin×0.91
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.07
- Variety not listed×0.96
- 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.
Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.
Not listed by the roaster: process, variety, roast level, altitude
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
64
Confident
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 43% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 89/ 42% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 47% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 30/ 12% 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
Base weighted score: 68.7 + bonuses = 64
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
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
From the roasterDay in the life
A Day in the Life of a Coffee Roaster | ASMR 4K
ETHICA COFFEE ROASTERS · 101.7K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Ethica Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video provides an ASMR-style look at the roasting process at Ethica Coffee Roasters. It captures the sounds and visuals of the daily workflow, including bean handling, roasting, and quality control.
Inside this video
From ETHICA COFFEE ROASTERS:
“We will keep it like this. End before the crack but keep the tannins in there.”
“That's right. Yeah. Go to three, okay, even to one. Okay, we'll leave it a bit higher. Okay.”
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