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Ceremony Coffee Roasters

Burundi Ngozi Nkanda

WashedLightNorthscore 74
Burundi Ngozi Nkanda by Ceremony Coffee Roasters
Origin
Ngozi, BI
Producer
Farm / Co-op
Process
Washed
Altitude
2100–2100 m
Varietals
red_bourbon
Harvest
2025
Weight
363g
Bag price
$25.00
Price / oz
$1.95/oz
Brew
filter, espresso, immersion

As cupped

honeydew melon · floral · delicate · honeysuckle · tamarind · tropical fruit · oolong tea

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Roasts to order · ships in ~3d

Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.

Our coffee is roasted to order and processing times vary from 1-3 business days. source ↗

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

74

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. 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 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    80/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    70/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Renormalized base 75.5 shrunk to 71.0 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 74.

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About Ceremony Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100

Ceremony Coffee Roasters is generally regarded as a solid, reliable roaster, particularly for those in the Mid-Atlantic region. Users appreciate their accessibility, often found in local grocery stores like Whole Foods, and their "Mass Appeal" blend is frequently cited as a dependable, crowd-pleasing espresso option. While generally well-regarded, some enthusiasts have noted occasional savory or "off" flavor profiles in specific single-origin offerings, and there is the typical community concern regarding the freshness of bags found on retail shelves versus ordering directly from the roaster.

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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

8 videos · 74k combined views

8 videos cover Ceremony Coffee Roasters from reviewers SEA Fam Sounds, latteartcity, The Star, and others.

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