Ethiopia Esayas Beriso Buku Sayisa
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About this coffee
ONE OF THE COFFEES OF THE YEAR
Brian Quan
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From Brian Quan, discussing Ethiopia Esayas Beriso Buku Sayisa:
“Finka Sofia in all of the Panama Geishas that I have tasted is the most, especially of the naturals, is the most blueberry and strawberry tasting coffee you will ever taste.”
“The natural of this coffee is generally super clean. ... Sey did a release of three Finka Sofias. I have two of them here, but one of them is the natural.”
Tasting notes mentioned: blueberry · strawberry · floral
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Cherrybook Index
65Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.83/oz$25.00 for 250g
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Guji, Ethiopia, indexed 65 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 46 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
peach rings · raspberry · white tea
- 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
- Guji, ET
- Producer
- Esayas Beriso
- Farm / Co-op
- Buku Sayisa
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 2350 m
- Varietals
- Heirloom
- Harvest
- 2026
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- $25.00
- Price / oz
- $2.83/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
65
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 75.3 shrunk to 64.5 = 65.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 74/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Sey Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 74/100
Two live Reddit sources present SEY positively, with qualifications. A detailed brewer found one rested coffee fruity, juicy, delicious, and special, but said it was not always easy to brew and reported inconsistent cafe pourovers. Another commenter describes SEY beans as well roasted, without burnt or toasty flavors, and says they keep well.
fruit-forward after restingdial-in sensitivitywell-roasted beanslasting freshness
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 44↑ · Sey Coffee- part 2!
I posted about Sey Coffee a few months ago and got lots of feedback- "Why is there so much disagreement about Sey? They're considered one of the best US roasters; but a bunch of people say their coffee is under- developed, tastes like hay, hard to brew, etc". I'm on my second bag now-José Arcadio Caro- which got great.
- r/pourover · 10↑ · Atmosed beans seem to be aging faster than they should .. Am I missing something?
I realize this may well be true. I drink a lot of Sey as well. What is the longest you have kept Sey beans going? After roast / after open? Have you ever kept them long enough that you’ve decided they’re “dead” and you throw them out? What was that date? I wonder if Sey beans are a weird subject for this experiment (my