Ethiopia Kayon Mountain
WashedMedium
Cherrybook Index
75Strong
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.92/oz$23.00 for 340g
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Guji, Ethiopia, indexed 75 on sparse evidence.
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Roaster’s notes
apricot · sweet cream · white peach
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
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- Origin
- Guji, ET
- Producer
- Ismael Hassen
- Farm / Co-op
- Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1900–2200 m
- Varietals
- Heirloom
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $23.00
- Price / oz
- $1.92/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
75
Strong
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 89.1 shrunk to 72.5 + bonuses = 75.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 93/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Roast Magazine Roaster of the YearThis roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
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Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 93/100
Two Reddit posters strongly praise Verve. One names it among favorite high-quality roasters; another calls Verve 1950 an absolute favorite and says all sampled Verve coffees outperformed the poster's home roasts.
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Threads cited (2)
- r/roasting · 8↑ · Procuring high-quality green beans
I have really started enjoying great coffee over the last year and want to try home roasting. My favorite roasters are Heart, Verve, Intelligentsia, George Howell, Culture, and whoever roasts for Kaffee 1668. Couple of questions: 1. How much quality is sacrificed roasting at home versus what is possible using a large c
- r/roasting · 4↑ · Help me get a better roast out of my Quest M3 with graphs!
...ted burnt/baked with less clarity 2.5/5. https://s4.postimg.org/fc27lwznx/El_Salv_Tashi_Washed_2.jpg During my tasting at the shop, I was lucky to meet Kevin from Verve coffee, and he cupped along with my samples. We cupped 3 Verve coffees. My absolute favorite of the bunch is their 1950. All of the verve coffees we
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This video is a tutorial on latte art technique by a Verve Coffee Roasters barista. It covers the mechanics of pouring, including speed, distance, and the specific motion required to create patterns.
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