Yukro / Ethiopia
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Coffee Scene - Episode 5 | Denver, CO: Middle State w/ Jay
Coffee Scene · 1.1K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Middle State Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video features an interview with Jay from Middle State Coffee in Denver. The discussion covers the growth of the local coffee scene, the trend of baristas starting their own roasting companies, and the roaster's personal philosophy on sourcing and roasting coffee.
Inside this video
From Coffee Scene:
“I think it's because there's a lot of people who are becoming baristas or who once were baristas that are starting to realize with the example from other people like I can start my own company.”
“I just encourage more and more people to do their own thing to grow as a person and to to start their own companies man. It's hard work but it's so rewarding.”
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Washed
Cherrybook Index
52sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
—$0.00 for 340g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Jimma, Ethiopia, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
Roaster’s notes
stone fruit · jasmine · orange gelato · clean
- Fruit
- Citrus
- 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
- Jimma, ET
- Producer
- Various Smallholders
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1800–2200 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
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
52
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 65.0 shrunk to 51.9 = 52.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 65/ 100% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profile
- Clean
- 5
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