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Manhattan Coffee Roasters

Shyira

Rwanda

Washed

Cherrybook Index

55sparse

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

Price position

US$1.78/ozEUR 14.00 for 250g

Typical band for this profile $1.85 to $2.94 (washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); EUR listings; roast unlisted in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A washed lot from Nyabihu, Rwanda, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) and priced below 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 today.

Roaster’s notes

sweet orange · redcurrant · rooibos

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Unclassified
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.

Shyira by Manhattan Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
Muraho Trading Company
Process
Washed
Altitude
1850–2300 m
Varietals
Red bourbon
Harvest
—
Weight
250g
Bag price
EUR 14.00
Price / oz
US$1.78/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.

$1.78/oz

typically $1.85 to $2.94

Where it sits

79 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); EUR listings; roast unlisted in stock

typical band this lot

Broad comparison: 23rd percentile of 79 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); EUR listings; roast unlisted 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
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.14
  • High altitude (2080 m)×1.08
  • Washed process×0.95
  • Rwanda origin×0.96
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

55

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 63.4 shrunk to 57.7 + bonuses = 55.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    63/ 78% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-4

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Comps & alternatives

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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)

On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

1 video

About the roasterShop tour

What's Inside Manhattan Coffee Roasters' Space? A Tour with Esther Maasdam & Ben Morrow

European Coffee Trip · 14.4K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This 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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