Kateshi Estate
Natural
Cherrybook Index
51sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$0.44/oz$5.67 for 363g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Northern Province, Zambia, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 122 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
anjou pear · nutmeg · dates
- Fruit
- 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
- Northern Province, ZM
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- Kateshi Estate
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 363g
- Bag price
- $5.67
- Price / oz
- $0.44/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
51
Sparse signal
Confidence1 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 5% 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 88% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 60.0 shrunk to 51.3 = 51.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 60/ 100% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
Comps & alternatives
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US$11.12/lb
at 1 lb
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Merit Coffee
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterShop tour
Merit Coffee Review (Dallas) | Hunter Pence
Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence) · 1.3K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Merit Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video features a visit to the newly opened Merit Coffee location in Dallas. It highlights the roaster's origins in San Antonio, their rebranding from Local Coffee, and their commitment to high-quality specialty coffee.
Inside this video
From Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence):
“Merit Coffee started in San Antonio, and it used to be called Local Coffee.”
“They're one of the pioneers in San Antonio for specialty coffee.”
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