Standard Espresso - Espresso
Natural
Cherrybook Index
69Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.17/ozCAD 21.00 for 360g
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Catalog summary
A natural lot from Cerrado, Brazil, indexed 69 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 37 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
chocolate · hazelnut · stone fruits
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
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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
- Cerrado, BR
- Producer
- Ethica
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 360g
- Bag price
- CAD 21.00
- Price / oz
- US$1.17/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
69
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 82.7 shrunk to 68.8 = 69.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 89/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 2
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 3
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Ethica Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 89/100
Three independent Reddit threads give Ethica Coffee a strongly favorable picture. Drinkers enjoyed its Kenyan subscription coffee, described its beans as unusually distinctive, and favored Ethica among several Ontario roasters.
Kenyan coffeedistinctive flavorsOntario roaster
Threads cited (3)
- r/pourover · 168↑ · Same Kenyan Beans, Different Roasters
Currently drinking the Ethica Kenya as a part of my monthly subscription from them and enjoying it! I got the black tea notes from it for sure
- r/Coffee · 21↑ · Any Recommendations of wildly different tasting coffees.
...coffee. I've been mainly getting whole beans from the grocery store and it usually tastes about the same. I am from Canada (near Toronto), and got some beans from Ethica Roasters and it just tasted like something I've never had before. I was wondering, what are some good beans I can buy online that showcase complete
- r/pourover · 10↑ · Good Ontario/Canada coffee roaster for pour over?
...ver or espresso, or both? For example, I read through hale's website and found they are majorly targeting espresso. More real store examples: I tried hatch, ethica and social coffee&tea, like them a lot, especially ethica. I tried quite a few beans from pilot, however, feel it's more espresso alike targeting. The mo
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From the roasterDay in the life
A Day in the Life of a Coffee Roaster | ASMR 4K
ETHICA COFFEE ROASTERS · 101.7K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Ethica Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
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This video provides an ASMR-style look at the roasting process at Ethica Coffee Roasters. It captures the sounds and visuals of the daily workflow, including bean handling, roasting, and quality control.
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From ETHICA COFFEE ROASTERS:
“We will keep it like this. End before the crack but keep the tannins in there.”
“That's right. Yeah. Go to three, okay, even to one. Okay, we'll leave it a bit higher. Okay.”
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