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Small Planes Coffee

Ethiopia Ellipse

BlendMedium-Light

Cherrybook Index

71Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$1.83/oz$22.00 for 340g

Typical band for this profile $1.39 to $2.74 (process unlisted single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A blend lot from Jimma, Ethiopia, indexed 71 on sparse evidence and priced inside 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

raspberry · sweet cream · lemon curd

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
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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.

Ethiopia Ellipse by Small Planes Coffee
Origin
Jimma, ET
Farm / Co-op
Process
Blend
Altitude
1900–2100 m
Varietals
74110
Harvest
Weight
340g
Bag price
$22.00
Price / oz
$1.83/oz
Brew
espresso, filter

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.

$1.83/oz

typically $1.39 to $2.74

Where it sits

22 process unlisted single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock

typical band this lot

46th percentile of 22 process unlisted single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • High altitude (2000 m)×1.08
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.97
  • Process not listed×0.97
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.

Some listing details are missing or have limited model coverage, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.

Not listed by the roaster: process

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 86.4 shrunk to 71.0 = 71.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    91/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 22% weight

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About Small Planes Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 91/100

Two Reddit posts praise Small Planes. One calls a roast excellent; another describes Arboretum espresso as extremely syrupy and sweet and says it prompted a bag purchase.

excellent roastsweet espresso
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