Kenya - Karatu - AB
Washed68Noted
- Origin
- Kiambu, KE
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- Various smallholder producers
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1850–1883 m
- Varietals
- sl28
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 425g
- Bag price
- $28.00
- Price / oz
- $1.87/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
As cupped
raisin · berries · brown sugar
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts daily · ships in ~2d
Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.
“We roast Monday - Friday, and generally roast and ship your order within 2 business days unless otherwise noted.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing yesterday.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
68
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 80/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Renormalized base 77.8 shrunk to 66.0 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 68.
Sensory profileestimated
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Brandywine Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100
Brandywine is widely recognized in the specialty coffee community as a go-to roaster for light, fruity, and experimental coffees. They are frequently grouped alongside other highly regarded roasters like Black & White and S&W. While one user recently expressed frustration regarding under-roasted profiles in a few specific bags, the overwhelming majority of mentions are positive, highlighting their consistent quality and ability to deliver exceptional coffee experiences.
light and fruity profilesfrequent recommendation for 'funky' coffeeshighly regarded among enthusiastsconsistent quality over timeoccasional concerns about pricing/shipping costs
Threads cited (10)
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Press · Sprudge
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On YouTube
2 videos · 4k combined views
Brandywine Coffee Roasters has 1 video on their channel; 1 video comes from outside reviewers (Fellow).
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