Kenya Gondo
Washed
Cherrybook Index
73Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.58/ozAUD 20.00 for 250g
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Murang'a, Kenya, indexed 73 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing 3 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
finger lime · grapefruit · black currant · earl grey
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
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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
- Murang'a, KE
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- New Kiriti Farmers Cooperative Society
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1900 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- AUD 20.00
- Price / oz
- US$1.58/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
73
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 81.0 shrunk to 67.8 + bonuses = 73.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 91/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 45/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +3World Coffee Championships finalist lotThis roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Axil Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 91/100
Three independent Reddit threads give Axil Coffee a strongly favorable picture. Contributors praised its filter coffees and Gesha, reported excellent coffee and service across several visits, and enjoyed its signature Magic drink.
filter coffeeGeshaMelbourne cafe
Threads cited (3)
- r/pourover · 61↑ · This stuff is wild - Axil (Melbourne AUS) Granja Paraiso 92
Axil is one of my favourite roasters for filter coffee. I bought their limited edition Gesha last month and it was great.
- r/Coffee · 42↑ · Melbourne's "Magic" coffee.
...n. Only joking. She suggested a "Magic" coffee. I don't know exactly what is in one these but they're are a stronger than a cappuccino and taste rather noice. This all happened at Axil in Hawthorn and is also served at some other established cafe's. It's honestly my type of coffee, however, its name gets mixed react
- r/Coffee · 25↑ · Coffee drinkers of Australia, where are you buying your beans?
At work, we get coffee from Sensory Lab, and at home I get Atomica. Both are excellent. Seven Seeds is also highly recommended. I haven't ordered beans from Axil but I've had breakfast there a few times, and the coffee was excellent, as was the food and service.
Press · Sprudge
- Another Perger On The Barbie: Meet Your New Australian Barista Champ!2011-01-30·sprudge
Congratulations to Matt Perger, your newly crowned king kangaroo Australian Barista Champion for 2011! Matt works at Axil…
On YouTube
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La Marzocco KB90 In The Wild / Axil Coffee Roasters
La Marzocco · 8.1K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Axil Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
Daniel, head barista and manager at Axil Coffee Roasters, discusses transitioning their busy cafe workflow to the La Marzocco KB90 machine. He highlights the ease of use, straight-in portafilter handling, and improved cleanliness and speed during morning rush service.
Inside this video
From La Marzocco:
“The transition from the PBV to the KB90 was surprisingly simple.”
“Lots of little things that have made up such a huge difference.”
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