Decaf Ethiopia Abdo Aba Mecha
66Cherry's IndexDecaf
Cup profile
orange · plum · milk_chocolate
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
- Origin
- Jimma Zone, ET
- Producer
- Abdo Aba Mecha
- Farm / Co-op
- Abdo Aba Mecha
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- 1900–2100 m
- Varietals
- other
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 272g
- Bag price
- $25.00
- Price / oz
- $2.61/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
66
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
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. 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.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 75/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Roast Magazine Roaster of the YearThis roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
Renormalized base 73.9 shrunk to 63.8 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 66.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 3
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Kickapoo Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Kickapoo Coffee Roasters is appreciated by community members for their light roasts, fruit-forward single origins (such as their Ethiopian offerings and the Muungano Congo), and offerings like their Supernova dark roast. While one user found a specific Colombian single origin too acidic, others praise their jammy flavor profiles and quality beans recommended by baristas. They maintain a solid, positive reputation as a specialty roaster worth trying.
fruit-forward light roastssingle originsjammy flavor profilesWisconsin roaster
Threads cited (10)
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On YouTube
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