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Five Senses Coffee

Butegana, Intenso Yeast Natural

Anaerobic Natural / Process DetailMedium-Light

Cherrybook Index

65Noted

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

Price position

US$2.03/ozAUD 25.50 for 250g

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Catalog summary

An anaerobic Natural / Process Detail lot from Burundi, indexed 65 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 92 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

cherry · cola fizz · berry molasses

  • Fruit
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

Butegana, Intenso Yeast Natural by Five Senses Coffee
Origin
Burundi
Producer
Farm / Co-op
Process
Anaerobic Natural / Process Detail
Altitude
1612 m
Varietals
Red bourbon
Harvest
Weight
250g
Bag price
AUD 25.50
Price / oz
US$2.03/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

65

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 71.9 shrunk to 62.6 + bonuses = 65.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    78/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    50/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
4
Sweetness
5
Balance
3
Clean
3

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About Five Senses Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100

Two Reddit contributions provide positive but limited evidence for Five Senses Coffee. One brewer said an Ethiopian mixed-berry coffee produced an exceptional first V60 with striking aroma and flavor, although later cups did not reproduce it. Another commenter recommended Five Senses espresso beans and said their brother-in-law was using and enjoying them.

Ethiopian mixed-berry V60aroma and flavor variabilityespresso-bean recommendation
Threads cited (2)
  • r/Coffee · 13↑ · Just ordered my first espresso machine...

    ...grinder? Espresso is not very forgiving with grind. So you will quickly outgrow your grinder. Took me about 6 months before i was good enough that i knew the grinder was holding me back. Five senses beans roasted for espresso will suit you well. These beans are currently what my brother in law is using and he loves

  • r/Coffee · 3↑ · Fruity beans lost notes after a few days?

    ...with my pours being pretty identical every time, since I've been making 1-2 a day for the last six months. The beans are Ethiopian, from a great specialty roaster (Five Senses in Australia) and had been degassed for five days from roast. Any suggestions? I feel like I'm chasing the dragon of the best cup I've ever h

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On YouTube

1 video · 5k combined views

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Five Senses Coffee

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