Ethiopia Habtamu Fikadu — Filter
Washed Kurume & Wolisho
Washed
Cherrybook Index
65Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$2.31/ozCAD 28.00 for 250g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Gedeb, Ethiopia, indexed 65 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Batch roasted weekly
Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.
“Roast days are Tuesdays and Thursdays, with orders being shipped out on Wednesdays and Fridays, respectively.” source ↗
Roaster’s notes
canned peach · jasmine · candied lime · juicy & vibrant
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
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
- Gedeb, ET
- Producer
- Habtamu Fikadu Aga
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1950–2200 m
- Varietals
- Kurume
- Harvest
- 2026
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- CAD 28.00
- Price / oz
- US$2.31/oz
- Brew
- filter
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
65
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 76.3 shrunk to 65.1 = 65.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 78/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 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 Subtext Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100
Two Reddit posts provide mixed Subtext evidence. A Mejorado produced very sweet or floral cups depending on bloom temperature; a longtime fan found one reserve batch more developed and disappointing than usual.
sweet Mejoradofavorite with a disappointing batch
Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 36↑ · Bloom temperature experimentation
...and full temp blooms while keeping everything else the same, and I find that I prefer different temps for each coffee. For example, brewing a washed Abel Salinas Mejorado from Subtext, the full temp bloom produces a very brown sugar forward cup; absurdly sweet. The 60C bloom on the other hand made the cup almost per
- r/pourover · 3↑ · Subtext Reserve Beans
Just picked up the Francy Marin washed Pink Bourbon... two brews in and feeling a little disappointed. Subtext has always been a favourite but this batch seems a little more developed than usual. Anyone have the same experience?
On YouTube
2 videos · 3k combined views
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