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Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters

Carmen Geisha Natural

NaturalDark

Cherrybook Index

73Noted

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

Price position

$13.32/oz$47.00 for 100g

Typical band for this profile $7.50 to $11.97 (Panama natural single-origin lots (gesha, small bags); across markets in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A natural lot from Boquete, Panama, indexed 73 on sparse evidence and priced above the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

Roaster’s notes

lilac · candied pear · white wine · passionfruit · tamarind

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Floral
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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.

Carmen Geisha Natural by Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
Carmen Estate
Process
Natural
Altitude
1900 m
Varietals
Geisha
Harvest
2024
Weight
100g
Bag price
$47.00
Price / oz
$13.32/oz
Brew
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.

$13.32/oz

typically $7.50 to $11.97

Where it sits

15 Panama natural single-origin lots (gesha, small bags); across markets in stock

typical band this lot

Broad comparison: 47th percentile of 15 Panama natural single-origin lots (gesha, small 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
  • Gesha variety×2.56
  • Panama origin×1.39
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.05
  • Dark roast×0.97

At 100 g, this bag runs about 14% more per ounce than a typical 288 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.

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.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

73

Noted

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 89.5 shrunk to 72.7 = 73.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    95/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    88/ 78% weight

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About Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 88/100

Two independent Reddit comments give Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters strongly favorable but limited evidence. One contributor named its Jose Cuellar among their favorite coffees of the year. Another included Phil & Sebastian among Canadian roasters with great coffee.

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On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

5 videos

About the roasterBrand film

Phil & Sebastian Coffee | The Ampersand Strikes Again

Coffee Showcase · 30K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This video covers Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

A reflection on the branding of Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters, focusing on their distinct ampersand logo and how the company built an identity where the symbol stands in for the name.

Inside this video

From Coffee Showcase:

“Not a lot of companies are able to shift their identity to a logo that does not include their name.”
“The ampersand strikes again.”

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