Ethiopia Sidama Tamiru Alo Berry "Under Screen"
Natural80Cherry's Index
Cup profile
grape · red wine · chocolate · long after · clean cup
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
- Unclassified
- Origin
- Sidama, ET
- Producer
- Tamiru Tadesse
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 2380–2480 m
- Varietals
- 74165
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 160g
- Bag price
- $29.00
- Price / oz
- $5.14/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
80
Strong
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 95/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 86.5 shrunk to 80.1 at 83% confidence = 80.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Glitch Coffee & Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Glitch Coffee & Roasters is widely recognized as a premier destination in the Japanese specialty coffee scene, frequently mentioned alongside other top-tier roasters like Apollon's Gold and Kurasu. They maintain a strong international presence, often appearing at major coffee festivals and being sought out by enthusiasts traveling to Tokyo. While their main shops are noted for a specific, sometimes "dark-ish" aesthetic, they are highly regarded for the quality of their beans, with some users finding their flavor profiles difficult to replicate with US-based roasters.
top-tier Japanese roastermust-visit Tokyo destinationhigh-quality beansfrequent festival presencedistinctive shop atmosphere
Threads cited (10)
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- r/espresso · 36↑ · Closest brand to Glitch coffee beans in the US?
On YouTube
1 video · 75k combined views
Reviewers and coffee journalists describe Glitch Coffee and Roasters as a trailblazing Tokyo specialty coffee destination known for extreme light roasts and unconventional methods. Outside coverage emphasizes founder Kiyokazu Suzuki and his team's obsessive dedication to challenging industry norms, demonstrated through direct farm relationships and meticulous extraction practices. Observers frequently highlight their distinct bean categorization system, which spans traditional, innovative fermentation techniques, and rare micro-lots.
Extreme light roast specializationChallenging conventional roasting methodsDirect farmer relationships and fair sourcingBean categorization into traditional, innovation, and hard to findPassionate and detail-oriented barista team
Coverage from others