Vista — Espresso
Ayele Tulu
Washed
Cherrybook Index
62sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
—CAD 0.00
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Sidamo, Ethiopia, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Roaster’s notes
floral · green apple · honeycomb
- Fruit
- 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.
- Origin
- Sidamo, ET
- Producer
- Local Smallholders
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 2130–2350 m
- Varietals
- Heirloom
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- —
- Bag price
- CAD 0.00
- Price / oz
- —
- Brew
- espresso, 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
62
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 75.2 shrunk to 64.5 + bonuses = 62.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 78/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +-3Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Comps & alternatives
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Timbertrain Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100
Two Reddit posts provide favorable Timbertrain signals. One ranks its cafe a close second in Vancouver; another found older Timbertrain and peer-roaster beans still flavorful and not bad.
Vancouver cafeaged-bean flavor
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 6↑ · Are "older" beans higher in caffeine, and have a more obvious flavour?
...asted coffee and started digging in my bags of beans that only have 5-10g left and drinking those. These are light roasted beans made by local roasters in Vancouver (Timbertrain, 49th Parallel), which were roasted in July, drank today via V60. I anticipate that it's likely a placebo effect, but is it normal for 2-4
- r/Coffee · 5↑ · Vancouverite newbie desperately seeking great coffee.
Adding to the votes for Luna, Modus, and Moving Coffee. Would like to add Timbertrain to the list. Revolver is hands down my fave coffee shop in the city (Timbertrain is a close second-granted I've got Harken and Prototype on my post-pandemic must try list). They don't roast their own beans but have a great rotating se
On YouTube
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About the roasterDay in the life
POV Barista Working Solo | Vancouver Timbertrain Coffee
Noms Magazine · 7.2K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Timbertrain Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video provides a POV look at a barista working a solo shift at a Timbertrain Coffee location in Vancouver. It captures the daily routine of preparing various coffee drinks for customers.
Inside this video
From Noms Magazine:
“I'm trying to not do as much movements as I usually do.”
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