Burundi Ngozi Nkanda
WashedLightNorthscore 74

- 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
- 80/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 70/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Renormalized base 75.5 shrunk to 71.0 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 74.
Sensory profileestimated
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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 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.
accessible local roasterreliable espresso blendsgrocery store availability concernsoccasional polarizing flavor profiles
Threads cited (10)
- r/pourover · 413↑ · First time at Leaves Coffee, Tokyo. The precision is insane!
- r/pourover · 294↑ · Would this be a good kettle for pour over?
- r/Coffee · 221↑ · Beanboozled? Roaster took my money but never shipped
- r/espresso · 206↑ · Rootbeer Espresso. Come at me.
- r/pourover · 196↑ · This is a banger
- r/pourover · 173↑ · Comprehensive review of Japanese roasters from a resident
- r/Coffee · 156↑ · Guide to specialty coffee in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- r/Coffee · 131↑ · How long after roast date are you willing to buy coffee?
- r/espresso · 105↑ · The God shot
- r/Coffee · 74↑ · Any ever have a weird mushroomy/truffly/oniony/savory taste in coffee?
Press · Sprudge
- Ethiopia Seeks UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Status For The Coffee Ceremony2026-03-12·sprudge
It’s one of the oldest coffee traditions in the world.
- FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective Acquires Ceremony Coffee Roasters2024-10-30·sprudge
FairWave has expanded eastward.
On YouTube
8 videos · 74k combined views
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