Kenya Kathima Embu Washed
WashedMedium
Cherrybook Index
56sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.02/oz$24.25 for 340g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Embu, Kenya, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 22 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
black currant · baking spices · Biscoff cookies
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
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
- Embu, KE
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- Thambana Farmers Cooperative Society
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1600–1800 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $24.25
- Price / oz
- $2.02/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso, immersion
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
56
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 59.9 shrunk to 55.7 = 56.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 64/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 45/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Sparrow Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 64/100
Two independent Reddit threads provide limited, mixed-positive evidence for Sparrow Coffee. A visitor said the coffee was great and the shop had great ambience. A separate brewer said Sparrow's Ethiopian Dimtu Tero did not make a bad cup, but they struggled to extract as much flavor as expected from the light washed coffee.
cafe ambienceEthiopian Dimtu Teropour-over dialing
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 6↑ · a classic vanilla latte at Sparrow Coffee, Naperville Illinois.
a classic vanilla latte at Sparrow Coffee, Naperville Illinois. Absolutely, their roasterie is in the west loop and the coffee is great! The shop itself also has a great ambience.
- r/pourover · 4↑ · Ethiopian
...with a particular one that I bought last week and can’t quite get as much flavor out of as I feel like I should be able to. I have a fellow ode grinder with factory burrs, this is Sparrow’s Coffee Ethiopian Dimtu Tero coffee. I use the water between 202-204 degrees fahrenheit and have been trying settings between th
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterShop tour
Slow English Episode 1: Sparrow Coffee Naperville Tour & Review
Bensontek · 6.7K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Sparrow Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
A slow-paced English learning video takes viewers on a visual tour of Sparrow Coffee in Naperville, Illinois. The narrator highlights the bustling cafe space, menu offerings, retail merchandise, and the preparation of drinks like macchiatos and waffles.
Inside this video
From Bensontek:
“It is a restaurant, but people usually call it a coffeehouse.”
“Everything looks so good to eat.”
“The coffee smells very good and fresh.”
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