Ethiopia Suke Quto
Washed
Cherrybook Index
63sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.00/oz$24.00 for 340g
this lot $2.00$1.41$2.28
Typical band for this profile $1.41 to $2.28 (Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock). Where it sits
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Guji, Ethiopia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file) 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
apricot · milk chocolate · caramel · bancha · meyer lemon · bergamot
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- Cocoa and nut
- 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
- Guji, ET
- Producer
- Tesfaye Bekele
- Farm / Co-op
- Suke Quto
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1900–2200 m
- Varietals
- Heirloom
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $24.00
- Price / oz
- $2.00/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.
$2.00/oz
typically $1.41 to $2.28
Where it sits
57 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock
typical band this lot
35th percentile of 57 Ethiopia washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; roast unlisted in stock right now.
What moves this price
cheaper×1.00pricier
- High altitude (2050 m)×1.08
- Roaster brand and sourcing×0.94
- Washed process×0.96
- Certified organic×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.
Not listed by the roaster: roast level
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
63
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 73.3 shrunk to 63.4 = 63.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 70/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Speckled Ax
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100
Two Reddit threads are positive about Speckled Ax, with one freshness caveat. A brewer called the Birddog coffee awesome but said its flavor seemed to fade around two and a half weeks after roast. In a Portland discussion, a recent visitor praised the staff and coffee and said the bags tasted as good from their home machine as they had in the shop.
Birddog flavor and freshnessstaff and cafe experienceat-home cup consistency
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 8↑ · Portland Maine Roaster’s
Portland Maine Roaster’s Thoughts on Speckled Ax, Tandem coffee, Coffee by Design, any other comments or experiences with them Just had speckled axe last week and took home a couple of bags. Great staff, even better coffee. Strange observation, but it tastes just as good coming out of my machine as it did at the store
- r/espresso · 3↑ · Beans losing flavor too fast…
...ng my Bambino Plus and I continue to aim for 18g in, 36g out in 30 seconds. Using the Saint Anthony PF double basket, single wall. Any ideas? I could swap to the IMS which I haven’t been a huge fan of for fresh beans tbh. Medium roast. This happened with Speckled Ax Birddog (which is awesome btw) and Red Bird Espres