Ethiopia Shoondhisa
NaturalLight
Cherrybook Index
71Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.40/oz$28.75 for 340g
this lot $2.40$1.72$2.78
Typical band for this profile $1.72 to $2.78 (Ethiopia natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Guji, 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
strawberry · cocoa · milk tea
- Fruit
- Floral
- Cocoa and nut
Open the flavor wheel
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
- Ture Waji
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 2150 m
- Harvest
- 2026
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $28.75
- Price / oz
- $2.40/oz
- Brew
- —
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.
$2.40/oz
typically $1.72 to $2.78
Where it sits
36 Ethiopia natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock
typical band this lot
89th percentile of 36 Ethiopia natural single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- High altitude (2150 m)×1.08
- Light roast×1.06
- Natural process×1.04
- Roaster brand and sourcing×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.
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
- 91/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
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
Threads cited (2)
- r/espresso · 8↑ · First Niche pull. Excellent roast from Small Planes
First Niche pull. Excellent roast from Small Planes
- r/Coffee · 3↑ · Peregrine coffee in DC has switched entirely to Small Planes roaster. No longer serving co
Just an FYI because I was continuing my coffee/tea tour of DC today based on some old posts on /r/coffee reccing places. I enjoyed the Small Planes Arboretum espresso blend. Extremely syrupy and sweet. Bought a bag for home use. Next on my list is Swings. They distribute in Baltimore so their 4 Mile espresso is my main