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Sam James Coffee Bar

Ethiopia Bensa — Filter

Washed

WashedDark

Cup profile

toasted pralines · cooked peach · milk chocolate · honeysuckle

  • Fruit
  • Floral
  • Cocoa and nut
Ethiopia Bensa — Filter by Sam James Coffee Bar
Producer
—
Farm / Co-op
Qunqana
Process
Washed
Altitude
1900–2500 m
Varietals
heirloom
Harvest
—
Weight
340g
Bag price
CAD 20.00
Price / oz
$1.18/oz
Brew
filter, espresso, cold_brew

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Cherry's Index

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

49

Sparse signal

Confidence5% coverage / 1 of 7 signals

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. 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.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 100% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-3

Renormalized base 65.0 shrunk to 51.9 at 13% confidence + bonuses = 49.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
3
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

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