Kenya Maganjo AA
WashedLightNorthscore 80
- Origin
- Nyeri, KE
- Producer
- Peter Mbature
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- 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
As cupped
grapefruit · lime · cola · pomelo · orange cocktail bitters · craft cocoa · brown sugar
From the editors
This lot is no longer available at the roaster.
We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 0 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 0 days ago.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
80
Limited signal
Confidence45% coverage / 2 of 4 signals
Treat this as a directional read until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review
- 80/ 56% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
- 75/ 44% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Base weighted score: 77.8 + bonuses = 80
Sensory profileestimated
Flavor wheel
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 75/100
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 · Reviewers discussing Ceremony Coffee Roasters
YouTube reviewers have published 8 popular videos about Ceremony Coffee Roasters (73,854 combined views). Channels include 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 , Asher Yaron, Boon Boona Coffee and others.
- 44k views
Coffee Ceremony ☕ Relaxing Instrumental Ambience, Traditional Jebena Coffee, Study & Sleep
SEA Fam Sounds
- 7k views
From green coffee beans to Cappuccino whit Mago Maga coffee roaster
latteartcity
- 6k views
Roasting local coffee the traditional way
The Star
- 5k views
☕ Relaxing Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony | Buna Tetu☕Smooth Instrumental for Study Focus & for Deep Work
𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬
- 3k views
Coffee Truth - Early History - Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
Asher Yaron
- 3k views
Peaceful Night Coffee ☕ Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony Under the Moon | Relaxing Ambience
SEA Fam Sounds
- 3k views
East African Coffee Ceremony - Traditional
Boon Boona Coffee
- 2k views
Kean Coffee - A Conversation with Roaster Ted Vautrinot
KeanCoffee