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Intelligentsia Coffee

Ethiopia Bishan Fugu Natural

NaturalLightSCA cup 88.0

Cherrybook Index

57

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$2.60/oz$26.00 for 283g

Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.

Catalog summary

A natural lot from Guji, Ethiopia, not yet indexed (3 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roasts to order · ships in ~3d

Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.

“signature blends, roasted to order” source ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing 127 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

raspberry · red grape · hibiscus

  • Fruit
  • Floral
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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.

Ethiopia Bishan Fugu Natural by Intelligentsia Coffee
Origin
Guji, ET
Producer
METAD
Farm / Co-op
Bishan Fugu Farmer Association
Process
Natural
Altitude
1900–2250 m
Varietals
—
Harvest
—
Weight
283g
Bag price
$26.00
Price / oz
$2.60/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

57

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 48% 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: Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    72/ 38% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    55/ 10% weight
  • SCA grade
    Roaster-published cupping score
    40/ 52% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Base weighted score: 53.6 + bonuses = 57

Sensory profile

Acidity
5
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Intelligentsia Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 72/100

Two Reddit contributions give Intelligentsia Coffee a positive but qualified picture. One commenter praised the brews at a Chicago location. A home brewer found older Intelligentsia beans good but slightly ashy when steeped too long.

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Threads cited (2)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

7 videos · 23573k combined views

Intelligentsia Coffee has 3 videos on their channel; 4 videos come from outside reviewers (Team Coco, 12 for 12, Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence), and others).

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