Lilac Dream
Rooibos Tea | Nectarine | Fruit Leather
WashedLight★ 4.9 (8)· not counted
Cherrybook Index
71Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.52/oz$22.20 for 250g
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Buyers
★ 4.9from 8 on-shop ratings · not counted in the Index
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Kayanza, Burundi, indexed 71 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 116 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
rooibos tea · nectarine · fruit leather
- Fruit
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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.
- Origin
- Kayanza, BI
- Producer
- Mark Manirakiza
- Farm / Co-op
- Kibingo
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1893 m
- Varietals
- Red bourbon
- Harvest
- 2025
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- $22.20
- Price / oz
- $2.52/oz
- Brew
- filter
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
71
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 87.3 shrunk to 71.5 = 71.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 88/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Comps & alternatives
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On-shop ratings · this coffee
4.9/ 5· 8 public ratings on Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters’s product page
via judgemePublic aggregate shown on this lot’s page on Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average and count, plus a small set of recent identity-free excerpts when the provider makes them available.
How ratings count toward the Index
To count toward Cherrybook Index, an aggregate must come from a supported source, match this product, include at least 5 ratings, and have been refreshed within 90 days. Its weight is 12% for 5–24 ratings, 15% for 25–99, or 18% for 100 or more. Higher tiers require another base signal; a ratings-only lot stays at 12%.
View the product and its ratings on Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters →Not currently counted in Cherrybook Index · Refreshed May 24, 2026
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.
On YouTube
4 videos · 36k combined views
Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters has 2 videos on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (Coffee Showcase, AlbertaFoodToursInc).
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