Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelbesa
Expect Shortbread, Orange Blossom, and Sweet Tea from this washed lot.
Yirgacheffe, ET · Washed
LightOrange BlossomTeaCitrus+2
Well-reviewed roaster
71CBI · sparse
$2.03/oz
Roaster · Bethesda, MD
Ceremony Coffee Roasters
6 lots in stock, mostly Ethiopia, Colombia and Kenya.
- In stock
- 6
- House Index · limited data
- 70
- Freshness
- Roasts to order · ships in ~3d
OriginsEthiopiaColombiaKenyaBurundiMexico
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- April 202615 lots seen; 6 in stock now
- Origins
- 4 countriesEthiopia, Burundi, Colombia
- Process mix
- Washed 50% · Natural 33% · Honey 17%
- Price position
- In line with what its profiles predictMedian of 5 in-stock lots against the price model
- Sourcing
- 67% of lots name the producer or farm4 of 6
- Coverage
- 1 press mention · 11 editorial mentions · 3 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Their channels
- Instagram ↗Facebook ↗X ↗Linked from their own site
- Where to find them
- 6 locations, Bethesda, MD7475 Wisconsin Avenue
- Merch
- 14 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 23% · limited data
Coverage is below 50%. Available roaster-level evidence comes from Reddit. Per-lot evidence from SCA grades, Coffee Review entries, and public on-shop product ratings is limited across the catalog. With limited signal, scores are also pulled toward a neutral 50 baseline by the Cherrybook Index methodology, so lots can read flatter than the actual cup quality differences between them. The average Cherrybook Index therefore leans more heavily on roaster-level reputation than per-lot quality.
Roaster signals
Apply to every lot from this roaster.
- Reddit82/100weight 18%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 6 in-stock lots.
- SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
- Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
- On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
- Transparency75.8/1006/6 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- sprudge6/6
- editorial cluster6/6
- stale decay2/6
Base components are renormalized over whatever signals are available for each lot. SCA + Coffee Review are capped at 40% combined to keep the cupping story from dominating. Bonuses (accolades, awards, editorial coverage) and freshness decay are applied on top.
The catalog
6 in stock · 3 archived
LightGrapefruitTropical FruitCane Sugar+1
Well-reviewed roaster
70CBI · sparse
$2.50/oz
DarkBlueberryPeachJasmine
Well-reviewed roaster
70CBI · sparse
$2.46/oz
Kenya Murang'a Gondo AB
Expect Limeade, Agave, and Granny Smith Apples from this washed lot.
Murang'a, KE · Washed
LightLimePineappleApple
Well-reviewed roaster
70CBI · sparse
$2.03/oz
Colombia Paola Trujillo Sidra
Sweet Lime, Dark Chocolate, and Toasted Coconut on a washed lot.
Cauca, CO · Washed
LightLimeDark ChocolateCoconut+2
Well-reviewed roaster
69CBI · sparse
$2.38/oz
Burundi Kinyovu Peaberry Natural
Natural lot with Cherry Soda, Nectarine, and Baking Spice in the cup.
Kayanza, BI · Natural
MediumCherryNectarineSpice+1
Well-reviewed roaster
68CBI · sparse
$2.25/oz
Archived (3)
Ethiopia Mustefa Abakeno
Expect Citrus, Tropical Fruit, and Black Tea from this washed lot.
Limu, ET · Washed
LightCitrusTropical FruitBlack Tea+6
Well-reviewed roaster
71CBI · sparse
$1.80/oz
Out of stock
Colombia José Herman Salazar
Washed lot with Wildflower Honey, Cola, and Citrus in the cup.
Huila, CO · Washed
LightHoneyCitrusSpice
Well-reviewed roaster
70CBI · sparse
$2.67/oz
Out of stock
Mexico Veracruz
Washed lot with Milk Chocolate, Butterscotch, and Peanut Brittle in the cup.
Mexico · Washed
LightMilk ChocolateButterscotchPeanut
Well-reviewed roaster
67CBI · sparse
$1.72/oz
Out of stock
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 82/100
Three independent Reddit threads give Ceremony Coffee a favorable picture with roast-style caveats. Buyers called multiple bags very good and reported some exceptional cups, while noting that certain single origins can be unusually light, dense, and sensitive to brewing method.
very light roast styleexceptional cupsbrew-sensitive coffees
Threads cited (3)
- r/pourover · 12↑ · Ceremony Coffee??
I'm in Maryland/DC and continually try different roasters just for kicks, but the couple bags I've had from Ceremony have been really good. I've even liked the ones that I get at my local Giant despite them being marked with a "best by" date instead of a roast date (like most roasters, the ones you get in their own caf
- r/Coffee · 11↑ · Trouble dialing my espresso, too sour
Have you had espresso from ceremony before? I used to live in the DC area and get their beans frequently. They push the limit on what a light roast is, sometimes their single origins would be much too light for my preference. Additionally, as their beans are so lightly roasted they tend to be pretty dense, which makes.
- r/pourover · 3↑ · Ceremony Roasters
I have had some of the best cups I've ever had with ceremony. But I would recommend you use their brewing instructions bc some of their beans had different instructions than I would normally dial in. I ordered an Ethiopian from them last month and it didn't taste like much and then I saw on their website they recommend
Press · Sprudge
- FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective Acquires Ceremony Coffee Roasters2024-10-30·sprudge
FairWave has expanded eastward.
Flagship cafe
Bethesda Crescent
7475 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD
Open in maps →Flagship cafe of Ceremony Coffee Roasters in Bethesda, Maryland.
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