Deviation | Espresso
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
58sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.67/oz$20.00 for 340g
this lot $1.67$1.36$2.18
Typical band for this profile $1.36 to $2.18 (Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Gedeb, Ethiopia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 6 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
bright · floral · fruity
- Fruit
- 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
- Gedeb, ET
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $20.00
- Price / oz
- $1.67/oz
- Brew
- espresso, 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.
$1.67/oz
typically $1.36 to $2.18
Where it sits
53 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
13th percentile of 53 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Roaster brand and sourcing×0.87
- Light roast×1.06
- Washed process×0.95
- Other listed varieties×0.96
At 340 g, this bag runs about 2% less per ounce than a typical 287 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: altitude
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
58
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 71.7 shrunk to 62.5 + bonuses = 58.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 75/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-5Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About La Barba Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
One thread lists La Barba Coffee among roasters associated with the Fermentation Project. Another thread author describes trying the Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado as delicious, rich, fruity, and vibrant, and calls an Ethiopia offering subtle, delicious, and a refreshing change of pace with green tea and graham cracker notes.
Fermentation ProjectHacienda La Papaya Typica MejoradoEthiopia
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 23↑ · Rosters list for The fermentation project
…oducts/the-fermentation-project) — Idaho \- \[Quills Coffee\](https://quillscoffee.com/products/james-hoffmann-fermentation-project-tasting-set) — Louisville, KY \- \[La Barba Coffee\](https://labarbacoffee.com/products/fermentation-project-collection) — Utah \- \[Brio Coffeeworks\](https://www.briocoffeeworks.com/pag
- r/pourover · 9↑ · La Barba (yes, La Barba)
I know there an incredibly popular brand that this roaster may evoke (La Cabra), but LA BARBA deserves some respect on their (very similar) name. I saw a lot of these Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado floating around different roasters. I’ve only tried these, and they were delicious (Sadly gone now. Didn’t freeze any…