Ethiopia Buku Sayasa
Natural68Cherry's Index
Cup profile
mulberry · sweet cream · watermelon · rosehip
- Fruit
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Guji, ET
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1900–2300 m
- Varietals
- heirloom
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $0.00
- Price / oz
- —
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
68
Noted
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.
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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 75/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 72/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 71.8 shrunk to 68.0 at 83% confidence = 68.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Middle State Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 72/100
Middle State Coffee appears in discussions in connection with local gear purchases and espresso dialing (such as their Julio Olaya offering). In the threads, a customer notes that the staff was kind and helpful when exchanging a defective scale. Overall, the roaster is mentioned positively or neutrally in passing without any direct criticism of their coffee or service.
espresso beanslocal shop supportgear exchange
On YouTube
1 video · 1k combined views
Coverage of Middle State Coffee features an interview with founder Jay, highlighting the roaster's roots in the Denver coffee community. The discussion touches on the broader trend of baristas launching independent roasting operations. Outside perspectives emphasize personal philosophies on sourcing and the rewarding nature of small business ownership in specialty coffee.
Denver coffee scene rootsBarista turned roaster trajectoryIndependent business philosophyPersonal approach to sourcing
Coverage from others