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Intelligentsia Coffee

Ethiopia Gesha Village Oma Natural

NaturalLight

Cherrybook Index

67Noted

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

Price position

$7.16/oz$50.00 for 198g

Typical band for this profile $3.15 to $5.08 (natural single-origin lots (gesha, retail bags); across markets; light roast in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A natural lot from Bench Maji, Ethiopia, indexed 67 on sparse evidence and priced above the typical band for its listed profile.

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 today.

Roaster’s notes

ube · strawberry · orange blossom

  • Fruit
  • Floral
  • 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.

Ethiopia Gesha Village Oma Natural by Intelligentsia Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Gesha Village Coffee Estate
Process
Natural
Altitude
1931–2040 m
Varietals
Geisha
Harvest
2025
Weight
198g
Bag price
$50.00
Price / oz
$7.16/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.

$7.16/oz

typically $3.15 to $5.08

Where it sits

22 natural single-origin lots (gesha, retail bags); across markets; light roast in stock

typical band this lot

73rd percentile of 22 natural single-origin lots (gesha, retail bags); across markets; light roast in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Gesha variety×1.60
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.07
  • Light roast×1.06
  • Natural process×1.04

At 198 g, this bag runs about 5% 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.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

67

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 73.7 shrunk to 63.6 + bonuses = 67.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    72/ 78% 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

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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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