Jose Ignacio Jijón Typica Mejorado
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
72Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$6.09/oz$43.00 for 200g
this lot $6.09$3.81$6.07
Typical band for this profile $3.81 to $6.07 (washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Loja, Ecuador, indexed 72 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
jasmine · clementine · black text
- 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
- Loja, EC
- Producer
- Jose Ignacio "Pepe" Jijón
- Farm / Co-op
- Fincas del Putushio
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 2200 m
- Varietals
- Typica mejorado
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 200g
- Bag price
- $43.00
- Price / oz
- $6.09/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
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.
$6.09/oz
typically $3.81 to $6.07
Where it sits
192 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
Broad comparison: 99th percentile of 192 washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast 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
- Ecuador origin×1.83
- High altitude (2200 m)×1.08
- Roaster brand and sourcing×1.08
- Light roast×1.06
At 200 g, this bag runs about 5% more per ounce than a typical 287 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
72
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 85.2 shrunk to 70.2 + bonuses = 72.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 88/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
Comps & alternatives
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
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.
Jose Cuellar coffeefavorite-of-year mentionCanadian roaster recommendation
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 172↑ · 2024 was a great year for coffee ☕️
.... Some of my favourite coffees of the year in no particular order (don’t have cards for all): -Sweven - Abu Gesha advanced washed -Manhattan - Luna Bermudez -Phil and Sebastian - Jose Cuellar -Hydrangea - Pepe Jijon Gesha -Coffea Circulor - Ouragan AA -Mame - Abu lot 1921 -Rogue Wave - Janson lot 194 -Sey - Cruz Lom
- r/espresso · 21↑ · Any Canadians on here have recommendations for roasters that ship here?
There are lots of great Canadian roasters and I think most of them ship their coffee. Off the top of my head: - Rogue Wave - Hatch - Angry Roaster - The Library - Phil and Sebastian and many more. All have great coffee.
Press · Sprudge
- Build-Outs Of Coffee: Phil & Sebastian In Calgary, Alberta2026-10-01·sprudge
Phil & Sebastian in Calgary, Alberta.
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterBrand film
Phil & Sebastian Coffee | The Ampersand Strikes Again
Coffee Showcase · 30K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis 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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