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Colectivo Coffee

Kenya Kirinyaga Kainamui

Featured Farm

Light

Cherrybook Index

51sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$1.31/oz$21.00 for 1.0 lb

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Catalog summary

A lot from Kirinyaga, Kenya, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 77 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

passionfruit · peach · hibiscus

  • Fruit
  • Floral
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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.

Kenya Kirinyaga Kainamui by Colectivo Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Process
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Altitude
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Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
1.0 lb
Bag price
$21.00
Price / oz
$1.31/oz
Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

51

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 47.8 shrunk to 48.8 + bonuses = 51.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    50/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    40/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
5
Body
2
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
5

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About Colectivo Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 50/100

One Reddit post seeking heavier roasts says, for context, that its author also likes Colectivo and Intelligentsia. In another thread, a commenter recommends Colectivo's regular coffee over Blue Heeler and says Dark Sumatra was not as good as the regular coffee in their experience and from what they had heard.

regular coffeeBlue HeelerDark Sumatra
Threads cited (2)
  • r/Coffee · 12↑ · Third wave coffee that isn't so.. third wavy?

    Please don't burn me at the steam wand... I like that sorta burnt taste Starbucks provides. Are there any new/hip/high quality roasters doing "heavier" roasts like this? For context, I also really like Colectivo and Intelligentsia. Thanks!

  • r/Coffee · 10↑ · Which Sumatra to Buy?

    If you decide on the Colectivo, I'd say go for the regular instead of Blue Heeler. Their Dark Sumatra is, while not terrible, not as good as their regular from what I've had and heard. I know you'd like a little more info on where it's from (and if I remember right, the bag might have some more detailed info) but unles

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On YouTube

Meet the roaster on camera

4 videos

About the roasterInterview

Unionizing Colectivo Coffee w/ Zoe Muellner

Bad Faith · 5.2K views on YouTube

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This video covers Colectivo Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

This interview features Zoe Muellner, an organizer with the Colectivo Collective, discussing the ongoing unionization efforts at Colectivo Coffee. The conversation covers the motivations behind the movement, the company's response, and the challenges faced by workers during the pandemic.

Inside this video

From Bad Faith:

“If you're a Colectivan, make sure to vote. Then we would become the biggest coffee chain in the United States to be organized, which is incredibly exciting.”
“I think that there's been thoughts about it for a while, but the beginning of the pandemic really amplified some things.”

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