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Finca El Suelo Ethiopian Landrace

Washed

Cherrybook Index

68Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$3.37/oz$37.00 for 311g

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Catalog summary

A washed lot from Huila, Colombia, indexed 68 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Roaster’s notes

floral · citrus · baking spice

  • Citrus
  • Floral
  • Sugar and spice
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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.

Finca El Suelo Ethiopian Landrace by Tim Wendelboe
Origin
Huila, CO
Farm / Co-op
Finca El Suelo
Process
Washed
Altitude
1650–1700 m
Varietals
Heirloom
Harvest
—
Weight
311g
Bag price
$37.00
Price / oz
$3.37/oz
Brew
—

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

68

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 82.0 shrunk to 68.4 = 68.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    84/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    75/ 22% weight

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
2
Sweetness
3
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Tim Wendelboe

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 84/100

Two Reddit commenters describe positive experiences with Tim Wendelboe. One lists Tim Wendelboe among their favorite Norwegian roasters. Another says the available coffees are all delicious, identifies washed coffee as the characteristic style, and says honey or natural offerings remain clean.

favorite Norwegian roasterwashed coffees and clean processing
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How to make Pourover/Filter Coffee w/ Tim Wendelboe

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Cherrybook summary of the video

Tim Wendelboe demonstrates his brewing technique for both V60 and automatic filter brewers. He emphasizes the importance of coffee quality, grind size adjustment based on taste, and consistent water-to-coffee ratios.

Inside this video

From Tim Wendelboe:

“The most important ingredient that you need to think about is obviously the coffee. You cannot make good coffee without having good ingredients.”
“Normally, if the coffee taste astringent and bitter, you need to grind coarser. And if it taste watery and weak, you need to grind finer.”

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