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Ceremony Coffee Roasters

Kenya Maganjo AA

WashedLight67Cherry's Index

Cup profile

grapefruit · lime · cola · pomelo · orange cocktail bitters · craft cocoa · brown sugar

  • Citrus
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
Kenya Maganjo AA by Ceremony Coffee Roasters
Origin
Nyeri, KE
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
1700–1700 m
Varietals
sl28,sl34
Harvest
2025
Weight
363g
Bag price
$27.00
Price / oz
$2.11/oz
Brew
espresso, aeropress, pourover, auto_drip, french_press, cold_brew

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 63 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 63 days ago.

Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

67

Noted

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

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. 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.

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

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    85/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    72/ 78% 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 74.8 shrunk to 64.3 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 67.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
5
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
5

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

Tasting flight

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Ceremony Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 72/100

Ceremony Coffee Roasters receives positive mentions across Reddit, particularly for their cold brew and select single-origin beans, though experiences can vary. While some users praise offerings like their cold brew and the 'climate project' roast for pulling great shots, others note difficulty dialing in certain roasts or achieving desired extraction flavors for pour over. Overall, they are recognized as a solid specialty roaster with a strong local and retail presence in Maryland and surrounding areas.

Maryland local roastergreat cold brewretail presence at Whole Foodsmixed pour-over results
Threads cited (8)

Press · Sprudge

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