Pepe Jijón
Ecuador
Washed
Cherrybook Index
57sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$7.09/ozEUR 55.00 for 250g
this lot $7.09$3.78$6.04
Typical band for this profile $3.78 to $6.04 (washed single-origin lots (sidra, retail bags); across markets in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Imbabura, Ecuador, 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.
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.
“Any order placed before 09:00 will be roasted, hand-packed and sent within 3 business days.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing yesterday.
Roaster’s notes
honey · yellow apple · white flowers
- Fruit
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
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
- Imbabura, EC
- Producer
- Pepe Jijon
- Farm / Co-op
- Finca Soledad
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1515 m
- Varietals
- Sidra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- EUR 55.00
- Price / oz
- US$7.09/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.
$7.09/oz
typically $3.78 to $6.04
Where it sits
15 washed single-origin lots (sidra, retail bags); across markets in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 99th percentile of 15 washed single-origin lots (sidra, retail bags); across markets in stock right now.
This group broadens origin, roast or selling market to find enough lots. It does not qualify this coffee for a value recommendation.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- Ecuador origin×1.80
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.14
- Rare variety×1.13
- Washed process×0.95
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
57
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 66.7 shrunk to 59.6 + bonuses = 57.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 63/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
- +-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 Manhattan Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 63/100
Two independent Reddit threads give Manhattan Coffee Roasters a mixed picture. One drinker called several experimental coffees amazing, while a recent local buyer found three bags merely acceptable and below the roaster's previous standard.
experimental coffeesrecent consistency concernsmixed value assessment
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 78↑ · At what point am I simply only tasting what I taste because of heavy/experimental processi
Manhattan double fermentation thermal shock are amazing. Have had the Letty, Luna, and Salma Bermudez. Highly recommend
- r/pourover · 19↑ · New beans are in, my first month has been expensive..
...ave experience with all 3. Simon Levelt: no roast date, not technically specialty coffee. This is what i would use for guests who dont appreciate coffee as much. Manhattan: As mentioned many times before in this sub, they lost their edge. I got 3 bags from them recently, and I found them to be alright, but nowhere n
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterShop tour
What's Inside Manhattan Coffee Roasters' Space? A Tour with Esther Maasdam & Ben Morrow
European Coffee Trip
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Manhattan Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video provides a tour of the Manhattan Coffee Roasters facility in Rotterdam, highlighting their transition from a smaller space to a large, production-focused roastery. It details their equipment, including their Typhoon roaster, and their approach to quality control, sourcing, and collaboration.
Inside this video
From European Coffee Trip:
“I do always say it's a factory, 'cause I think a roastery gets romanticized quite a bit when in the end of the day it is a factory with a load of machinery that are being operated.”
“The new space that we're in now is almost 980 square meters. This is including offices, but of course the biggest area is the production floor itself.”
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