Ethiopia | Chelbesa One
Washed
Cherrybook Index
51sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.83/oz$25.00 for 250g
this lot $2.83$1.66$2.68
Typical band for this profile $1.66 to $2.68 (Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced above the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
peach jam · jasmine · limeade · sweet orange
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
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
- Yirgacheffe, ET
- Producer
- SNAP Coffee
- Farm / Co-op
- Chelbesa Washing Station
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1950–2200 m
- Varietals
- Kurume
- Harvest
- 2026
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- $25.00
- Price / oz
- $2.83/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.
$2.83/oz
typically $1.66 to $2.68
Where it sits
56 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock
typical band this lot
86th percentile of 56 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- High altitude (2080 m)×1.08
- Washed process×0.96
At 250 g, this bag runs about 2% more per ounce than a typical 306 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.
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
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
51
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 56.5 shrunk to 53.8 + bonuses = 51.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 50/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +-3Stale-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 ILSE Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Polarizing· sentiment 50/100
ILSE Coffee is included in catalog projects tracking specialty roasters, varietals, and pricing comparisons across multiple threads. One thread discusses a bag of Colombia Luis Robinson Cuellar Gesha priced at $27.00 for 250g. Another thread mentions receiving two bags described as having roast defects tasting of raw wood. A separate thread reviews Ethiopia Banko Gotiti, noting flavors of lemongrass, citrus, wood, and a subtle yellow fruit, describing it overall as good while having had better washed Ethiopians.
catalog projectpricingroast defectstasting notes
Threads cited (6)
- r/pourover · 136↑ · Coffees by Varietal & Varietal Family (40 roasters, 485 products)
…e, Equator, Five Petal Coffee, Flower Child, Frequent, George Howell, Goshen Coffee, H&S Coffee Roasters, Heart Roasters, HEX Coffee Roasters, Hydrangea, Ilse, JBC, Kafiex Roasters, Klatch, Lennys Lab, Little Waves, Metric Coffee, Moonwake, Onyx, Partners Coffee, Passenger, PERC, Prodigal, Red Rooster, Regalia, S&W, S
- r/pourover · 73↑ · "Which roasters never miss?" post - rough response summary
…2| |Scenery|1|2| |Shoelace|1|2| |Black Oak|1|1| |Ceto|1|1| |Coffeeworks|1|1| |Color|1|1| |Dune|1|1| |Flowerchild|1|1| |Goldenstate|1|1| |Hayb|1|1| |Heart Coffee Roasters|1|1| |Ilse|1|1| |JBC|1|1| |Libertario Roasters|1|1| |Mirror|1|1| |Olympia Coffee Roasters|1|1| |Promethium|1|1| |Regalia|1|1| |Revel|1|1| |Strait|1|1
- r/pourover · 71↑ · Coffees by Varietal & Varietal Family, updated (85 roasters, 1101 products)
…Coffee, Flower Child, Frequent, Friedhats Coffee, George Howell, GLITCH, Goshen Coffee, Gracenote, H&S, Hatch Coffee, Heart Roasters, HEX, Hydrangea, Ilse, JBC, Kafiex Roasters, Klatch, La Cabra (US), Leaves Coffee, Lenny's Lab, Little Waves, Little Wolf, Luna Coffee, Mad Lab Coffee, Manhattan Coffee, Metric Coffee, M
- r/pourover · 19↑ · La Pradera Gesha - 5 different roaster prices
…| |[flower child coffee](https://flowerchildcoffee.com/products/robinson-luis)|250|$30.00|$12.00| |[prodigal coffee](https://getprodigal.com/products/finca-la-pradera-geisha)|250|$29.00|$11.60| |[ilse coffee](https://ilsecoffee.com/collections/all-products/products/colombia-luis-robinson-cuellar-gesha)|250|$27.00|$10.
- r/pourover · 5↑ · Roast defects - how often does it happen?
…aw wood. It would be only one bag of the batch and the other ones from the same roaster were delicious. In the last 2 months this happened with: * 2 bags of Ilse (one bought, one subscription) * 1 bag of La Cabra * 1 bag of Rogue Wave In the years of ordering coffee, I’ve never had this happen with coffees from Regali
- r/pourover · 3↑ · Coffee discussion
Ethiopia Banko Gotiti by [Ilse](https://ilsecoffee.com/) \- The roaster notes peach rings, lemongrass, tropical citrus. I get what they're describing as lemongrass. Citrus and wood. The yellow fruit comes on the back end but I would describe it more as nectarine than peach. You know how nectarines look like peaches but
On YouTube
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