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Small Planes Coffee

Ethiopia Wanja Kersa

WashedLight65Cherry's Index

Cup profile

lilac · blueberry · nectarine

  • Fruit
  • Floral
Ethiopia Wanja Kersa by Small Planes Coffee
Origin
Jimma, ET
Producer
Mike Mamo
Farm / Co-op
Atoma (Telila Site #2)
Process
Washed
Altitude
2000–2000 m
Varietals
74112
Harvest
2023
Weight
340g
Bag price
$22.00
Price / oz
$1.83/oz
Brew
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Cherry's Index

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

65

Noted

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 78% weight

Renormalized base 76.1 shrunk to 65.0 at 57% confidence = 65.

Sensory profile

Acidity
4
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
5

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

Tasting flight

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Small Planes Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Small Planes Coffee is recognized as a quality local roaster, notably featured in DC cafe rotations and espresso discussions. Users highlight offerings like their Arboretum blend, describing it as extremely syrupy and sweet. They appear positively as a specialty option alongside other well-regarded roasters.

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$1.83/oz· $22/bag

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