Kenya Maganjo AA
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
72Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.11/oz$27.00 for 363g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Nyeri, Kenya, indexed 72 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
No longer available at the roaster
Last verified 108 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
grapefruit · lime · cola · pomelo · orange cocktail bitters · craft cocoa · brown sugar
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.
- Origin
- Nyeri, KE
- Producer
- Peter Mbature
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1700 m
- 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 108 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
72
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence2 of 7 signals on file
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. This coffee has 23% of the signal universe on file. 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.
The math on file: renormalized base 82.7 shrunk to 68.8 + bonuses = 72.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 82/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Ceremony Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 82/100
Three independent Reddit threads give Ceremony Coffee a favorable picture with roast-style caveats. Buyers called multiple bags very good and reported some exceptional cups, while noting that certain single origins can be unusually light, dense, and sensitive to brewing method.
very light roast styleexceptional cupsbrew-sensitive coffees
Threads cited (3)
- r/pourover · 12↑ · Ceremony Coffee??
I'm in Maryland/DC and continually try different roasters just for kicks, but the couple bags I've had from Ceremony have been really good. I've even liked the ones that I get at my local Giant despite them being marked with a "best by" date instead of a roast date (like most roasters, the ones you get in their own caf
- r/Coffee · 11↑ · Trouble dialing my espresso, too sour
Have you had espresso from ceremony before? I used to live in the DC area and get their beans frequently. They push the limit on what a light roast is, sometimes their single origins would be much too light for my preference. Additionally, as their beans are so lightly roasted they tend to be pretty dense, which makes.
- r/pourover · 3↑ · Ceremony Roasters
I have had some of the best cups I've ever had with ceremony. But I would recommend you use their brewing instructions bc some of their beans had different instructions than I would normally dial in. I ordered an Ethiopian from them last month and it didn't taste like much and then I saw on their website they recommend
Press · Sprudge
- FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective Acquires Ceremony Coffee Roasters2024-10-30·sprudge
FairWave has expanded eastward.