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
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
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 32 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.
- Origin
- Kirinyaga, KE
- Producer
- Kainamui Factory
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 1.0 lb
- Bag price
- $21.00
- Price / oz
- $1.31/oz
- Brew
- —
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
- 50/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 40/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
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
Press · Sprudge
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On YouTube
4 videos · 11k combined views
Colectivo Coffee has 1 video on their channel; 3 videos come from outside reviewers (Bad Faith, More Perfect Union, CBS 58).
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